Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-04-20

Facts Concerning Paper.
From tine Young Messenger.

1
some show of success, from more than
one hundre different articles. Some OF
the more curious in the list are the fol.
/ lowing =. Eastwood, burdock, bran,
beet root, ss4bbage Stun ps, decayed
Woed,, elm, ff,n ff6g spfttle, toh VI yhock,
hornets' NESTS, dimes oakunsg eak, pop
lszl sswdast stone, thistles willow,
WhitewOOd and WOO. - ID bo ibIO7
* mill for the manufacture .of paper
from cotton was established ut Samar-
can Arabia, about AID. lo6.zs -i---'-'
+ The INST paper mill In e America was
Philadelphia in 1890. The stream ON
which it was erected is still known Us
Paper Mill Run, -. .--..---. '.--li-.l
o Another authority states that the first
paper mill ever put in operation on
this continent wBs erected in Elizabeth
town, y. j. ae7-a h,5iinfa-5e ~ {
In l772, a book was printed in Ger
many, containing more than sixty
specimens of paper, the results of the
experiments of jacob Christian Sehaf-
fers, the author. -r..s- 81. s1r, .--.-..
In 1917, Thomas -Amies, a Philadel-
phia paper maker, manufactured a lot
of paper for the express purpose of
printing the Declaration of Independ-
ence, which was designed to surpass
anything ever before attempted-ro
material, save the finest lin II rags,
being used in its Manufacture. fhe
sheets were 25x36 ineheso EaeheTeaal
weighed lf0 pounds, and cost S125. a.
~ About the year $50 the struggle be-
gan between hand labor and machine
,ry, in the manufacture of paper. This
contest lasted for many dyeirs, which
seems the more Surprising when it IS
stated that Shy the hanlf process it took
three months to complete the paper
ready for delivery from the time of re-
eeiving the rags into the mill; by the
machine, the paper may now be de-
iivered the next day ~ ~ 1ssfai
In 1649,, an 1Engiishman, invented a
machine for splitting paper. A Bank
of England bill, much worn, sent to
test his skill, was returned in two Sec
tions. 9ai 90 saI-g I'D s2EDoune
30 The Japanese use paper for greater
variety of purposes than any other
people. They make oft q good imita-
ition OF Russian and Morocco lie ther
and pig skin. They also made excel
lent paper trunks, cigar cases, saddles,
telescope cases, and oeven waterproof
-cloaks. For sfiandkerchiefs t. ey use
paper; and, ifs shopkeeper has a par
eel to tie up, he fistens It with a paper
string. 1t Is said that japanese moth
ers-in-law invariably 9stipulate, in the
marriage settlements, that the bride is
to- be Gallowed a certain quantity of
paper.d1 To ,E3.taEifYi9 b.lsl -.,--
s A few years ago, a boat race occurred
near Phiiadefpiiia,C the boats used being
made ofpapeE Thenext tday's issue of
one OF the daily journals of that city,
announcing the result of the race, was
printed on paper made of wood. =
q The names given to paper have some
times had aacnri0us origin. .glIt Is said
that the size now known rs t.fOolscap',
Was, formerfyt ornamental with a
DGoWn, rs emblen,atic of the sovereign
'ty of the English kings. Paper dealers
still sell a size eiknown as '.crown cap.p
oWhens Charles Ewassdef fhroned and be-
iheadHd Parliament substituted FOOLS
capsana bells for the CROWN, to signify
their contempt for earthly sovereigns.
place to a figure of Britannia. or of a lien
rampant supporting a liberty cap on a
poie.B Post paper took its name from
the post horn, which, at one time, was
its distinguishing mark. Paper of this
Size was used in the records OF the
} British Post Office Department. Be
tween l540 and 1850, a afavorite paper
makers mark was pot or jug, which
gave rise to the name of "pot" paper.
Bath post takes its name from a FASH
ionable Watering place. DENY is so
named because it is half (del,ii) the size
of imperial. Some years ago, a petit
tiol was presented TO the New York
Legislature, praying for, the abolition
of the terms royal, super royal, and
as applied to paper, as the
terms were monaHhical in their nature,
and tended to keep alive the respect
for governments of that character, as
opposed to our republican Institutions.
. ~ A Brazilian Breakfast. l--
+ A Correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal writes from Bahia: 81 yE1 -
- Starting on our journey, we sped on
out of the old city, across q handsome
iron bridge ewhichispans the river to the
more modern town; then came the
more open country, with its suburban
houses, gardens, palm groves, its will
.derness of flowers, its half-naked adults,
aud wholly naked children, and its
rough roads, We pulled up at the gate
of gentleman known to one OF our
party. BE inquired for the mas er; for
the mistress. Neither were at home,
but We were all urgently hidden to en-
ter. Our friend assured US we were ex-
pectel to make ourselves quite at
home. We took seats in delightfully."-
cool parl0r, with marble floor, and
opening out on three sides, under veran-
das twelve or fifteen feet wide, paved
with tile, and seeming after our warm
ride Ikea Brazilian paradise. We heard
the clink of glass, and 10! the servant
with graci US salaam, ushered us out
to rejection of fruits and all manner of
beverages, with lemons and sugar to
match. ttfhis,' said the guide, philos-
opher and friend, sis Brazilian hospi-
tality, One may journey all over
Brazil and he will be made welcome to
bed and board anywhere in the en-
pire."- A look at the grounds, where
we found the best fruits growing in great
profusion- oranges rich and ripe, like
apples in farmers orchard, for abund-
ar,ce, bananas by the hundred, cocoanut
and bread fruit, mangoes, and dozens
of other, the names of which / know
not-brought our visit to close at that
place. But stepping across the street, y
we entered the highly cultivated
grounds of another Brazilian, whose
Servant met and conducted US about
the premises, the principal attraction
in which. is a rare collection OF rare
birdsand beasts characteristic of Brazil,
such as we could hardly have seen any
where else, among them q fine ostrich
and a tremendous cobra. The facilities
for a luxurious bath in these grounds,
and the fanciful grasswoven hammocks
pendant under inviting shades, and the
negligent air, and style, too, of sun
dress" in the Brazilian country houses,
all told plainly the effect Of the climate