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Show DESCRIPTION O TH PHOTOGRAPH 9. After drying, the sheet of paper was readily strippe or peeled from the cloth of the mould; the rolled sid being smooth, while the under side was cloth marked 10. The charcoal used in making the black pigmen for staining the sheets of paper was made from the husk of the betel nut, the wor being carried on in the open 1 1. The burnt fibre of the shells or husks of the bete nutwas placedin a largewooden mortarand beaten wit astoutpestleorclubuntilitwasreduced toafinepowder 12. The venerable Tym Niltongkum next mixed th black powdered charcoal with flourand water forming paste-like substance that resembled water colour paint 13. In the process of staining the paper, the worker sa cross-legged upon thegroundand withacloth complete ly covered each sheet with a layer of the black pigment 1 4. After the black stain had been applied to the paper the long sheets were hung in the sun for drying. One o the moulds may be scen in the foreground of the picture 15. The Niltongkum paper mill property is bordere by narrow canals, in a dense grove of luxurious tropica vegetation, with many 4o, bamboo, and coconut trees 16. The living apartment of the Niltongkum family i above the mill, and here Tym, Piung, Pyn, and Luoli spend their time while not engaged in fabricating paper Alrights reserved |