The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-26
Great Discovery. -.
9 Complete @Recolutton In Roofngi
THE PLASTIC SLATE For

III lIlOOuuS duU OLuGT purposes. 81 e
Patented February 2lst, 1865. -C.
TVHIS INTERESTING BIsCOvERY
= was made known TO the world by the
Farmers Club of New York at their meet
ing in the latter part Of. Iune.-lS65, and its
nas earnesfiy disguised bnf the in yentor.
William L. Potter, of Clifton Park, N. Y.
has been carefully experim enting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practicab ility.
After suffering many partial failures In
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
eral coal, clay of various kinds, marble
dusty. sea p-stene, cements coaI,tar, vege-
portions and combinations that an INTEL
ligeptand inventiys ptnd Could suggest,
tor fourteen years. Hetffed the sfate-stone
covered that natures aw OF reconstructien
till time and the action of the elemehts
q II sEsr i reoFfeakssft ailkae bklng, 70
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
ro,ysd. lot 4Iotag,. II: IT'S gE eqs.ated az q
many years without further attention.,
and should be used for that purpose frl-l
stead of paint. tt WIN repair all defects in
Old tan roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
lnro6i. aud N oretiuTs st IA aeni less cost
than tin-smith could afford to do IL, even
in his imperfect manner Old roofs OF
every description can be repaired much
more dassa6tp and cheapiy with PIastsc
Slate than with any o. her material extant.
yaGoal-tar is found TO erther EisciouSi ele-'
,nhent alike Of coal ancfs late and it was
discovered, not tTlUented, ard scientific In
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-i
Ia blishing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and drv Serves onIy to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
ditton-SoI,IDSLA tnh a'sfssE gn4
PLASTIC SLATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN
I. 1. Because it is a better non. cotd uctor OF
heat. THE rooms undefait' will be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter.
s. It win not break or crack open ttketin
4. Tits less dangerous. Or. Tyng'schurchf
one of the finest in New York. was burned
in November, 1865, causing loss Of $780,
%. 1t needs no. painting, which on tis
oren a.as IL ad Zoe to the entire cost
8. Because q costs helf as mach, and sast.
! have. at considerable expense, obtainefl
from The Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com :.
tor EssnssilSe ana Nanasrburgh County mt
and repair old tn rodssyf repair re III, zinc
and copper cutters .a..g -.
eight dollars per square of ten feet; same
applied to new or old ii u roof, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired st reasonable
will be kept in order accidents exeeptedl
fres gears, at the exI3ration-of which time
it Wal be better than when new.
We have the privilege Of referring to
the following psrues foH Ehom awqF haYe
Tenny, Esqs;.J ohm j alleig, Esq. Messrs.
Eeitz and I, aapFy; y. wFn-<f1eil p9sp, Esq;
Esq; Jcseph. p, Elicit. 8 Esus u If essrRc
Forth, Bowles d Co., Anthony Refs, Esqs;
Evansville. National Bank. ~
Orders for roofing orgre patmng may be
left at my Lumber Yard Qffiee.1 corner of
Main and Seventh Streets, or with my
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq.
JOHN r. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1857, (apI dSm