The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-04
Great DISCOVERY.

Complete Revolution IN RoQfs&9
1.-THE PLASTIC SLATE Pear
Roofing and other purposes
Patented February 2lst, 1865.
THIS INTERFERING BISC0yKxrxx
u was made known TO the world tFeASa
Farmers Club of New York, at their @sazz-
ing in the latter part OF june. 1869, and lin
Importance to our country and the Uxz-d2
was earnestly discussed; but the tnvem1AG.
William L. Potter, of Clifton Park, Nv
has been carefully experimenting VIII t1GR
material for many years, and has demn1zs-
strated its utility and practicability-
After suffering many partial iaflu@ex tR@
compounds of lime in all It's various Esrzza
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster. aIlns-
eral coal, clay of various kinds, n~assaSs-
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, E<zsH-
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all tlle HHE-
portions and binat that an tAfxH-
ligent and Inventive mind could suexEa@-
for fourteen years. He tried the slate-x1guxR
also, in many combinations, before tsedeg-
covered that natures aw OF reconstrAc6saMa
was exceedingly simple, requiring aGzfW
gluten to hold the particles in conne=th8sa
Till time and the action of the esenksrA1
firmly unite them.
If ever a roof leaks, IL will be owing ID
other causes h a the decay OF the o1vec-
ing. 1t will be because the water sssssE
round, not through IT,. 1t Is ~uneQudLed as a
paint over new Tin, and would preSeSVE "a
many years without further atteHf1dnns
and should be used for that pnrpose La
stead of paint. 1t will repairs all defecf@t A
old TN roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks sz65
breaks, making them UsffsD-
proof, and more durable, ut much less cszsx
han a tih-smith could afford 10 do IT, @zHaa
IN his Imperfect manner. Old roaEa@ag
| every description can be repaired mneA
more durably and cheaply with PSaz1e
Slate than with any o. her material ezxfaE~
Coal-tar Is found to be the visciOAx eh@-
ment alike of coal and slate; and g uznn
| discovered, not Invented, and scientific GG-
tabiishing the fact that its expos1oe SD
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves SnfT N
reconstruct the two elements i'm their <nDm-
ditiOn-SOLID LATE.
Plastic SLATE Is SUPERIOR TO gEN
/. Be cause il is a better non-condKctatdx
heat. The rooms under IL will be cnahan
in summer and warmer in winter
3. il viii not break or crack open ~ts7e.<A
4. 1t is less dangerous. DIR. Tyng's churraaa
one of the finest In New Yor.E. wasb1zxan
in November, 1855, causing "a loss OF s1S41-
600, from a fire in its TIN roof, from the nyA-
Tiers OF some men q were repairing NJ
amounts In a few years to the entire S<n
of Plastic Slate Root.
6. Because Il costs haU as much. and hn<s
have. at considerable expense. obtalz&sz
from 1.-THE Plastic Slate Joint Stock CHN1-
for Evansville and Vanderburgh CosGEE.
Ind, and am prepared TO put on new rS<sssp
and repair old tin roofs. repair Tin. E1ass
Present price for new Plastic Slate RB0fn
eight dollars per square of ten feet. snnaEe
applied TO new or OLD an 1901, tCGrteothAsM
per square. Cutters repaired at reasoaatha
rates as to size and at these prices all @saaE
will be kept in order accidents exceFteE3
fUe years, at the expiration of which nnne
1t Will be better than when new-
We have the privilege of referring 6e
the following parties for whom we hEzNr
applied the Plastic slate Roohng: ~
Tenny, Esq; John J. Deig, ! MesHxs-
Messrs. Gilbert Il Co.; Mark : herw05h.
ESQ.,; Joseph p. Elliott, Esq.,; Mes<<
Forth, Bowles & Co.; Anthony Refs, EsR-s
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may Ans
left at my Der Yard Office. cornrg sz0
Main and Seventh Streets, or with HSy
Agent, Charles M. Tileston, Esq.
JOHN Il. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1877, lapL down