Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-04
Miscellaneous.

V'onderful Discorcry.-Mr. GOODYEAR, of
experiments, has discovered II process by
which gum elastic, or India Rubber, is de-
privcd of color and odor, is moi ac:ed uron
by oils. diluted acids, or any Of the usual
solvents of that substance, docs not contrac,
or expand with variation Of temperature
and is not rendered adhesive by neat of 200
degrees of Farenhcit's thermometer.
This preparation may h9 applied TO silk,
linen. cotton, leather, corlaSe. or any other
fabric, without being perceptihle and when
it is thus applied to silks or linens, the most
beautiful articles may be made of il, which
can be cleaned mcrcl! by n damp sponge.
applied to the gum elastic surface. II can
be pressed into sheets, flexible as the sof
test canbric, and thin as tissue paper, and
in this state is very useful for maps, charts.
deeds. bank notes, or any other important
purpose to which paper is applied and
such documents aro perfeCly indcs,ruciiblc
by moisture, sea water or any heat under
900 degrees. Whether thus rolled into
Sheets, or laid upon cloth, it can he orna-
mented with gold or silver leaf, bronze or
any coloring matter, or embossed. and made
into the most beautiful fabrics for table or
piano cloths, shoes, dresses, book binding,
or any Thing TO which paper, or cloth, or
leather can be applied.
For several years past, our best chemists.
and Professor S!lliman among them, have
been endcavorins to discover process for
removing otor, color, and athesivcncss from
gum elastic these being the three principal
objections To the ordinary India ciorh MIR.
Goodyear has not only gained 'hc>c three
points, but still more impnrtant: Tnr he has
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alteration IN degrees of sofiness, by varia-
ton of Temperatures; the great objection a.
gainst common India rubber clo,h for cor
dage, frcmcns' dresses and shoes. The
brilliancy of coloring or ornament once i'm.
pressed upon it, is rs durable as the fabric.
The carpets made Of it arc beautiful. dura
Bile. and soft TO the feet.
We have seen several specimens of this
preparation, both pure and impressed upon
cotton, brought from Boston by a scientific
gentleman. On the first, Which are very
thin and flexible. maps are printed. The
second are of various cOlOrs, and ornament.
cd with gold and silver leaf and bronze
Among them, al apron Of pure gum elastic.
printed with flowers of azure color and
metallic IusIre, is Il beautiful artclc.--
Mr. Goodyear has already large contract
for Steam Boar beds; and we partcul-
larly recommend il to our banks. for nocs
made Of it could not be countcrieted.-
Several months will caspc before he will hc
prepared 70 manufacture" articles for the
market. His process, Of course, is secret,
for obvious reasons. II is the result of as
siduous labor and expensive trials; and il is
remarkable tnai after having made the
discovery, he lost il, and did not recover il
again during months. As he deserves, he
will realize an immense fortune from if
though the articles made from it will not
be expensive: and when we consider its
superiority over silk, linen, cotton, woollcn.
paper, or leather, for n countless variety of
uses, we may reckon Mr.. GOODYEAR among
the benefactors ofmankind. Cedrer
John Bell, Of Tennessee, i'm 1884. called