The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-04

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1.-THE PLASTIC. SLATE'--For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2ist, 1851 III 1-al&.
THIS zNTERESTING DISCOVER Y
n was made known to the world by the
ing in the latter part of June, 1865. and it's
Importance to our country and the world
William L. Potter, of Clifton Park, N. Y,
has been carefully experimentingW with 4 he
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practicability.
After suffering many partial failures in
compounds of lime mad its various forms
and phases--in sand, granite. plaster, min
dust, soap-stone, cement, 4 seoai-tar, vege-
table tar, aspha1tun, etc.---in all the pro-
portions and, combinations that an intel
ligent and inventive mind could suggest,
for FOURTEEN years. He tried the slatest0ne
also. in M amy combinations, before he dis
covered that natures Jaw ofrecOnstructforl
was exeeedingly simple requirfIlg only
gluten to hold the particles In CONNECTION
till time anu the action of the elements
firmly upltelIhem azsai 1sfs't 100
If ever "a roof leaks, it will be owing to
other causesthan the decay of the cover
Ing! 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through it. 1t is uneqltoleo as q
paint over new tin, and would preserve it
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose in
stead Of=paint. 1t will repair all defects in
old TN ROOFS, such as rtlst-holes, cracks, and
breaks, making them ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
than a tin-smith could afford to do il, Even
IN his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more ;dtT-dbty and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any o, her m aterial extant.
Coal-tar Is found to be the viscious ele-
ment alike of coal and slate; and it was
discovered, not snpe1lted, and scientific in :
yestigatiOn, as we'll as experience, fully, es-
tablishing the fact that its. exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, erves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
dition-SoLID SLATE. y 1855 st8s 49,
PLASTIC Slate Is SUPERLOR.T no, TIN.
heat The 70 under bs
in summerand warmer in winter. I. ~.
2. 1T will not rust. r,r.t1- 5f---t = ais.
3. 1t will not break or crack open. like tin
does Where jointed.
4. 1t is less dangerous. DIR. Tyng's church,
one of the finestin New York, was burned
in November, 1855. causing loss of $780,
600, frtaas fire in ats tin roof from the bra
zsr5 81 n ss%s no hG Ffpri "
amounts Ia a few years to the entire. cost
of Plastic Slate ROOF. .. - 4.
Ihavea at considerable expense, obtained
from The Plastic Slate Joint stock Com
for Evansville and sVanderburgh County,
Ind, and am prepared to put on newZroofs
and repair old tin roofs, repair III. zine
Present price for new Plastic Slate. Roots
eight dollars per square OF ten afeet.. SAME
applied TO new or old tin roof four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size and at these prices all work
/. will be kept, in order accidents iexeeptedl
JiCe gears, at the expiration OF which time
it will be better than when new. as-}i -
We have the privilege OF referring to
the following parties forawhom we have
applied the Plastic Slate Roofir9.- r. !.
Tenny, Esq; John J: Deig. ESD; Eessrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. Heilman, Esq
Messrs. Gilbert IL Co.; Mark norwood,
ESQ.,; Joseph p. Elliott, slEsa.; Messrs.
Forth, Bow1es & Co.: A nthony Refs, Esq;
Evansville National Bank. ;.
+ Orders for roofing or repairug8 pESy xber
left at my Lumber Yard Office corner of
Main and Seventh Streets, or with my
"a gent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq.
4 .,sts .safss fas@ JOHN F. GLOVER.
! Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1871, tap1 dem