| Show POSTAGE TA 11 HOW FRE PAR 1111 As soon as they emerge from the hydraulic prise postage stamps are gummed the i paste is 19 made inada biorn clear or rather lather its dex trine which is acted upon chemically andi and then boiled forming a clear smooth slightly sweet mixture koch fach sheet af stamps it is taken separately placed upon a flat board and ila ed edis a covered with a light metal frame theu thea tho the past h i smeared on oa with I a large whitewash brush brus liand and the sheet is wil between two wire racks and placed on a pile with others to dry great care is ia taken in tho manufacture of this illis paste which is perfectly barm harmless less ibis ibia fact has baa been conclusively proven by analysis recently made mj de by an eminent connect chemi bt alter after the gumming soother pressing pres sag io in the hydraulic press follows than another coun counting fing in fact stavn arc ale counted no less than thirteen times during the processes of manufacture the T lie sheets are then cut in half each portion containing one hundred this thia being done by girls with ord ordinary ivary hand shears next follows the per orations fora frat tiona ions which is performed by machinery the perforations are first made in a perpendicular line and nd afterward in a horizontal line another pressing follows this time to 9 get et rid of the raised edges on the back bac of tile the stam stamps pa mailo made by the dies and this thia ends the manufacture A ic se apartment apart u id devoted to the packing and sending off the clamps to the dit terent rent post offices it will bo be seen by this account that any absurd rumors concerning 0 the pois poisonous poison orious oua or unclean properties of if postigo are utterly without foundation foun dalLon |
