The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-26
Great Discovery.
Complete Revolution IN Roofngf
"THE PLASTIC For
Rnnhnr and nfhnr nnrnnnna

Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1866.
YE7ssIS ENTEHE~TsSsa DgSCOyERY
Farmer pGInb ofEew York. mtfheir meet
in IN IN latter % IT az june. 1871. aud is
IfnlOrfI 90 10 our counfrA and the world
was earnestly hbcu> ed faff tne tn vt1ifor.
William j. t1oit.r-o CiHfpf PHrk. NY,
HilAs iSaen cAiofu ~ ok periuIenffaH wulI tho
~ ri ed - a iHt 8 nlId prfcticafluty.
After sufEiP M nntny ptrfial failures In
'noiil r'ts4yets s't fsufe ffa - if-~varrDtfs terms
era. coal. clay sf@varfous .frtts. marble
dtiSt. Soap-stNne, criuent, cOal-tar, vepe-
table tar. ~ssphaiturus etc-in nil the pro-
iigent and INCENTIVE mind Gould Suggest.
for fourteen years He tired the slate-stone
also, In many comb nations, before he dis
covered thatnature's Jaw Of reconstruction
was exceedingly SIM requiring only
gluten to hold the pa lieIes IN connection
I'll time and the action oFthes elements
III ever a roof leaks, ii win be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
round, not through it,. 70 Is aaeqts0Led as ~
paint over new tin, ana would preserve u
many years without further attention..
and should be used for that purpose, In
stead of paint. 1t viii repair all defects In
old tin roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
proof, and more durable, Mt much less cost
than a tin-smith could afford 10 do II, even
in his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more .durobly and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any other material extant.
ment alike Of coal and slate: and il was
discovered, not fnpented, and scientific in
vestlgation, as well as experience, fully es-
tabiishing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only TO
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
ditlon-SoLID A Aa.
PLASTIC SLATE rs SUPERIOR TO TIN,
1. Because 1t Is a better -non-conductor of
heat. Tine rooms under 1T VIII be cooler in
sulnmer and warmer in winter.
z. 1t Will not rust.
8. 1t will not break or crack open like tin
4. 1t is less dangerous. DR.. Tyng's church.
one Of the finest in New York, was burned
in November. 1885. causing a loss of ESQ 900.
from a fire TN its tin roof, from the b~raziers
OF some men who were repairing It
5. Ii needs no painting, which on Gin
of a Plastic SgTte RogL.
6. Because 10 costs half as much, and lasts
t,O1cc as Goro. asr#
MANNkR or MAKING A WEW PLAN
TIC A TIE RO0H.
1t is not necessary to match, or tongue
and groove the sheating-boaTds; but the
more solid. and level, and close they are
laid, the better and more durable the roof
wIl be- They should by ali means be sea-
A double lining Of good rooing-felt is
ened down With %cieais. Tbis Iiinfnan Il la de-
signed to fnsutGte the roofing from the
boards, lest their shrinking and swelling
injure the covering. After the pro-
cess of feIting or lining the roof is COM
the masttc, mixed to the consist
ency of thick mortar being more than three
foarths slate, is then spread upon the felt,
t9rStdSf1 tboef an inch thick, with a
j rave at considerable expense
1.-THE Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com
pany, of New YORK." an exclusive fight
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County.
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
ana repair old tin roofs, repair tin zinc.
n M Nnn- 81 II
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
is eight dollars per square OF ten feet same
to new or old tin roofs, four dollars
per square, Cutters repaired at easonable
rates az to size; and at these prices all work
sill be kept in order accidents excepted1
fUe ye0rs, at the expiration OF which tune
will be better that when new.
We have the privilege of referring to the
following parties for whom we have APP
pied tue Plastic slate Roofing: r. s. Ten
as. Esq; John j. Deig, Esq. Messrs. Reifz
Y Haney :; .Wm. Holman, Esq; Messrs.
albert e %. Mark Sherwood, Esq. Jo-
,eph z. Elliott, Esq. MeSsrs. Forth, Bowiss
< Co. Anthony keis, ESQ; Evansville MAJ
.ional Bank.
orders tor III or repairing may be
eft at my Lumber Yard Office, corner of
Main and Seventh Streets. or with my
AGENT Charles n. TilestOn, Esq.
JOHN II. GLOVER.
E.yansyiile. Ind, 4April LIST, 1877. Ga ri d6m