New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-08-05

sote and other medicines. all without
benefit.
expected to live Calling another physl
clan, he advised the use of Eckman's
Alternative. which l took with excellent
results and was entirely cured.
During the past year I have gained
Is lbs. I go out in all weathers and
have had no cough or cold whatever
l give these facts to encourage others
! to use Eckman's Alternative"
(Signed AfidaviD James w. Kanaly.
Eckman's Alternative cures Bronchitis
Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat and Lung
Affections. Ask for booklet of cured cases
and write to the Eckman Laboratory
/ For Sale by all leading druggists and
Estorge Drug Co.. in New iberia
trucks, are used to transfer the
paper from the rack to the pres
ses. as shown in Fig 2. The roll
is picked up out of the rack in the
same way as it is lifted off the
truck. and is carried to the press
1t is then let down on the floor
and the chock is fastened in it
the roll is then again picked UP
by the lift. and by means of a
switch in the overhead track it is
carried and put in its exact place
on the press. After the <oll has
! been placed in the press, the
wrapper is removed and the end
Of the paper is attached to that
already in the press by means of a
piece of adhesive tape. thus-prac-
tically eliminating all wastage at
the start. Notwithstanding the
fact that the paper is wound on
large metal cores, there are sew
eral rounds which cannot be used
successfully on rotary presses.
Ordinarily this would be wasted,
but it is stripped off, cut into
sheets of certain size and used
for making other official cards
which the Government has to
have. Thus the wastage is prae-
tically nothing.
Each press has two cylinders.
containing several cuts each, from
which the cards are printed. The
two cylinders make it possible to
print the reply postal cards
which must be printed on both
sides--at one operation. When
the ordinary postal card is print
ed, only one printing cylinder is
used. These postal cards
are automatically cut. leaving one
message and one reply card at
ttaeh11 together. When the paper
~ pver the printing cylin-
~ Usses under "a sitter,
which Wins the outer margins and
Sits the paper into eight strips,
just as wide as one postal card is
long.
These strips then pass under a
cutter which strikes them at a
speed of no less than nine strokes
per second, cutting eight cards at
a stroke, making seventy-two
cards per second. When printing
the reply cards the cutter is so ad-
justed as to make just half as
many strokes per second. The
cards are dropped in eight stacks
until these contain twenty-five
each, then they are automatically
carried out on the receiving table.
where there are eight attendants
to receive them. Each Of them
takes pack. fastens a paper
band around it, and drops it in a
box. When the packs are coming
at the rate Of eight every three
seconds. it is easy to see that
there is no time to lose. Mr.. Dom
nelly tells me that two machinists
are working on an attachment for
these presses which will strap the
packages automa ically. When
this is completed it will diminish
the cost of producing the cards
several hundred dollars per year.
| 1t has been the custom of the
Post Office Department to ship
the cards to large Offices in wood
en- boxes holding ten thousand
cards. They now use containers
made Of cardboard. By weighing
we found that the one made of
wood weighed ten and three
fourths pounds, while the one
made of cardboard weighed one
and seven-eighths pounds. There
are about ninety thousand of
these containers used per year.
Thus the Government is saved
the transportation charges on
eight hundred thousand pounds
of surplus casing in one year. The
containers are filled and sealed
near the press. then stacked on a
portable platform When the
platform contains as many pack
ages as one man can readily haul
on a four-wheeled truck. the
truck is backed under it, and by
turning a crank at one end GER
tain parts Of the truck floor are
! forced up at each corner. thus
lifting the loaded platform off its
supports and letting it rest on the
truck. 1t is then taken to the
lshi;, ping room and let down or
|other supports thereby saving the
thine of at east two laborers.-
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