The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-05

Patented February 2lst, 1865. rolf
fUHIS INTER ESTINss DISCOVERY
fae sPsgR Y se hhe er ee
ing in the latter part of June, lS6?. and It's
importance to our country and the world
William ii [. Potter. OF Clifton Park. II. r,
has been carefully experimenting with the
sratad It's te ntifa ana
After suffering many partial failures an
compounds of fine in all its various forms
eral coal. clay of various Kinds, marble
dust, soap-stone, cement, coai-tar, = Heee-
table tar, asphalturn, etc-in all the pro-
figent and inventive mind could suggest.
for fourteen gears. He tried the slate-stone
also, in many comb inations, before he dis
covered that natures law of reconstruction
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the. particles IN connection
till time and the action OIL the elements
firmly unite them. sB0d f4..T.nsf
If ever 6. roof leaks, it Will be owing 20
other causes than the decay of the cover
round. n OF through it. tits afieQpdled as q
paint over new tin. and would preserve 10
many, years without further aIenEloi'
and should be used for that purpose IN
stead of paint. 1t will repair all defects In
old ti, ROOFS, such asrust-holess cracks. and
making them M n,eh e e
than a tin-smIth could afford g do It, even
in his imperfect manner. Old roofs Cf
every desert ption can be repaired much
more sdurabiy and cheaply with Plastic
State than with any other material extant.
Ccal-tar is found to be the viscous ele-
fnerlt alike of coal and slate: and it was
discovered, not fssvented, and scientific in
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
heat aa gsd dae ony e
reconstruct the two elements in, their con-
dition@SOLID SLATE. N @t-t ~" .,..., r Vi,
PLASTIC SLATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN.
i. Because it i "a better non,conductor Of
heat. the rooms under 1t Will be cooler IN
I'm mor and warmer In winter
2. It Will not rust
4. 1t is less dangerous. Dr. Tyng's church,
one of the finest In New York, was burned
from fire In its tin roof, from the braziers
of some men who We're repairing IL
S. 1t needs no painting, which on tit
amounts in a few years to the entire cost
6. Because Il costs half as much, and lasts
M WEE or MILKING "A NEW PLAs.
TE-r-1Tsf2 TIC SLATE ROOF :; Ga,. (.
1t ia not necessary to match. or tongue
and groove the sheating-boards; but the
aud apa sra 6s
will be. They shopld by all means be sea-
| ened down with cheats. This lining Is de-
ssss lest snsfa hs 1f1e ana sSm fns
cess of felting or lining the roof is COM
I pleted, the naastfe, mixed to the consist
| eney of thick mortar being more than three
| Jourths slate, is then spread upon the felt,
about one-eighth of an inch thick, with q
| trowel or brush, and furnishes a complete
| FYezible Slate Roof -fa7f5I -z0[4 j
/ have at considerable expense obtained
4 from aThe Plastic Slate, Joint Stock Com
| pany, of New York." an exclusive rig
| for Evansville and Vanderburgh Cou'
Ind, and am prepared to put on new 9lftzl
/ and repair old tin roofs, repair lin, q
and cop er cutters. 49, es;Esa ilITL g. Is
| Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
| is eight dollars per square OF ten feet; same
applied to new or old tin roofs, four dollars
| per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
| rates as to size; and at these prices all work
! will be kept in order accidents excepted)
| fve ueure at the expiration of which time
1T will be better. than when new.
/ We have the privilege of referring to Il
| following parties for whom we have a.
| piled the Plastic Slate Roofing: H. .. len
| ny. Esq; John J. Deig, Esq; Messrs; , he,ss
| g. Haney; VIM. Heilman, Esq. Mes7 SIS :.
Gilbert Il Co; Mark Sherwood, Esq. 20.
seph p. Elliott, Esq; Messrs. Forth, low Ja
& Co.; Anthony Refs, ESQ.,; EvansFlie va
| tionaI Bank. t-. e.. -.
Orders for roofing or repairing may us
/ left at NV Lumber Yard once, corner on
Main and Seventh Streets. or Win my
4 Agent. Charles M. Tileston, Esq; ,rr,r,,9 81
JOHN f. GLOVER.
Evansville, Ind, April LIST, 1857. api oom