CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. FIBROUS MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER J n. PAPER FROM RAGS. (CLASSES OF RAGS) n HI. TREATMENT OF RAGS. (SORTING—BOILING—WASHING—BLEACHING) 2I IV. BOILERS—BLEACHING—PREPARATION OF BLEACHING SOLUTION—GAS BLEACHING 37 V. REDUCTION TO HALF STUFF—WOOD PULP—ESPARTO GRASS—STRAW 5° VI. BEATING. (BEATERS—BEATING—REFINING) 74 VH. BEATLNG OF VARIOUS FIBRES AND THE CHARACTERISTICS IHEY IMPART TO PAPER. (COTTON—LINEN- WOOD PULP—ESPARTO—STRAW) 97 VIIL REPULPING 'BROKE'—EFFECT OF ADDING BROKE TO THE FURNISH—BROKE AND WASTE 106 DC. RESIN SIZING—STARCH—SILICATE OF SODA—ALUM—LOADINGS II