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Show First Makers of Qlass. Tho art of making glass was Introduced Intro-duced Into Japan about ono hundred and fifty years ngo by a Hollander, who settled at Osaka. For soveral generations tho knowledgo of tho process was confined to a single family, fam-ily, and It wns not until about 1879 that tho employment of coal Instead of charcoal and tho construction of brick chimneys enabled tho manufacturers manufac-turers to Introduce Improvements which plncrd tho Industry on a substantial sub-stantial basis. Osaka has continued to bo tho center of tho Industry, nnd now manufactures for export besldos .upplylng tho homo demand. |