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Show E D B B TOOOTIIIINS B Q@@@sl I B 5. N B B8 B 298 T IS RECORDED in ancient Chinese literature tha paper was invented 105 A. D., in Lei-yang, Huna Province, China, by the cunuch Ts'ai Lun, a member o the Imperial Guard. The process of making paper, lik that of weaving,is extremely simpleand altogether natural; in many ways these two crafts are closely allied. Th mostelementary type of weaving consistsin intertwinin at right angles two sets of threads spun from plant fibers forming a fabric suitable for clothing or other domesti purposes; in making paper the same kind of plant fiber are macerated and then matted or felted togetherin thi sheets, forming a lightweight, flexible substance suitabl for writing and printing. The principal implementofth weaveris the loom; the chieftool of the papermakeris th mould The material from which paperis made may bealmos any form of fibrous vegetation: flax, cotton, hemp, jute |