The sun., 1916-12-14

were seen ny p1Rrim ~ mOfiuintH''
temple and tomb. When the Egyptians
picced together the inner shcaths of
papyrus plants there was a medium on
which inscription by hand co,ld be-
transferred from one person 10 an
other, from one place to another. When
skin Of animal was sCrdrrd and drawn
into parchment there was ii med. am
or which the lines Of the MEDIEVAL
Inner did not fame. impression On
vox that hardened into taniet and 'n
cI.r that hIidened into tile preceded
printing SON type. Dur children ar
taaeh, IT. thn schools how this inv'n-
,io1 of printing has promoted the dif-
fusion ot I'M, ~iiig,nce, but seldom ia
ihcfc rciI Yyncc 1" tic part taken J..
paper. The multiplication Of the same
arrangement. ~ words demands not
Only type iGr their impression but
paper TO receive the impression.
When forous material of linen and
cotton vas reduced to pulp from which
was eliminated all except the pure
fibre that was made into paper. there
was obtained n medium that enabled
the indefinite multiplication and wide
dissemination OF printed expression. of
engraving and etching. Linen rags
and then cotton rags composed almost
entirely of pure fibre were similarly
reduced to pulp and made into paper.
From fibre OF plant and cast OF gar
ments continues to be made paper Of
the highest grades. that used for bank
notes. for books Of account, for certih-
Gates. for the finer editions OF books
ard Tor tho os.u,N,,ln,, ~ ola, f.1-
tidious. This paper when 1t has served
its purpose may be repulped and made
into paper again and again. The cast
of clothing of NJ generation through
this metamorphosis may reappear In
pa per that serves the next.
The serviccability OF paper Was eX-
tended when 1t was found that it could
be made directly from wood. The
spruce tree. after the bark has been
stripped OF. has the peculiar qualities
that adapt it for reduction to pulp and
the transformation Of the residual
fibre into print paper.
II was in the third quarter OF the
nineteenth century that this wood
came into extensive use as the basic
material for print paper. In New Eng
idilu diiu Nv N I IoItStS
Of spruce and waterfalls which afford
the least expensive power for running
the machinery OF the mills. and an ade-
quate and accessible supply Of water
for h watts and tanks used in the
manufacture. In this region arc the
mills wherein is made by far the greater
part OF the printing paper used in the
United States. The patents for manu-
facture OF paper from wood pulp en-
pired about 1850. Then the cheapened
processes became available to any one
who would start a paper mill. and the
number OF mills rapidly Increased. The
rising supply and the falling price Of
paper led to the finding of new ways
for its utilization. There cnsucd tho
era of the popular magazine. the
voluminous Sunday newspaper and the
publication OF multituGinous books. All
that pertains to bookkeeping. he use
o: blank books. blank forms and index
cards for memoranda. reports and rec
Crds in factory. store. Office and
library: the tickets. waybills. bank
checks and other Indispensable para
phernalia OF u modern civilization
have augmented the consumption Of
paper.
And so, also. as straw. iute and other
substances Of rough fibre were wrough.
into paper by cheapcncd process there
was the multiplication of paper boxes.
paper napkins. paper containers for
ice cream and eggs. candy and crack
ers. From mansion TO cottage the walls
of millions of houses were adorned
with wall paper. Paper was inserted
within the walls and under carpets
to deaden sound. Foodstuffs and drug.
that formerly were scoOpcd out OF boN
and barrel and weighed hy druggist
and grocer now come in packages Of
p~asteboard with ornate paper labels.
It seemed for "A time that the iron age
was at once 20 he succeeded by the
paper age. for even the wheels OF rail-
road cars were mad of strong paper
compressed by the mighty hydraulic
presses. There was the prediction that
paper would widely supersedc both
wood and metal in construction rs
well as silk and wool. cotton and linen
for clothing. Although this prediction
has no.. come to pass. tho use of paper
has extended In ways useful and fan
tastic. II may he that in time it will
enter more largely into our clothing.
Experiments in Germany have shown
that II can he fashioned into soft and
pllablc material for garments.
our grandfathers treasured the rect
angular sheets of writing u ruled
with faint blue lines. and our grand
mothers the brown wrappiugs If
bundles, I8ut this generation ~ ii.
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