444

straight lines lapping one over
the other like shingles on a roof,
or rather like the fibres of cotton
when spun into a thread?
Which have them in small bunches
or bundles? Are the fibres in this
case coiled up similar to the
spring of a watch? If so, what
holds the fabric together? To which
class do straw & the different
grasses belong? How can I
distinguish those with straight
fibres from the others?"

I judge the party to be interested
in paper manufacturing.

By answering the above at your
earliest convenience, you will
greatly oblige.

Very truly Yours,
[F.?] Newman
for X Union