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...picture was made by placing the purse on a sheet of ordinary photographic film. On top of the purse were placed pieces of twisted steel and several bits of fused earth from the site of the famous bomb test in New Mexico. Their radiation (probably gamma rays) penetrated the cloth easily, the gum with more difficulty, but was stopped by the metal objects...
...Army & Navy last week revealed another military secret: body armor-the first to be widely worn by foot soldiers since the Middle Ages-saved the life of many a World War II marine, soldier and sailor. Made of thin sheets of glass fiber cloth impregnated and bonded with resin, the new plastic armor proved tougher, pound for pound, than steel. Though not proof against a direct bullet hit, it was effective against shrapnel, especially useful in amphibious invasions...
Both Vogue and Harper's Bazaar were stoutly blowing a horn for retailers, manufacturers and designers. Since war began, designers have proudly advertised their ability to do much with little cloth-and each year have managed to come up with something...
News of an amazingly tough new cotton came from New Orleans last week. Some cloth and thread were buried in a soil bed alive with fungi and other microorganisms. Ordinary cotton would have decayed within a week. This material, after six months to a year in the ground, was almost as good...
...somewhat incredulous mother washed Pierrette's hands. Thereupon St. Francis reappeared. He told Pierrette that she should not have washed. So she touched St. Francis again. This time she simply wiped her hands on a cloth. Henceforth, the saint told her everything she touch would become a sacred relic. After that, said Pierrette, the vision of St. Francis appeared to her about twice a week, sometimes in her home and sometimes at a rock outside the town...