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A composition comprising: (a) a compound of the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R* and R** is independently a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein no two nitrogen atoms are separated by fewer than 2 carbon atoms; each of A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3, A.sup.4, and A.sup.5 is independently a straight or branched alkylene containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 is independently --H or R.sup.A C(O)-- wherein R.sup.A is straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl containing 7 to 21 carbon atoms and 0 to 4 carbon-carbon double bonds; provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, or R.sup.5 is R.sup.A C(O)--; each of Q.sup.1, Q.sup.2 and Q.sup.3 is independently --H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --C.sub.3 H.sub.7, --C.sub.4 H.sub.5, benzyl, --CH.sub.2 COOH, or --CH.sub.2 COOA.sup.- ; or, if R* is a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group, Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.3 together or Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 together may be a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group to form a six-membered piperazine ring; or, if R** is a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --group, Q.sup.3 and Q.sup.3 together may be a --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- group to form a six-membered piperazine ring; m is 0 to 4; r is 0 to 2; each of v, w, x, y, and z is independently 1 to 8; i is 0 to 1, j is 0 to 1, and each k is 0 to 1, and the sum of (i+j+k) is 0 to 4; each A.sup.- is independently an anion as defined below; and n is the number of moles of A.sup.- needed to give the compound of structural formula (1) a zero net charge; and water, wherein the composition does not contain a significant amount of textile resin treating compounds.

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