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Show all suitable for the printing of this book. The Indian papermakers ar mkmg blindly, but perhaps with a little Occidental assistance and wit nited number of rupees it might be possible to reviv i cait Vet ol o esxurrd 10 the pmluun it held fifty o seventy-five years ago, there would be but litle call for the paper. Man Indians use machinemade paper in preference to native ||<\n(|mddc sheets When we reached the papermaking school in Wardha Mr. Kumarapp told me that it would be impossibleo see Mr. Gandhi, as he had jus returned from Calcutta where he had been under observation for a coniderabl pres ur was very high, explained Mr. Kumarappa and he and his associates held grave fears for the Mahatma. Mr. Kumarapp had not himself scen Mr. Gandhi for more than two months, and onl the previous week an influential Chinese gentleman had been refuse audience. I explained to Mr. Kumarappa that I had not come to Wardhaa especially (0 see Mr. Gandhi, that T was interested in the papermakin school, and that I should not think of disturbing the quict rest so essentia o the recovery of the x After inspecting the papernnnkug 1 was taken 10 the administratio bmldmg, phowmph rs to meet Mr. Mahade s going through the buidingsof the Con gress, the museum e wmmlc(lon, and various othe structures Just as we were about t0 take our leave, a messenger camesmal with a note i heard scemed surprised, and I was the most surprised of al. Mr. Desaf sume moned his car, an old green model T Ford with a faded saffron, white an Digital image© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rights reserved |
