The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-04

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Roofing and other purposes. n.
Patented Beibruary2 lst, 1885, o.. IL
FUvHIS INTERESTING DISCOVERY
A..wtas made.known TO the world by the
Farmers Club of New York, at3tfleir meet
ing in the latter part of-June, 1865, and its
was earnestly tiischssed but the inventor,
William IL Potter, of Clifton Park : N. Y,
material Tor; many years. apdfhas demon.
strafed its utility and practice biliby. rT1-
CONSISTING ia al ferm ln
and phases-5in sand, granite, plaster, min
eTal Goa .clay,rof various. kinds marbles
table tar; asphaItum etcl-in all the pro-.
pol tions and combinations. that an intel
Iigent apd infentiYe mind gould suggest,
for T0tsgteeH years, He tried the slate+stone
also, In many, cqnlbipa tiens, before he dis
covered that natures awotreconstruction
Taf te 6oidg R an
till time and the action of the elements
IL ever ena'1 rSofasaiss. ii viii be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t viii be because the water goes
round, not through it, 1t is ataequ0Led as a
paint over new tim, and woald preserve 1t
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose in
stead of paint. It will repair all defects in
old IAN roofs, such as 1-ust-holes, cracks, and
BREAKS making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than a'tin-smith could afford 70 do it, even
more 5r & daTa5tg and cheapiy With Plastic
Slate than with any o her material extant.
Coal-tar is found to be the viscfous ele-
ment alike of coal and slate and it was
discovered, not ipuented, and. scientific in
vestigatien, as well as experience, fully es-
tabIishing the fact that its Exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only to
reconstruct TIE two elements lel ia their con-
iPLASTLG1SLA ATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIN
: /. Because 1t rs a better rion-conductor OF
heat Theroonis under IL will be cooler
in summerand warmer IL winter. -
g. It viii " not break or crack open like tin
does where Joined ~ 49,
A. IUis less dan gerous! Dir. Tyng's church
one 1ofstlle finest in New York. was burned
in Novem Der, 1855 causing a loss of $3.50.
600, from fire IN its On roof from the bra.
ziers OF some faen VITO were repai ring It,.
5.1tneeds mo painting, which Cd tin
amounts in a few years't6thef entire cost
of Plastic Slate ROOF. 10 = t.tA - - =.
9. because e cosss Helf 'qs.7atst,t, and, rast,
nave: atconsderable expense, obtained
from -'The Plastic Siatef Joint Stock Com.
pauy, aon New york; an exclusive right
Ind.y and am prepared toput'o new roofs
and repair cid. tlnTroofs. repair tins 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
Rates as to Size; and attnese prices ailwork
viii bekept In order 'taccidents excepte6
fsUe years, at the EEK piratioD of which time
1t 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. 3.
Tenny. esq; John =; Deig, ESQ.,; Messrs
Messrs. Gilbert & Co.; Mark Sherwood,
ESQ.,; Joseph p. Elicit, Esq; Messrs.
Forth, Bowles & Co; Anthony Refs, Esq.
Evansville National Bank. -..
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left at my Lumber Yard Office, corner of
Main and Seventh streets, or with my
Agent, Charles NJ. Tileston, Esq.
- 49, JOHN Follower.
Evansville. Ind. April lst, 1857, (apI dam