The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-08
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
Miscellaneous.
The Patent Rag Chcwcr.

The Patent Rag Chcwcr.
In q vllIoRe not many hundred miles from
tbs place, there 10 established paper mill
which attracts no small share of attention
from the curious, and elici,s many visit,
a, all arc of course anxious 10 see the pro-
cess Of converting old rage into paper. II
sometimes happens ihatlhose crowds Of I'D
mfers Of tho marvellous. contain among
their number some OF these real matter OF
| fac, kind Of fellows y ho like TO kno~ some.
thin, Of causes as eel! as Effects. which
m,y be Illustrated BY the following dIslosu".
say, stranger, how dnyou &c, them
ere rags the enough for making paper 7"
I'VE have men employed 10 ches them,
ar" replied the paper man.
ITO xhall TO chew them, did you say ,
"Yes, 10 chew them. TO be sure-did
you never hear Of chewing rage TO make
paper"
mo, never DID anil would like TO know
chat kind Of wssrs you give, esIa got
little the beet set az teeth you ever did sec,
sid tho green N, gtlanin2, gnashlng al
the SAM time in the way OF exhibition,
with fury tina, made the jss,ins propr'e.
tot qIske lest the j,ke should turn upon
himself in tho form OF personal combat.
IL sec. | See" replied no Of the paper
mil, stepping back; never saw = better
&c. Of teeth for business. Well. ~e give
experienced hand. 81 so per day. andy Dung
beginners we give sl-do you think you
would ike the business, sir
"Yes, sir rec, and the wages too" re.
Piled The other Nth delight.
avery well. sir, you may set in nov for
a month, and a, the expiration OF that. We
no doubt " III raise your wages. Here. sou
may commence this handing an old sad
die blinkc, TO his much delighted applicant,
Who took 1t. and sat down to his task, with
Is much sang froid as an epicurc would TO
s~ell roasted piece of beefs,eak.
say. old pard. do you think tina, ar
blanket will stand ne any Of my hmo a,
all Why | could chew II all smash up
and swallow i. before you could tell what
tim, the sun sets by Eiou's almanac"
lie Sc, TO work Ike juvenile steam en-
CINE, his heavy teeth grinding as if they
we're nillsiones, the dust flying, but desper.
a.ely in,cn, on earning coed iring wages.
though the labor was decidedly bad living.
With the vorsciiy OF Bengal tiger, ADD
spifil worthy Of better cause. the martyr
10 the progress Of science, continued a. his
task. wondering beyond expression in his
own mind, how many binds, or rather ho~
many sets Of teeth II took 10 do the chew.
ing Of that "tafnalion big MILL" But u
was in vain tina, the heavy jaws wagsed,
and the sharp teeth crushed, the pile oil
ehewcd rags dad not seem to grow very fast
end 10 add TO the machlne's rising feelings
Of indignation, a crowd began to gather
round TO witness the singular spectacle o
human opposition TO tho "a. breakers, -
shaking tho whole building from snoiheI
department..
What 10 darna.ion are you gapn' n' y
at last exclaimed the rag chower through 4
moa,hful Of rags in sta,o Of mas,ica,ion
"Dn, ye, thar is fl,y rag sp'ln' machines
like me up stairs, all 10 bunch-why don
you 60 up and SEQ Them
Tho crowd looked very much delighted
and expressed themselves highly p!ease'
with h,s performance.
~ know that cant 90 il like them ts'
lers up STAIRS, for my gnnders aust used 4
ityct besides, l don't believe horse blan
kets 10 good TO start on; but tell you
strangers, when i. comes 10 yttas or 10
baker. I'm thar"
Tho fun began 10 rise, and with It tn
rag chewei's indignation. Sec here
stranger" he beloved. splitting out his los
attempt, and halloo,ns at his employer, Sh
had just sppearcd--" blamed To blamen'
ton II I'm going to sit here and be laughe
attn this ere ~sy-if you don't pu, me
stairs among tho res, Of 'em, won't che
up another blanket, darned Il do J"
"Wha, ~ exclaimed the employer, vii
sober face. and very Indignantly. "
that oil you've got chewsd up1 And We
TOO. by thunder! Get out Of this-you
never do for THE business in the world
There's blanket ruined 10 oil e,ernit
too; for you've We, every moulhiul, al
how Gun We mako dry paper out Of "