The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-27

The latter two are knowna chemi-
cal pulps and are produced by boiling
wood chips under pressure in chemi-
cal solutions. News paper Is made
OF Is per cent of raw pulp and 20
per cent Of sulphite. and to the pre-
dominance the former owes It's
cheapness. Addition Of larger pro-
portions OF sulphite ; produces the
varying grades of magazine and book
papers. These, too. are more heay-
lily sized. The soft, pliabie papers
are made OF soda fibre. Though
grass and straw are used in the man
ufacture Of coarse papers and boards
wood is the cheapest material yet
found for news paper.
Print paper is made in continuous
rolls, some Of which are as much as
thirteen feet wide and contain eight
miles Of paper. In modern mills the
paper can be procured at the SUR
prising rate Of more than 800 feet q
minute.
These are some of the things that
loom big in the paper industry, but
It is when the multitudinous uses Of
paper In daily life are considered
that one eralizes that in spite Of the
obviousness Of steam engines and
sky-scrapers this can be as truly
called ane age OF paper as an age
of steel.
At practically no moment Of the
night or day does the average per-
son fail to receive from paper in one
Of its many forms some service Of
necessity, comfort or convenience.
The roof under which he sleeps is
probably covered with roofing paper
or paper tiles. The walls are insu-
lated with building paper. Wall pa
per furnishes useful and artistic
covering for the interior OF his room.
When he rises he finds that the news
of the world has been brought to his
door-on paper. His personal letters
come on the same material. Prac-
tically every article Of food he eats
during the day has been wrapped
or contained in paper receptacle.
The simple little paper disc has made
probably lights paper covered Gig
clean, Individual bottles.
When the average man goes forth
to his daily work, paper still serves
him at every turn. If he smokes he
probably lights paper covered Gig
aret with paper match, and II he
has been lured into buying especially
cheap shoes he is undoubtedly walk
ing on paper. His purchases are
made with paper money and his
street car ride is paid for by paper
ticket or extended on O paper trans
fer. AT his office most Of his business
is transacted by means Of paper doc
uments and checks, and perhaps he
makes notes with a paper pencil. II
he may use paper fibre trunk and
ride on paper car wheels. An en-
terprising firm has even made it pos
sible for him, at the end Of his life
to be inferred in a paper casket.
One OF the great extensions in the
use OF paper Of late has been along
sanitary lines. To mention only a
few sanitary paper articles, there are
drinking cups, milk bottles, bread
wrappers and ice cream and oyster
containers. In Chicago satisfactory
experiments have been carried out
with paper garments for hospital
patients. Among the out Of the way
but practical uses to which paper
has been put are the manufacture of
car wheels, water pipes, radn coats,
underwear, collars and even socks
and neckties. A Japanese admiral
has recently patented q paper life
boat.
But however numerous are the
novel and growing uses OF paper, It's
service to man which overtops all
others is in making possible the col
lection, preservation and diffusion OF
knowledge. We are the heirs OF the
ages largely because there has been
for the last 1000 years paper on
which to record the thoughts and
achievements of the human brain.
The claim that this is a., age Of pa
per might we'll rest on the fact that
paper has furnished the vehicle for
those drops Of ink that have made
countless millions think"
Altogether, in spite of the fact that
prices are somewhat up on all kinds
OF paper, you are to be congratulated
that you do not have to write, your
letter, like the people of Babylon, on
taiAlets Of clay.