, 1881-04-17
ART OF PAPER-MAKING,

tionerx, Esoard of Trade, april II,
1851, by j. w. Butler.
The art of making paper is considered one
Of the greatest blessings yet brought out by
the ingenuity of man; atEOrdins means Of
communication, making Of records, AMI, to a
large extent the carrying OIL Of the COM
mercc Of the world.
The first paper was probably made in
Egypt from papyrus. Tllcancient Mexicans
used a kind OF paper prepared from tho Agaye
Americana, Or nlagllay plant, which grows
upon the tablc-lands. 1t resembles the Esyp-
tian papvr1s, and took ink and color well. rs
preserved specimens attest, The Chinese
were the first to form from vegetable fibre
the web which constitutes our modern paper.
They used the inner bark Of several trees,
especially the mulberry, the bamboo. re-
duccd to pulp by beating, rice, and
other stFaws, silk, cotton, and rags. The
japanese exhibited in the Paris Universal
Exposition of 1867 beautiful specimens Of
paper made from the bark: Of the mulberry
tree. Among the numerous materials used
for making paper have been American aloe.
asparagus, aspen. bamboo, banana, bass
wood, bulrushes, blue grass, cattail cedar.
china grass, corn-husks, cotton, espArto, and
many other gr;lsses. flax, hemp, jute, null
berry bark and wood, mummy cloth, oat anu
wheat straw, poplar, papyrus, rags aud
waste papers. The principal materials are;
First, cotton and linen rags; second, waste
paper; third straw; fourth, esparto grass;
fifth, WOOD: sixth, cane; seventh, Jute anu
MANILA. The theory Of reducing the ditfer-
ent materials into pulp. and forming them
into paper and other articles OF use IS an Ill.
tcrestillg study, but time will not admit Of
taking lip that branch of our subject. hence
we will omit it aud pass OH TO say lhat Pc
sides the manufacture OF ordinary paper, me
may be- devoted to an intinlt variety Ut
uses, such us pusteboart, boards 0 different
kinds, papier nlache, slleathing for vessels,
boats, furniture, car-wlleels, tubes, water
the Chinese and Japanese make furniture,
clothing, hats, shoes. umbrellas, hanaker-
chief, napkins, twine, and many useful artl-
cles from this material. II England, paper
used for Water-plres anu tl1ks HAS uctll
found to keep water FROM freezing longer
tl:an any other material used. In ls0o Co!.
lluratori, Of the French army. began experl-
1ncnttng with paper ct1lrass, light 70 Weaf'
but ton gh enough to resist bullets Fapyrus;
chiefly Of Egyptian manufacture, continued
in use in European countries several ccntu-
ries after the Christian era, and was 1lnalty
displaced by cotton. The art OF nlanufactur.
ing paper from vegetable. fibre was derived
o from n ~ tSa Ihere year II I @s and eGee
rom clltia III .t!e so''i ,,,.,,,g , I hoen in.
spread over EufopG, li;tsi"s ~ hn',t u1ot tho
troduced at Mecca III ~. ,,.,.n aAvVun II.n'i uJ
same time saracels are sa'u LIZ 10 ta ase hsnnaSt
to MAKE paper from golio, is sul ny tes tha as ~
IL TO Spam III NJ 'i cent,,rv n' " we're Written
non 1e est enttan ;u aner e the eldest manuscript
written upon i IN EnSlaMa Is IN he BGa5eIaa Kan
eoieetnn of the Brtt,s m uIen sinrsnf taslG @
date lo9 u loso the ffo ra9s o
te spanish 2arcens I'.snf nottdn pp ria ' oliesf
specimen OF linen paper liav'g A. uaLG Is sald
to be treaty Of nee betWseh tie h,ns5 ttn1 n G5
the Cir1nq1oTy p1 y1nea ct rpue Pper mills nil we're in
operation ut Toledo, Ill opaln, III loeo.
making. paper from rags Win ny use u