The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-18

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Complete Repotuti0n in Roofngi
1.-THE PLASTIC SLATE"-For
Roofing aud other purposes.
Patented February 2ist. 1866.
vrHss INTERPRETING DIsC0vERY
~ was made knOwnt TO The world by the
Farmers Ciub of New York, at their meet
ing In the latter part of June, 1856, and its
Importance To our country and the world
was earnestly discussed but the inventor.
mas Mi" besn Cd ears spius', e el With the
material for many years, and PAS demon
strated It's utility and praetieabiiiLy.
a'ssa s"an Of iihms I'm All is Various forms
and phases-in sand. granite, plaster, min
erai coal, clay OF various Kinds marble
table tar, asphaltufn, etc.-1n ali the pfo-
portions and combinations that an intel
figenl and inventive mind could Suggest,
fol J~ouyteen years. lie tried the siate-stone
also, in many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures law nj reconstruction
gluten TO hold The PARTICLES in aonneetion
till time aud the action OF the elements
III ever a roof leaks, IL will he owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
Ing. IL Will he because the water goes
round, not through IL. IL In as,eaaated as -
paint over new tin, and would preserve 1t
many yeats without InfLher attention.
aud should be used for that purpose in-
stead Of paint. IL viii repair all defects In
oid TN roofs, such AS Tust-hofes, cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
Than a tin-smith could afford 10 do 10. even
III his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every desert ption can be repaired much
more dnratiy and eheaply with Plastic
STATE Than with any other material ektant.
Coal-tar Is found tn be- the viseious eie-
ment alike of coal and slate and IL was
DISCOVERED, not f1peHted, and scientific In
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements In their con-
ition-HoiiD HLATR.
Plastic SLATE IL SUPERIOR no TIN.
1. Because IL is u better -non-conductor of
heat. The rooms under IL win be cooler
In summer ana warmer In winter
3. IL will not break or crack open like tin
does where jofnted.
one OF tn. eest in New York, was burned
in Novembs 1870, causing loss Of 500
ziers OF some n. a who were repairing it.
s. IL needs no painting. which on tin
amounts In a few Years TO the entire cost
o, because d costs pAaV as much, and lasts
ftOics as long. " III NsIt #tA4AA NJ EAG
from The Plastic slate Joint stock Com
pauy, oi New York" an exclusive right
for Evansville and Vanderburgh County,
Ind, anu am prepared 10 pat III new roofs
ana repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zine
anu copper cutters.
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
eight dollars per square of ten feet; same
pniied To new or old tin root, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size and AT these prices ali work
will be kept in order (accidentA eAceptedl
Gpe years, at the expiration OF which Time
IL win he better than when new,
We have the privilege or referring TO
the following parties for whom we have
applied the Plastic Slate Roofing; X. =.
Ienny, Esq; J., Deig, Esq. Messrs.
Messrs, Gilbert n Co.; Mark Norwood,
Esd; Joseph r Elliott. Esq; Messfs.
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left ut my Iumbe Yard Office. corner of
Main and Seventh Streets, or with my
Agent, Charles M. Tiieston, Esq,
JOHN NJ, GLOVER.
Evansville, Ind, April list, 1871, lapl dem