airstream 23 to the discharge end of the blow tube it should therefore be clear that insulation traveling through nozzle housing 18 in the direction of arrow 23 will be moistened as it passes through the stream of water 22 and that accordingly by the time the insulation exits the blow hose the adhesive will have begun to set as sufficient time for such setting will have elapsed moreover the turbulence of the airflow within the blow hose will assure a thorough mixture of the fibers so that no dry fibers will exit the blow hose in a typical application the blow hose will be approximately one hundred fifty feet 150 39 in length this length is required because the insulation storage tank 12 the blowing machine 16 the water storage tank 24 and other associated parts remain on the truck of the contractor since insulation is blown into attics an elongate blow hose is required if the insulation is to reach its destination the insulation used with the present invention is recycled newsprint that has been chemically treated specifically recycled newsprint is ground through two hammermills the first having a screen size of one and one quarter inch 11 4 34 and the second having a screen size of three eighths of an inch 3 8 34 the chemical treatment of the wood based fiber takes place in the second hammermill the fiber is treated in a solution consisting of ammonia sulfate boric acid and wheat starch the ammonia sulfate and the boric acid are added as fire retardants and the wheat starch is added as the adhesive the adhesive since each fiber is thoroughly moistened.