Take a piece of thin muslin and wrap it tightly round a ball of cotton wool as big as an orange. This forms a dabber, and should have something to hold it by. Then squeeze on to the corner of a half-sheet of foolscap a little color from a tube of oil paint. Take up a very little color on the dabber, and work it about on the center of the paper for some time, till the dabber is evenly covered with a thin coating. A little oil can be used to dilute or moisten the color if necessary. Then put your leaf down on the paper and dab some color evenly over both sides. Place it then between the pages of a folded sheet of paper (unglazed is best), and rub the paper above it well all over with the finger. Open the sheet, remove the leaf, and you will have an impression of each side of the leaf. Any color may be used. Burnt or raw sienna works the most satisfactorily.
Dryer for Ruling Inks.
Ruling inks are made to dry quickly by using half a gill of methylated spirits to every pint of ink. The spirit is partly soaked into the paper and partly evaporates; it also makes the lines firm.
Size of Newspaper Sheets and Number of Columns.
| Width of Column 13 Ems Pica. | Paper. | Column Rules. | ||
| 5 Column Folio | 20 × 26 | 17¾ in. | ||
| 6 " " | 22 × 31 | 19¾ " | ||
| 6 Col Fo (wide margin) | 22 × 32 | 19¾ " | ||
| 7 Column Folio | 24 × 35 | 21¾ " | ||
| 7 Col Fo (wide margin) | 24 × 36 | 21¾ " | ||
| 8 Column Folio | 26 × 40 | 23¾ " | ||
| 9 " " | 28 × 44 | 26 " | ||
| 4 " Quarto | 22 × 31 | 13¾ " | ||
| 4 Col Qu (wide margin) | 22 × 32 | 13¾ " | ||
| 5 " " | 26 × 40 | 17¾ " | ||
| 6 " " | 30 × 44 | 19¾ " | ||
| 7 " " | 35 × 48 | 21¾ " |
Usual Sizes and Weights of News Printing Paper.
| Size. | Weight per Bundle. | ||
| 22 × 30 | 44 | lbs. | |
| 22 × 32 | 45 and 50 | " | |
| 24 × 36 | 50, 56, 60 and 70 | " | |
| 26 × 38 | 60 and 70 | " | |
| 26 × 40 | 65, 70, 75, 80 and 90 | " | |
| 28 × 40 | 80 | " | |
| 28 × 42 | 70, 80, 90 and 100 | " | |
| 28 × 44 | 85, 90 and 105 | " | |
| 29 × 48 | 100 | " | |
| 29 × 58 | 110 | " | |
| 30 × 44 | 90, 95 and 100 | " | |
| 31 × 44 | 90, 95 and 100 | " | |
| 31 × 45 | 96 | " | |
| 22 × 44 | 90, 95, 100 and 120 | " | |
| 32 × 46 | 100 | " | |
| 34½ × 47½ | 120 | " | |
| 35 × 48 | 120 | " | |
Usual Sizes and Weights of Book Papers.
| Size. | Weight per Ream. | ||
| 22 × 32 | 30, 35 and 40 | lbs. | |
| 24 × 36 | 30, 35, 40 and 50 | " | |
| 25 × 38 | 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 100 | " | |
| 28 × 42 | 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 and 120 | " | |
| 32 × 44 | 60, 70, 80, 100 and 120 | " | |