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Ncy material TO Ie applied 10 D~1}IAg
Houses, 10 render them capable Of re.


New material 10 le applied 10 D1c5HAg
Houses, 10 render them capable Of re.
sisliag FIRE.
About the middle Of November, 1887,
the scientific world was somewhat startled
by observing, in the newspapers, IN an
noun2einent that Il discovery had been
n1rdc AMI prrftc:cd, Ola m1:cc!a!to DC aF-
piled 10 dweIln. holscs, capable o! entire
~ resisting the action Of fire; that an OK
peri!nen, was to be made TO provei's ELI L.
eva, White Condui, House, Nov. 23, 1887.
and that the presence Of al parties con
cerned was requested 10 view the exhibit
ton. 1t might have been supposed the
answer 70 I is app2a! would nave been uni
vcrsal; and, as parties generally attend
where there is nothing to pay, and III y
rcalyare Interested, that htf London would
have been present on tie occasoa. But.
unfortunately, john Bull has had 'Wolfw
shouted 10 him so often Of late, n,iShty dis.
coyerics have turncJ out such fantastic
tricks" that he has grown scePt'cal indeed.
There was, however, a to!craby numerous
pqrfv collected n, White Conduit House on
the day of experiment, some, OF course, IN
seres:ed in lis success; others, perhaps
equally so IN its downfall. Tie ma!erll
is, in appearance, cement, aad, Ike 1t
may be applied with tic irowel, or with
brush in the manner Of pain. Mr.. Dew.
i,,e, The inventor of this composition. con.
sidcrs that it should be applied 10 the timber
ofa house while Milling, aton; a quarter
ofan inch thick or it may be crnp!oycJ
instead Of common plaster now in use, as ii
can be workc. with equal .acili'y. and pol
ished and painted the same. Sufficca;
quantity has not yet been prepared TO form
any certain estimate Of The expense ; bat he
considers that the cost Of preparing tie
whole Of the ,mbcrs OF an Sor 10 roomcd
louise would not exceed SOC or 40sc. For
the experiment. tso li'te wooden houses
had been constructed; the one prepared
inter:ory, with tie cx'c:ior Just washc over
TO show The nature of ;ho composition and
the other left in lis natural state. These
were filed " Wi!!l sllavings and fired tie one
not prepared was, of course. Immediately
one mass Of fame while The olier rrsis'c Cd
every. effort to ignite i. Ii was delightful,
n. this moncn', TO watch tho disappointment
of the oppos,!onis;s, WHO afterwards took
an Unfair and advantage of neglect on
the part Of tie propric:ors. When the
burning massof tic uupFeparei house was
at its greatest heat, they busted themselves
10 turn it round close upon the other build.
iag, though Mr.. Dewil,c assured them that
the exterior Of the building was not pre-
pared. Afe: some time it bcgauto burn,
andthcy gloried in their triumph, until the
one building, having burn, Itself out, drop
ped 20 tie ground, and discovered The side
Of The other partially burnt away buL with
the inside coating anI the rest Of The build.
ing as perfect AMI unframed rs if it had
never been touched, otwihsanding the
furnace hca, that had been applied 10 bo;h
sides oft. The persons assembled, among
whom were Mr. Barry, ard o,h~r eminent
architects and scientific pcopl', declared
themselves perfectly satisfied ofihc complete
SUCCESS of the material Tie only hope ex-
pressed was 10 see the experiment tried on
larger scale. when the propric:ors sal!
be better prepared for it. Convinced Of is
perfect efficacy and value. trust they will
immediately set about preparing ii more ex~
ten>iye trial. tc prove 10 those who arc so
anxious, to throw cold water on the inycn-
ton. that it is Of no more use in Stopping
their progress. than il would be in Stepping
the progress Of the flames when When we
,ahaiI enjoy the secu'i'y Of having our
houses prepared with their composition.
December, 1877, Arch. Mag.