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Note:  Do not rely on this information. It is very old.

Paper

Paper is manufactured, on the principle of felting, in thin sheets from fibre of linen and cotton rags, of straw, rice-straw, and of various woods and grasses. The fibre is variously prepared, and reduced to fluid pulp, which is run into trays in a sheet or film, pressed between rollers, and dried. Paper has very largely superseded as a material for writing purposes bark, papyrus (q.v.), parchment (q.v.), and vellum (q.v.).