Note 84 — IV. CONCERNING INDIA THE LESS.[71]
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The well known coir. The native practice is to steep the husk in salt water for eighteen months or two years before beating out the coir; but this has been proved to be injurious. The virtues of coir are strength, lightness, elasticity, durability, power of standing sea-water. It is now largely used in England for brushes, mats, carpets, etc. (Drury.)