Excerpt from Cotton Wash-Wear Research at the Southern Utilization Research and Development Division, New Orleans, Louisiana: March 1961One serious problem threatening the acceptability of some fabrics with wash-wear finishes was their tendency to pic], up soil during laundering. Research at the Southern Division showed that certain acrylic and sili cone polymers used in finishing softened in the presence of heat, and. Picked up soil which could not be removed afterward. Since then industry has generally adopted polyethylene instead, as recommended by Southern Division scientists and covered by a usda patent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.