A NEW GAME.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1931, Page 20 (Supplement)

A NEW GAME.

“If I teach you an encyclopaedia game you’ll have to really think,” said Aunt Eva. “Do you want to try it?” “Yes,” said the twins. “Very well,” said Aunt Eva, “I’ll begin, by giving the name of some famous person or place beginning with A, and telling a little about it. Athens, capital of Greece.” “Arthur, King of England, founder of the Round Table,” shouted Bob. “Amazons, war-like women who fought in battles as bravely as the men,” contributed Betsy. ‘‘Alfred the Great of England!” exclaimed both twins at once. “Have you more A’s ready?” asked Aunt Eva, “or shall we go on to the B’s. It’s easier at first, to pass on quickly, so I’ll change to B, Balboa, who discovered the Pacific Ocean.” “Ben Franklin, who found out about electricity coining from lightning, and did lots of other things,” called Bob. “Franklin should come under F, shouldn’t he, Auntie?” cried Betsy. “Yes, he should, Bob.” “All right, then, Bonaparte, French general and emperor.” They paused for breath, as the heard Uncle Tom’s voice calling Aunt Eva. “I expect you’ll have so much practice that next time I come you can beat me,” said Auntie, as she said good-bye. And the last thing she heard was the jubilant shouting of many famous D’s. “Daniel in the lion’s den.” “Sir Francis Drake.” ‘‘Dickens, who wrote ‘David Copperfield,’ and a lot more books.’’ HOW PAPER IS MADE. The best writing papers are handmade, the principal raw materials being cotton and linen rags. These pass first through a dusting machine; are sorted and then cut to small pieces. The pieces are boiled in soda water and soap, and removed to a breaker, which further reduces the particles of rag to pulp. This is then bleached and fed to a vat in which are moulds made in the form of a sieve. These are dipped into ths pulp and shaken about to allow the water to drain through, leaving a sheet of paper resting on the wires, which is thrown out on to soft felt, a second piece placed on top, and the process repeated until a stack is made. This is then put under pressure up to 200 tons to squeeze out the moisture. Drying is completed in steam-heated lofts. The sheets pass finally through a sizing process, which gives them a writing surface.