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fact, so much water is added that the solution takes on 
a milky hue owing to the fine wood fibers held in 
solution. This lquid is sprayed out upon a screen 
which is shaken continually from side to side and as 
a consequence a large part of the water falls through 
the mesh. As the water is shaken out the wood fibers 
commence to ‘‘mat’’ and gradually a thin sheet, very 
delicate at first, is formed upon the wire screen. As 
more water is removed the felted mass of wood fibers 
becomes stronger and is transferred from the wire 
screen to a long endless felt blanket. This blanket 
with the thin moist layer of paper on top is carried 
along beneath some heavy rollers which press the re- 
maining water from the matted sheet of fibers. After 
further application of pressure and heat, still more 
water is lost and finally the paper is strong enough to 
bridge the gap from one roller to the next without 
any support beneath. The remaining steps consist in 
giving the paper a high finish by means of still heavier 
pressure and higher heat. Finally the sheet of paper 
is wound upon large rolls which contain many hundred 
pounds. 
Outside of the most expensive bond and letter paper 
which is still made by hand the above description would 
hold true for a majority of the print and wrapping 
papers. 
Nut Gathering —While in this country the nut crop 
is rarely seriously considered, in Europe great attention 
is paid to this yield of the forest. The ‘‘mast,’’ as it is 
called, forms an important part of the food of swine 
in Germany and in Italy large quantities of chestnuts 
are grown to be consumed as chestnut meal. Of all nuts 
common to the East the chestnut is in greatest demand 
and after the first severe frost large numbers of people, 
