1. Paper is one of the most useful things we have. It is made of old
rags which are torn to pieces by a machine. Lime is put in to make them
white.

2. The pulp, as it is called, is then formed into sheets and pressed. It
is then covered with _size_, and pressed again to make it smooth and
glossy.

3. Blotting-paper and other kinds not used for writing upon, are not
sized. Brown paper is made of old canvas and sacking.

4. Before paper was made, people used to write upon the inner bark of
trees, and the thin skins of animals made sweet and dry, and called
parchment.

_Write and learn:_

Writing-paper is--
Smooth.
Glossy.
Fine.

Blotting-paper is--
Soft.
Unglazed.
Porous.

Brown paper is--