Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1918 — Return of the Primitive. [ARTICLE]

Return of the Primitive.

A peculiar instance brought about by war conditions is the revival of a number of old-fashioned manufacturing methods abroad which have been dormanti for centuries. This is especially true of the paper industry in

France. The French press has been so hard put to it to procure newsprint that several paper mills, some of which date back to the sixteenth century, have been again put In operation, The mechanical pulp Is simply made by grinding wood with a millstone, which Is set in rotation by water power. The mixing and drying out process is carried on b* 7 hand. Up-to-date paper mills in France have had their operations curtailed owing to lack of raw materials and motive power. ■