Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-09

DISCOVERY IN MAKING PAPER
One of the greatest necessities Of tho age
is cheap mode of producing paper
OF late years the scaacity and high price
Of rags has red paper makers to look ont
for other raw materials. The most i'm
portant of these is the straw OF wheat
and oats also flax waste. These can
be obtained at low price in any guam
tity. But one serious obstacle to their
use is the existence of the silicious COW
ering which envelopes the fiber: To get
rid Of this is now an expensive and ted
ious process, as it involves the employ
ment of strong alkaline solutions Of long
boiling, or the use Of high temperature.
Even then the slick is only partially re-
moved, SO that large proportion OF
cotton rags has to be mixed with the
pulp; otherwise from the remaining sill
ca, the paper would be SO brittle as to
break on handling. ! have for several
years devoted myself to this department
of industry, and made experiments on a
large scale at various paper mills. And
/ have now the satisfaction Of informing
you that the best class writing or print
ing paper can be made for full SO per
cent less cost than heretofore. 1t must
be evident that when straw or flax waste
is attempted to be boiled in a strong al
kaline solution for a length of time, every
great expense is necessarily incurred,
and there is much loss of fibre. there
fore submit the straw ar flax waste, prior
to boiling, to the action of ma
chine espec ally invented for the pur-
pose, which thoroughly opens and ZEN
ders the fiber naked, disintegrates the
slick, and destroys the knots and ears.
And thus, if it be prepared, weak al
kaline solution, with a few hours boiling,
gets rid of the silica, gluten, and all ex-
traneous substances other than tho fiber.
Paper makers are well aware that the
weaker the alkaline solution, proper
tonably less amount of chlorine is re-
quired to bleach. In fine, paper which
now costs from Cd to I'd per pound, by
my new process, can be made 4d., inclu-
ding duty, and afford greater profit to
the manufacturer. As / have patented
both "the process and the particular ma
chine" those DESTROYS Of obtaining
further information may apply to my ad-
dress.
/ remain, yours respectfully,
ROBERT Ii. CoLLYER, NJ. d., &c.
SUNDAY LAWS IN On1o.-An import
ant decision concerning municipal Sun
day ordinances has been given by the
Supreme Court of Ohio. 1t is to the
effect that any municipal ordinance pro-
hbiting, under a penalty, the opening
of shops, ETC., on Sunday, without ex-
cepting certain cases of necessity, and
persons who observe the Seventh day ~
the Sabbath. is inconsistent with the
laws of the State, and therefore void.
CoRNsTALKs FOR MILcn Cows.-It is
undesirable that mich cows should be
allowed to feed on dried cornstalks.-
They are apt to cause them to fall back
in their milk and although the quality
of the milk may be improved thereby,
yet it will not be in a corresponding ratio
to the less in quantity. The same may
be said Of the frozen grass remaining on
the fields. Keep your COWS well housed
and give them good hay and roots, or
bran mashes, if you wish to have them
yield milk in winter.-Genesee Turner.