The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-27
Great Discovery.

Great Discovery.
Complete Revolution IN Roofing!
THE PLASTIC SLATE For
Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1865.
THIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
L was made known to the world by the
Farmers Club of New York, at their meet
ing in the latter part of June, 1885, and its
Importance to our country and the world
was earnestly discussed but the inventor,
has been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practicability.
After suffering many partial failures in
compounds of lime in all its various forms
and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, min
dust, soap-stone, cement, coai-tar. vege-
table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
POI lions and combinations that an intel
Iigent and inventive mind could suggest,
for fourteen years. He tried the slate-stone
also, in many combinations, before he dis
covered that natures iaw OF DEMONSTRATION
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the particles In connection
TIL time and the action of the elements
firmly unite them.
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through 1t. 1t Is unecudled as q
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose in
old tin roofs, such as rust Holes, cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than a tin-smith could afford to do It, even
IN his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every description can be repaired much
more durabty and cheaply with Plastic
Slate than with any other material extant.
Coal-tar is found to be the viscious ele-
ment alike of coal and slate; and it was
vestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
tabliShing the fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and drv, serves only to
reconstruct the two elements in their con-
dition-SOLID SLATE.
Plastic SLA TIE Is SUPERIOI. TO TIN
i. Because 1t is a better non-conductor of
heat. The rooms under it will be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter.
2. 1t will not rust.
8. It viii not break or crack open like tin
does where jOinted.
4. 1t is less dangerous. DIR. Tyng's church
one of the finest in New York. was burned
in November, 1855, causing a loss of $780,
900, from fire in its tin ROOF, from the bra.
S. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
of Plastic Slate Roof. =
6. Because it costs hay as much, and last
have at considerable expense, obtained
from 1.-THE Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com.
for Evansville and Marlborough County,
Ind. and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair old tin roofs. repair tin. zinc
Present price for new Plastic Slate Roofs
eight dollars per square of ten feet; same
applied to new or old tin roof, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates as to size; and atthese prices ali work
viii be kept in order accidents excepted)
fce years, at the expiration of which time
IL will be better than when new.
We have the privilege of referring to
the following parties for whom we have
applied the Plastic Slate Roofing: r. 8.
Tenny, Esq; John J: Deig. Esq; Messrs.
Reitz and Haney; VIM. Heilmau, Esq;
Messrs. Gilbert & Co.; Mark Sherwood,
ESQ; Joseph p. Elliott, Esq; Messrs-
Evansville National Bank.
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
Main an g h SeVentn streets c e, % c1t NV
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, ESQ.
JOHN r. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1861, (ap1 d6m