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           Thiscleaningwasdoneinvatsfilledwithwater,whichwasmaintainedatthetemperatureofseventydegrees,andinwhichthewoolwassoakedforfour-and-twentyhours;itwasthenthoroughlywashedinbathsofsoda,and,whensufficientlydriedbypressure,itwasinastatetobecompressed,thatistosay,toproduceasolidmaterial,rough,nodoubt,andsuchaswouldhavenovalueinamanufacturingcenterofEuropeorAmerica,butwhichwouldbehighlyesteemedintheLincolnIslandmarkets.

           Thissortofmaterialmusthavebeenknownfromthemostancienttimes,and,infact,thefirstwoolenstuffsweremanufacturedbytheprocesswhichHardingwasnowabouttoemploy.WhereHarding’sengineeringqualificationsnowcameintoplaywasintheconstructionofthemachineforpressingthewool;forheknewhowtoturningeniouslytoprofitthemechanicalforce,hithertounused,whichthewaterfallonthebeachpossessedtomoveafulling-mill.

           Nothingcouldbemorerudimentary.Thewoolwasplacedintroughs,anduponitfellinturnsheavywoodenmallets;suchwasthemachineinquestion,andsuchithadbeenforcenturiesuntilthetimewhenthemalletswerereplacedbycylindersofcompression,andthematerialwasnolongersubjectedtobeating,buttoregularrolling.

           Theoperation,ablydirectedbyCyrusHarding,wasacompletesuccess.

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