Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Continuing the subject Of cotton-manufacture, he called his hearers' attention to the number Of pro cesses the raw material must go through before it emerges as finished fabric ready for making into wearing apparel, and to the countless workmen that must, from first to last, have been engaged in its pro duction and in all the operations leading up to its final application to household uses.