Photograph by Charles Martin and Ethel M. Bag 

 CUTTING THE NEWSPAPER ROLLS AND MELTING THE CANDLE ENDS 



sisting of two sheets, spread a little glue 

 or paste and continue the rolling, so as 

 to make a compact roll of paper almost 

 like a torch. If six of the sheets are not 

 turned under, there will be too many 

 edges to glue. 



While the newspapers may be cut along 

 the line of the columns before rolling and 

 the individual columns rolled separately, 

 as is done in the making of the trench 

 candles in France, it is easier to roll the 

 whole newspaper into a long roll and 

 then cut it into short lengths. A sharp 

 carving knife, a pair of pruning shears, 

 or an old-fashioned hay-cutter will cut 



the rolls easily. These little rolls must 

 then be boiled for four minutes in enough 

 paraffin to cover them and then taken out 

 and cooled, when they are ready to be 

 put in bags and sent to the front. If 

 there are more newspapers than candle 

 ends, block paraffin can be bought for a 

 few cents at any grocery or drug store. 



Little children and grown-ups in Italy 

 and France are rolling, gluing, and paraf- 

 fining these ration heaters by the million, 

 and their fathers 'and husbands in the 

 high Alps and other places where wood 

 and coal cannot be sent are cooking their 

 rations over them. 



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