ORIGIN OF TINTED PAPER.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 596, 23 August 1913, Page 2

ORIGIN OF TINTED PAPER.

Tinted paper, like a great mny other inventions, owes its origin\ to accident. The first tint ever made was blue, and vas the result of an accident which at first created great consternation. An English papermaker, named William East, set his men at work, and, as usual, went away business. While the men were at dinner. Mrs Ease accidentally let a blue bag fall into the vat of pulp. Alarmed at the occurrence, she determined to say no thing about it. Great was the astonishment of the workmen when, they saw the peculiar colour of the paper and great. the anger of Mr East when he returned and found that a whole vat ot puip hacl been spoiled. Alter giving ihe paper made from ii. warebout 7 a 1 room icr four years, Mr East ssn it up to his agent in London to i) 3 sold "for what it would fetch.'' The agent misunderstood the meaning; bufc thought it was a novelty, though doubting- if it would fetch much. But he s.oid the who!'■ at ;i considerable advance upon the market price, and wrote to the mi Us for as nnich more as he eon id get. The surprise oL ..ur East may be imagined. Ho hastened to tell hit; wife, ttho found courage fa confess her share m tlic xortunato accident, and to claim a reward, which she received in the shape of a new cloak. Mr East kept, his secrei, and for r» short time supplied the market with the novel in; the demand exceeded the suuply, and o ; ner dtscoveiing the means used, began to compete with him. Good wine needs no bush, Yon cannot paini the lily; Some iolks ihinK ihey caw, Bui they, of course, are silly. Tims moile in tn-j top line Is aiirope:;. i'ni sure, Of one cour;h remedy at least —• ; Woivis' ponDarnnnt Cure.