The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-08-28
TRANSFORMATIONS
OF PAPER INTO VARIOUS PECULIAR
AND USEFUL PRODUCTS.
ZyIonite, an Initiation Glass for Cathe-
dral windows-Counterpan and PHI
low shams-Paper Pulp Fabric
Methods Of Dianufacturs.
Commercial Bulletin.l

The uses Of paper, outside Of Its ordinary
commercial purposes for printing. writing.
and wrapping, are constantly increasing,
its great cheapness suggesting its employ
ment for widely differing purposes. Some
OF It's latest uses. in view Of its properties, as
generally known, seem very curious, but
are not more SO than its employment as car
wheels, in which 1t has been very successful
1t is in fact one Of the most adaptable pro-
ducts of the hand of man. One of the most
remarkable uses is the manufacture OF zyio-
mite, which can be made in imitation OF
horn, rubber, tortoise she'll, amber, and
glass Zylonite may be adapted to a wide
variety of uses but one Of its most valuable
Is an imitation glass for cathedral windows
The zylonite Is much less brittle than
either horn or ivory, and much more hsxi-
ble. As imitation tortoise shell it can
hardly be distinguished from the genuine
article In the manufacture Of zylonite
plain white tissue paper, made from cotton
or cotton and linen rags, Is taken and first
treated to bath of sulphuric and other
acids, I'm which it undergoes q chemical
change The next process is the washing Of
the paper TO remove the acids, and it is then
treated to another preparation Of alcohol
and camphor. Its appearance by this time
Is very much like parchment, and 1t can
and made perfectly Transparent or can be
died all the brilliant colors that can be given
TO silk
SHEETS AND sHAMS.
A widely different use from the above Is
in the manufacture Of coun terpanes and pill
low shams. These articles are composed Of
two sheets Of No. manila paper. To hold
the sheets together, and to strengthen the
fabric, small gummed twine is used at dis.
tances Of three or four inches. The sheets
are also hemmei about the edges so rs to
prevent tearing. Handsome designs may be
and generally are printed upon the upper
surfaces of the shams and counterpanes. The
articles are very neat, serviceable, and
cheap. All wrinkles can be removed by hot
datirons As the paper will prevent the
escape of heat about as we'll as a woolen
blanket, it can be made a very ssrviceable
article of bed clothing, as it can be left upon
the bed il desired.
Though paper pulp is not strictly paper.
glance at some of its uses is properly within
the scope Of this article A recent use for
which patent has been granted is the man
ufacturs of sheathing and roofing papers.
The sheathing paper is made from pulp Of
spent tan bark, meadow hay and mill waste
as a center, with layer Of pulp on either
papers, or q mixture Of similar materials.
The roofing paper has the same middle, but
the covering is pulp composed Of satinet
and colorsd rags shoddy. and straw. Both
OF these articles are said to be excellent for
the purpose intended
PAPER PULP FABRIC.
Perhaps the most important Of the recent
Inventions or applications Of paper pulp is
in this manufacture of paper pulp fabric.
This material is designed for articles which
require the characteristics Of paper and, at
the same time, much more strength than
paper alone possesses. Paper pulp fabric in
the past has been made by securing sheets
Of finished paper to sheet metal by means Of
a cement or an adhesive Of some kind. This
fabric was necessarily somewhat limited in
area, as the area of the metal sheets were
limited.
The latest paper pulp material Il made
In continuous webs or lengths in all desired
widths. The fabric is composed Of a wire
cloth, Of q desired fineness or coarseness,
covered with paper pulp. It thus possesses
all the strength Of metal and all the fexi-
bility, softness, and smoothnsss Of paper.
The continuous webs Of paper pulp are COM
bined with the continuous web of wire
cloth, so that the pulp is forced through the
meshes of the wire cloth, completely filling
them and at the same time completely GOV.
ering the wire.
METHODS OF MANUFACTURE.
The pulp Is manufactured by an ordinary
paper making machine, so as to deliver two
independent and contin uous sheets of paper
pulp at certain points, from which the webs
or continuous sheets are fed into suitable
pressure rollers. A roll Of wire cloth is
placed in the line Of feed near the pressure
rollers and Is fed into them at the same
time. and between the two continuous sheets
Of paper pulp The rollers press the three
webs together and in the operation the two
webs Of paper pulp fill the meshes Of the
wire cloth as we'll as completely snveloping
it
The fabric Is afterward dried, and is then
ready for use. Before being passed through
the rolls and covered with the pulp. the wire
cloth is water-proofed or not, as desired.
The fabric looks exactly like paper Of
the same texture and quality. The surface
Of the fabric may be finished by painting,
vanishing, etc. or by treating it with a
or by covering it with finished paper, etc.
As the fabric is a continuous sheet, pieces Of
the sheets cen be easily cut into the
proper shape for any use or for any article,
especially those that can be formed without
seam. The parts can be easily scanned to-
gether, however, il necessary, by paste or
cement as in ordinary paper, and the joints
may be united a. perfectly as paper, as all
the joints on the outer surface are Of pulp
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