Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

THOUSANDS 90 REANs OF PAPER ruFrup
INTO SMUEE

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lFso,a ~. Ma Tork 6o,ss.sr~,al ..t.,-,,.-,,
One OF toe m ysieriee of Neg lorE OF whlcS
plan alton r.. What under tlle suS bsco.es~
OF The enormous quantity 90 THIS care
Drown wrapping paper which we every
sn,, er. see ?, ssa np 10 the oeilina IN ware
nouses. or shying across the sidewalk frou
Truck 10 store. like Parthisn srrOWs darkeo-
Ihk tne sun, or perchance coming 60 The CITY
tn. .ll,s In tne surrounding country. load
ING Whole trains az freight csr,sF~ This.
surely, l. profound puzzle whlc, fav ex~.
among old residents can unravel Rat hsr.
~ ~ tns shsser Tell IL not In Gath. publiss
IL rot In the streets of AskelOn.)" In brief ws
have AZ this pot an enormous export trs6e ~
straw paper between New YORK aud Rsvs,s
where IL enters into manufacture az tobacco-
The trade can De reckoned by thousands az
tons Not a steamer leaves port that aoes
not take out from 900 90 600 resins or in
occasional Instances a. high as 30 600 realms.
But very few days have elapsed since a
steamer sailed with the quantity last named.
~ was long since evident that this heavy en-
pott OF paper, that too, all OF a single de-
80, Ion ON the coarsest and ches pest. could
10. oe LOT culinary consumption. No mar
kei could possibly demand such ouantitics
unless people were inordinata shoopers sni
small pscRsres oef e. run IA 70 TIE grocery lcs
= ~ cents per ream OF or pounds, and
when packed for export IL usually prcsssS
, ,n.o oale. OF 100 resms each. IL IN sale that
domestic consumption Ia scarcely eoual n.
one-sixteenth Of the total shipped L. Caes
alone, while additional quantities an a.
demand for Brazil, Bermuda kc-varx
much OF 10, dou btless. going into tha Mann
tacture OF cheroOts and cigarettes Far an.
purpose, we are told, ~ serves aamIr.hl.
The paper, under combustion. Leaving No -.
siduum other than a pure white ssh- Tber.
IA out one conclusion, as remarked by a l.si-
ING dealer In the trade. that the great bulk az
ulls paper Is converted into cigars of The
lower grade, and when returned under cus-
TOM mouse brands, neatly boxed and frae-
rant win illusiNe odors. readily Commands
sale. Ihe peculiar manipulation whicu
s,rAW paper undergoes In process OF CONVEX
sion II Oh course known only 90 the initiated
bnt IL n well understood that when satarst-
go Ia tne juice OF tobacco stems, and per-
haps, almost dissolved, the once da.o,ssa
yellow reams make q "dlllng" almost epasI
II not superior, To the genul ne leaf In facf'
IL Is sometimes possible 20 detect As ~
are informed, the delicate dim OF pager An ter-
tapped with leaves I'm the nnished cigar on
neatly iolding the exterior. To such a redoe
ment OF art has this business been carried
mat by The use OF machines rolled over ths
sheet OF paper an almost perfect tmpress ~
the tobacco leaf 10 Obtained, the pecuI liar
spots being printed as on calico The
waite and refuse Of factories In ike m mar
Is carefully gathered, and, by intermioglins
Win paper, once more acquired oody and
consistency, 50 that Ia subsequent use tns
Votary OF tobacco inhales 10 In MS nine -
curing comfort and soiace. or takes IL nul-
verified into SNUFF, through the nostrlI.
imagining himself transported I'm dream ~
lassltude oeyon the cares aud worn m an N
OF thls lower life-on a wiSp OF paper