Paper

was first manufactured in Egypt, China, and Japan- The Chinese say they invented it in the 2nd century B.C. out of cotton and vegetable fibre. Linen rags were probably first added to the cotton ones by the Spaniards in the 12th century. The first paper manufactory was set up in England in 1475. an<a *n Scotland in 1695. Blotting, like ordinary, paper is made of rags, fibres, wood (reduced to pulp), and sometimes straw, the sizing being omitted. Copying E sad, which is scraped smooth and wiped with a soft cloth.