The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
IN A CHINA SHOP.
uow tho worN :. Done In wo's'''s's,

nov tho Work 4 Done Ia woresissis,l
Ensland.
Cl0re lcside Worcester cathedral are
the ugly workshops and tail cnimneys
Of the Royal porcelain works. When
We watch the thrower holding on his
magic wheel the plastic clay we are
allied with wonder at his skill and ask
ourselves whence came the clay which
takes 70 readily any form the potter
Wills, says an English PAPER The
nint powders found upon the plains
Of Brittany In France. ieldspar from
Cornwall and Sweden, bones nom
America. besides other things. all pay
tribute. These unlikely constituents
are calclned and then ground exceed
ingly fne In mills. The grinding takes
IRON twelve hours TO six days. Il u
a sirht worth seeing. those powerful
mills racing round the deep trough
imade cut OF atOne from Derbyshirel
Weighted with heavy blocks churning
each material. for each Is ground separ-
atcly. into a thick white cream. When
/ finished the l.oulds are strained through
7 fine hair sleeves and all PARTICLES OF 30
Withdrawn by means Of magnets. rhe
different ingredients are then mixed to-
gethcr In proper proportions and
/ knOadCd into the required consistency
Lud then the clay Is ready for the
throwcr The art Of molding clay has
become much more exact since the em-
ploymcnl Of plaster OF paris molds. AZ
ter the thrower. with the help Of his
wheel has roughly shaped the clay
| into what Is termed the lining u Is
/ taken On the wheel and put into a
/ plaster OF paris east. which In turn ~
placed upon the whirllng wheel. and the
/ lining b. then deity nodded 10 the
exact shape As plaster Of paris alb
| Serbs moisture quickly the lining II
soon firm enough 10 be handled. Il Is
then turned" like ordinary wood or
metal and has handlea which have
+ been nodded in plaster OF paris, liked
by the zane clay The porcelain "a
then ready 10 be- baked For this Il Il
packed 90 hroproof baking dlahos cali
I'd "s5Fgan' and supported ON every
/ side hy powdered calcincd flint These
Eeggars are made TO NJ exactly one
upon the other. although they are OF
different sizes and depths. and they are
arranged In columns side by side In the
oven. This oven o. then brioked up and
eight Ores are lighted and kept burning
Tor iorty-eght hours. night and day.
Most Of the china o. glazed. an opera
ton requiring care and skin. The ar
iicles are 6athed 10 the liquid gla1e-a
muddy-looking broth and a greater
part Of the snperiiuoss glaze shaken %
But Il Is impossible to free them per-
iectly. besides the fingers leave marks
which have 20 BE- removed amer the
glaze has been dried In a hot room.
Women and girls are employed for
this work The ivory glaze is a delicate
salmon pink before Il IL baked. the
white a dark drab After Il II glazed
the pottery, for the second time. Il
packed In scFgars and baked. After
this the colored china Is painted and
baked again. The gold Is also baked In.
Few people know that rill on China
Is the purcst gold that can be- bought.
u Is ground with mercury and turpcn.
tine into a black -looklng paint and APP
piled with a fno camels hair pencil.
Boys ore trained for thig work from "a
ycarf Of age, It being nearly impossible
'or older people 10 acquire the accuracy
Vt eye and hand necessary. Il Isl
great drawback TO the production Of
artistic pottery that the colorlng IA
totally different In the paint To tht
result after burning For insanoe. gold
paint 10 black before aud duh gold
afterwards. the brightness is produced
by polishing Il with an agate Other
colors are obtained from metallic or
idos, iron gives red. cobalt. blue etc.