The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
CIGARETTE PAPER FRENCH
Worlds Supply Comes Chiefly from
that Country.
Cigarette Machines Among Most
WonderfuI Products of Human
Ingenuity.

Rice paper. with which cigarettes are
made. has nothing 70 do with rice. but IS
made from the membranes Of the bread
Z fruit tree. OF more commonly OF fine new
trimmings Of fax and hemp.
France makes cigarette paper for the
whole world. says the London Tribune.
tie output Of Austria and Italy being in
[ significant.
Cigarette paper should be OF the very
best and purest quality obtainable. and
every effort is made by manufacturers
TO provide a paper free from injurious
elements and effects
All the alleged harm Of cigarettes is
due to bad paper-the deadIiest thing a
smoker can consume. This manufactur-
ers have recognized. and the cigarette
paper is now as pure and perfect as pos
sible.
So light is It that 800 Of the tiny sheets
go TO the ounce They are perfectly
combus;ible. and give of the minimum Of
smoke Before being rolled with tobacco
I they are analyzed TO prove that they are
! free from all deleterious ingredients and
that they contain nothing but the purest
paper fiber.
Only new materiaI-flax and hemp trim
mings-is used. and these are thoroughly
( purified Chopped by machinery into mi
mute particles, they are well mixed by a
revolving fan and then reduced almost
TO dust This IS placed IN a solution of
{ lime and soda
In order that every foreign substance
may be eliminated. II undergOes a thor
I Ough washing process. the water being
obtained from artesian wells sunk for the
purpose. The pulp is again crushed and
rolled out into paper This is Of a gray
! ish tinge. and the pure white Of the fin
/ ished leaf is obtained by an electric
process, which also cleanses It Of all pos
sIble impurities
The cigarette-maklng machines are
among the most wonderful products of
human ingenuity and mechanical skin.
/ With a single exception, they are of
American invention
The machines work on two principles.
In those Of one class an endless roll OF
tobacco is enveIoped by an endless ribbon
Of paper and chopped Up into cigarettes
Of the required length. Other machines
roll the tobacco separately and press it
into its paper case The former are the
faster makers. but they turn out a larger
proportion Of faulty cigarettes
At one end Of the machine a girl sprin-
kles the fne-cut tobacco on an endless
cloth. which carries 1t under rollers, to be
combed and curried Of every knot and
lump. Gliding along a groove through
U-shaped wheels. the tobacco becomes a
continuous roll or rod, which Is carried
| forward TO the paper.
This is bearing the tobacco onward when
the machine clips the paper. enveloping
the tobacco. moving past a brush which
imparts a tiny streak Of starch paste. the
Gus paper-enshrined roll of tobacco moves
ing at intervals. cuts It OF into cigarette
lengths. These fall into a receptacle, and
/ in many cases are counted and packed
by machine also
The machines turn out from 200 20 500
cigarettes a minute One machine crimps
the paper, instead Of cumming it, and
thus removes one objection to cigarette
smoking
The introduction Of these machines. ne
cessitated by the increasing demand for
cigarettes, has greatly decreased the. cost.
Made by hand. the cigarettes cost IS Sd a
thousand while the same number is me-
chanicaIiy made for 25Sd. BY hand. from
1.500 TO 2.500 cigarettes can be made day.
the output varying according 70 the meth
cd adopted. IN the same time a machine
Will turn out 10000 cigarettes
Some cigarette makers roll the tobacco
with the paper. while others form the
pape- into a cylinder. then roll the to-
bacco the required size and push It into
the paper tube ~