The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-12
Discovery.


9 Patented February 2lst, 1885. tiH
rTvHIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
Farmers CLUB of New York, at their meet
ing in the latter part Of June, 1883, and It's
was earnestly discussed; but the inventor,
William L. Potter, OF Clifton Park. N. r.,
mate eh for many Years ana has dem demon
strated its utility and practicatilfty.
After suffering many partial failures in
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
eral coal, clay of various kinds, marble
tabie tar. aspRaittum. etc1in ali the pro-
portions and combinations that an intel
figent and inventive mind could suggest,
also, in many comb inati'ons, before he dis
covered that natures law of reconstruction
IS saa sps a an
Till time and the action OF the elements
firrniy unite them. - - t5s4t5. - ~.
other causes than the decay OF the cover
ing 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through it. 1t is uneQ,toted as a
paint over new tin, and would preserve 1t
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose In
stead of paint. It will repair ali defects in
breaks, making them permanently water
proof and more durable, at much less cost
than tin-smith could afford 2 40 II, even IN
every description can be repaired much
more duTobly and cheaply with Plastic
State than with any other material extant.
Coal-tar is found to be the viscous ete-
ment alike of coal and slate; and twas
discovered not ansented ana seeming f',1fy t en-
tablishing the fact that its exposure 70
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only TO
reconstruct the two elements IN, their CON CON
dition-SoLID SLATE, 49,. - tad -. "a 49,,
PLASTIC SLA1 TIE is SUPERIOR ro;TIN.
L. Because it l. a better non-conductor of
heat. the rooms under IL VIII be cooIer IN
summer aud warmers1n winter. 81
q It Will nOtruSt. - = .
). 1t viii not break or crack open like tin
does where Jointed.' tsissa 49, -
4. 1t is less dangerous. DR.. Tyng's church,
in November. 1865, ausing loss OF S250,pOO,
from IRE 90 as ~ ro9l, from the orazlers
of some men who INCORPORATING 1 a. ON ~,
amounts in a few years to the entire cost
Of Ptastc z g os, o9t ,5 ,d ,,,ts
mice az Tong. bad SHS .zuibrgl fIstd5iw
|, Ma yNBR OF MAKINGss4Aj NEW PL-4iS-
= .aiffass TIC SLATE RoOF fssysg4a :
. 1t. is not necessary to match. gor tongue
and grooge the shsaati ma in i but the
laid the better.and more durable the roof
will be. They should by all means be sea-
double lining or good roofing-felt is
laid in shingle form; each edge eing fast
nened down with cieats.I THIS lning Is de-
bosaris, lest their Shrinking and swelling
should 'fnjure the covering After the pro-
cess of felting or lining the roof is, COM
pleted, the mastic,, mixed to the consist
ency of thick mortar (bei1ig q. more than three
Joftrtts stoxe), is then spread upon the felt,
about one-efghth OF an inch thick, with
trowei or brush, and furnishes a complete
Flexible Slate Roof
have at considerable expense obtained
from " The Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com
pany, of New YoI3k,"s an exclusive right
FOR Evansville and Vanderburgh County,
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair. old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc,
and cop er cutters. i.r,fs< = rs
Present price for new Plastic State Roofs
is eight dollars per square OF ten feet; same
applled tnFnew 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
Jtce gears, at the expiration of which time
1t will be batter than when new.lelf 80
u We have the privilege of referring to the
following parties for whom we have APP
piled the Piast &c Slate Roofing. R. S. Ten
ny. Esq; John J. Deig, Esq; Messrs. Reitz
" Haney; VIM. Heilman, Esq. Messrs.
Gilbert & Co.. Mark Sherwood, ESQ. Jo-'
seph p. Elliott Esq: Messrs. Forth, Bowles
4 Co. sAnthony Refs. Esq. Evansville Ma
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left. AT ply. Lumber Yard Office, corner of
Main and Seventh Streets or with INV
Agent, Charles VI. Tileston, ESQ.
at - f5FtE 81 TIT tfJOTIN IF. GLOVER
Evansville, Ind, April lst. 1867. Ca pi d6m !