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be shown, that the system cannot be strictly adhered to. Beginning at the entrance of the court (the collection is now in the N.E. court occupying about one-half of the floor-space) the visitor first comes to the textile materials used in their natural condition, such as rough barks, made into ropes by Indians and primitive tribes in different countries; Esparto, made into coarse mats in Spain; palm-leaves, woven into baskets, hats etc. Then may be seen varieties of tru-down, often known as tru-cotton, including the [[underlined]] paina [[/underline]] of Brazil in variety, showing how the down occurs in the [[strikethrough]] pods [[/strikethrough]] seed-pods, and the [[underline]] pulu [[/underline]] of the Sandwich Islands. These materials are used, without preparation, for stuffing. Then follow varieties of fibres extracted from stalks and leaves of plants, the coarser ones used for ropes, the finer for yarns [[strikethrough]] employed in [[/strikethrough]] suitable for knitting & weaving. Among these is a good series representing the ramie industry which may become of considerable importance to this country. Collections of New Zealand flax, common flax, agave fibres in great variety, and many others, leading up to [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] cotton. The manufacturer of cotton thread is represented by a case of eight unit boxes mounted especially for the museum by the Willemantic Linen Company, and is one of the best exhibits in the [[strikethrough]] court [[/strikethrough]] series. Following cotton come fibres from the animal kingdom, horse hair, wool and silk. 

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