Evening star

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i less the cost of milling. The Banco

I de la Nacion will afford financial as- I

sistance to the mill owners and rice1

growers. Efforts will be made to or- j

I ganize co-operative societies among

j the latter.

SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOL

IS ABUNDANT IN HAITI

Kapok Fibers Plentiful, But No

Commercial Use Has Ever

Been Hade of It.

There are two varieties of kapok

fibers to be found in Haiti, both products

of trees of the Eriodendron family

and both of good quality. The local

names for the fiber vary according to

locality; "marodem," "cotton mapou"

j and "cotton noir" are those most comj

monly used.

Kapok is fairly abundant all over

i nam, uui 110 U'liuniemni \tzyc i.??o

made of it. The natives sometimes

*tufT pillows with it. and occasionally

1 mattresses, but this is about the extent

of its utilization. Indeed, all over the

West Indies it is little used and has

no fixed market value, except in t'uha.

where it is a well defined article of

local trade, and where considerable

quantities are bought from the Doj

minican Republic

There has been noted of late some

interest in the substance in the United

States, and it is being advertised under

fancy trade names as a new discovery

for life preservers, cushions on steamers.

pillows arid the like. As filling for

mattresses, it is an ideal substance,

exceedingly light, absolutely sanitary

arid possessing such resilience that

even after long use it does not lump I

or pack As a quilting material for

comforters and other bed coverings it

equals wool in warmth and excels cotton

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1916). Washington, D.C., 1916-08-05. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1916-08-05/ed-1/?sp=7

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1916-08-05.