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 Without 1taan and railWays modern society would undoubtedly exist But what 6 state cf intellectual darkness would be that of civilized mankind without paper and tho seoret of it's man. ufaoturel For many years the rag met ail demands ef The paper industry The increasing diversity of uses to which paper and paper pulp have been put in the last decade have made it necessary for manufacturers to oast about for more effective elementary substances. Boots, money, boats, gas piros, impermeable casks, toys battles, pipes, floors, doors, ceilings, architectural ornaments, roof. ing, chimnoys and even complete fire. proof houses Gr9 now made of paper Many claim that twill eventually sup plant wood for it will neither crack uor warp. It can be triturated, put un- der great pressure and subjected to Ger. ! tain chemical treatment and will then take a high polish and will resist the ef~ fects of fire better than any other ma- terial known. Paper is gradually sup planting metal in certain lines. Loco motive wheels have been made of it for several years. ana eYen rails for rail- roads. The next progressive step will be to use t for the mangfaoture of ord nance, which {s ..s5 by any means . re- moie feasibility. Paper has largely talk an fbe place of linen. We have papf / collars and cuffs and blankets Ar. in. genious inventor has devised paner shirt besoms. which can be tor off like fhe pages from il calendar, t ,bs enablinp the wearer 10 have cle.1h shirt front as often as ho desires Ib is only mat. ter of time before ai6ths, dressing gowns and entire sai41 of clothes will be made from papor. 2bo sold fers of the Japanese army wofo paper trousers and jerseys during th9i famous winter campaign.
 Wood pulp is the most effective sub stitate fer raas in the manufacture of l Hater. Etar.T every species Of wood can be psfd some kinds yield moro than othe1s. Ala pulp can be got from will low aud nut taaa from walnut. DiHasFas 958 9iTa various qualities and Aspen Hill yield a very Wh#fa fa z. bet eafaatiFa in soliditY, end is therefore ntzel with fir This latter weed h ncs. generally used. It was first imported ze09 the Black forest, iB Germany. Tba chief supply is now obtained in Norway and Finland, in the form of planEs or poles, never exceeding . feet r CT 8 inches.
 Tor the last haE century tho worlds production of paper has increased ten. fold. In 1s59 it was 221 900 metric tens The latest recent estimate was 2I009. .0ea metric tons The European manafr rs era suffering from a glut in pfo4a 5a The price of paper has
 allen oaa.ta#rI while wages have dou-
 led. Tie Hg1op9an plants are not SC progressive as these in this country They depend ice much upon manual Ia. baG. Iu gAe UH5led States the uanufac. tHrors have substituted machinery for hand work, aud as a result of the de. crease in inc uam6er of their employees gro enabled to pay nigh wages.
 Attention has recently been called to the utility 0f a Iitalo known species of paper called the b0abab, or Ansonia. 1t is made fHam tAe wood of the boabab tree, which is 8 native of west Africa, and is known there as the monkey bread tree It is found in Abyssinia, Senegal and south Of GUyo river, It is of low growth and has q very thick trunk. While it rarely attains a height of 25 feet, the trunk is ueaally 90 to 25 feet ia diameter. The branches are pen. dulous and bear an edible fruit The in- her bark of this tree is very hbrous. IL is used for making superior wrapper pa pers which have Great tenacity When tue inner bark is stripped from the tree, freah growth suHplants that takon away, and in a couple of years the tree IS again iD HmmaI condition. The bark is peeled off bol once in four years.
 The latest addition to the paper in- dustry is a sanitary note paper which is claimed to bo garmproof It has long been known Chat letters frequently spread infectious diseases by means of the germs that eo4tmmin2te the paper. An English finn has produced a paper which is ilGprogBated with an antiseptio substance which kills all germs that may come in contact with the paper If this paper proves to he what tho proprie. tors claim, it ig certainly a meritorious invention and will become generally used by hospitals and daring the rage of future opidemics
 Chinese and Japanese papers have long been noted for their quality. It has recently been aseertained, however, that even finer grades are produced in Korea One eminent authority states that "the Korean paper oxcels tho very best that as ma9o in China and Japan. It is manufactured entirely by manual labor No machinery whatever is employed Tor the better grades the bark of the BroussonQtis papy1ifera is used This is gathered in The apring Of the year. It is placed in water, mixed with wood ash. es and is Chen beaten unGil it is reduced 10 thick pulp, which is dipped out in good sized ladies and spread out in thin sheets upon bamboo frames. Adifferent grade of paper is made from fragments of bark. which arc trodden under foot tn . manner similar to that employed in tho grape presses in some countries This process ef e{laIs$firf s!, ,,,, l., ;, -