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ancient Persia were viewed may be learned among

other things from the following anecdote:



One of the most eminent among them was in his

walks solicited by a beggar for alms。 〃Money;〃 he

replied; 〃I have none;〃 but taking his pen and ink

from his girdle; which are the insignia of the profession

(without which they never went abroad); he took

a piece of paper; and wrote some word or other upon

it。 The poor man received it with gratitude; and sold

it to the first wealthy person he met for a golden

mohur; in value about 2。50。



〃Is not this a lamentable thing; that of the skin of

an innocent lamb should be made Parchment?

that Parchment being scribbled o'er should

undo a man?〃

                         2 King Henry VI; iv; 2。



The Boston News Letter; 1769; announces:



〃The belleart will go through Boston before the

end of next month; to collect rags for the paper

mill at Milton; when all people that will encourage

the paper manufactory may dispose of them。〃



 〃Rags are as beauties; which concealed lie;

 But when in paper how it charms the eye;

 Pray save your rags; new beauties it discover;

 For paper truly every one's a lover:



 By the pen and press such knowledge is displayed;

 As wouldn't exist; if paper was not made。

 Wisdom of things; mysterious; divine;

 Illustriously doth on paper shine。〃



Gen。 Walter Martin; proprietor of the township of

Martinsburg; Lewis county; N。 Y。; erected a paper…mill;

which was run by John Clark & Co。 This was

in 1807。 They gave notice that rags would be received

at the principal stores in Upper Canada and

the Black river country; which (like many of the

advertisements of the early papermakers; both in

England and America); was accompanied by a poetic

address to the ladies; one stanza of which ran thus:



 Sweet ladies pray be not offended;

 Nor mind the jests of sneering wags;

 No harm; believe us; is intended;

 When humbly we request your rags。〃



The employment of complementary color screens

has made it possible to photograph colors which formerly

indicated no contrast with white back grounds

in the negative and later in the finished picture。



This discovery has destroyed the value of 〃safety〃

papers; based on complete tints or possessing colored

lines or words。



〃IN MANUSCRIPT。



 〃The rain storm wields a noisy pen

     Adown the pane;

 Wet splashes leaving; blots of strange white ink;

     Blunders of rain。



 〃And yet no poems of ecstatic men;

     Olympic faced;

 Could be as wonderful as these; I think;

     In cipher traced。〃





ISABELLE HOWE FISKE。











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