Modern business geography

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Identifikator:: 176805004X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-171838

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Hanusch, Ferdinand http://d-nb.info/gnd/118701460; Fränkel, Richard http://d-nb.info/gnd/1146033133

Title:: Sozialpolitik in Österreich 1919 bis 1923

Place of publication:: Wien

Publisher:: Arbeit u. Wirtschaft, Wiener Volksbuchh. in Komm.

Year of publication:: 1923

Scope:: 54 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Document type:: Monograph

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Title:: Übersicht über die sozialpolitische Gesetzgebung in Österreich von 1919 bis 1923

Collection:: Economics Books

Cotton 21] THE FIELD OF CONSUMPTION We have now followed the cotton through the intricate steps of manufacturing and are ready to trace it through the market to the store where it is purchased, ready to wear or to use in your home. You and the other users of the product use up, or consume, the goods made in the fields of production and manufacturing; hence the fourth field with which commercial and industrial geography deals may be called the field of consumption. Cotton goods consumed as clothing. There are two principal markets for cotton cloth — people and industries. Certain cottons zo directly to people, to be used by them in clothing or for various household purposes; others go to industries to be made into more complicated goods, usually in combination with several other materials. A little thought will convince you that in your clothing cotton is used more than any other material. The fiber is so strong, so readily cleansed, so inexpensive, and so well adapted for many kinds of cloth that it has naturally become almost the universal clothing material. The many names given to different kinds of cotton cloth of them- selves suggest a great variety of uses. Gingham, percale, muslin, canvas, khaki, and denim are familiar as names of fabrics adapted to special purposes. All the different kinds of weaves, patterns, weights, and colors are required to satisfy our need of comfort, long service, beauty, or style, or our desire for a change. We demand different cottons at different seasons. In summer we naturally incline toward white or light-colored goods and those of light weight, not only because they reflect the sun’s rays and keep us cool, but also because they make us look more comfortable. For summer, cotton apparel has an advantage over other materials because it is at the same time the coolest and the cheapest. Woolen cloth prevents the heat of the body from escaping, while silk and linen are too expensive for most of us. Most people prefer cotton underwear at all seasons, because the fibers do not irritate the skin as wool does. Moreover, cotton under- wear, unlike woolen, shrinks but little in washing. The consumption of cotton for household use. We have been thinking thus far of the cotton goods consumed in our clothing. Now let us consider those in use in our houses. A glance about your home will give you an idea of the large amount of cotton your family con- sumes directly. You may walk upon cotton rugs, pull down a cot-

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