The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-11

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Roofing and other purposes.
Patented Febsuary 2ist. 1895.
vuyHIs sSTIRESTsNG DEssOyEnY
III wnH made known 10 the world by the
Farmers club of New York nt their meet
ing ia the latter part of June. 1865, nnd ite
Importance to our country and the world
wnh earnestly discussed but the inventor,
William H. Potter. OF cliftdn Park y. y,
hhs been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, aud has demon
Atrhtod its utility and prncticnbiliIy.
After suffering many partial failures III
compounds of lime In all It's various forms
and phhsea4-in sand. granite, plaster. min
erai coal. clay OF various Kinds marble
dust, sonp-atonr, cement coal.taf, veEe-
table tar, nspbaitun. etc.--in all the pro-
pol tiens and eombinat ionA fbatnn intel
figent ind invcntive mind could suggest,
tor fourteen pears. lie tried the eiats-At one
also. IN many combinations befoff he dis
covered that naiure's NV OF reconstruction
WINS exceedingly simple, requiring only
altten Ia hold the pariieIeA 40 connection
Gil time nndtho action Of the elomerts
II ever n roof leaks, 10 win be ewing 20
other causes than the decay OF the cover
ing. IL will bs because the waiter COCA
round, not through IT,. IL ~ uaeqttatcd IA "a
paint over new tin, and would preserve IT,
many years without further attention,
and should be used for that purpose in-
stead of paint. n will repair all defects in
OFT Tin ro9fs. such nh rust-hoica, cracks, and
Sresf and inn,g s n,a nj much less cost
Than IA tin-smiih could afford TODD II. even
ia his imperfect manner. pld ROOFS 81
every de 4cription can be repaired tnurh
moro disrabtu aud choaply w.t. Paste
Sttfe than with any % her ~ nterini eNtiht.
N'oni-fnr is found To bc the Nlrcious "le-
rnent alike OF coal aud alnte: ntd ~ wax
stsscOpered, not fnronL6d. ANA FcfenLinc IN r
tAbiiAhing tho fact that its>eA loaur" 10
neat and cold, wet aud drv, servoa Only to
reconstruct the two elements ia their con-
dition-Hot.tp SLATE.
pLASTfC, Sf.d TE ~ SUPERIOR no TIN.
D.. u. cause IL Is n better non conductor Of
heat. 4 he rooms under 10 VIII he cooler
IN GUNNER aud warmer ia winter
.. n will not rust.
3. II viii not break or crack open like tin
da~a wne.e iotntod
A. IL is lcsig dangerous. Dr. Tying = CHI rch,
one of the flnoet Ia New York. was burned
IN Sovembor. 1863. eausing loss of E2j0,-
OOu. nom u IRE ia rs TN root, from thu bra-
zlaie. of some msu who were repairing ~,
o. ~ needs no painting, which on On
amounts in 81 few years 10 tho entire cost
of Plastic State R0oj.
9. because u costs hay as much. and lasts
ltOfce as tong.
MANNER or MAKING HNEW PLAS-
TIC Stat ROOE
II Ia not necessary To- match. or tongue
aud groovaatho shoeting- boards; bur The
laid, the better and more durable the roof
viii be. They should by ali means be seat
Nioubie lining of good roofing felt ~
laid In shingle form, each edge being fast
enad down with eleats This lining Ia de-
boards. Lost their shrinking and swellin x
should in1ure the covering. After the pro-
cess of telling or lining the roof IL CONF
pleted, the maAtic, mixed to the Consist
enoy of thick mortar tbern0 more than
three. Joftrths siafcl, Is then spread upcn the
felt about onc-eightb OF an inch thick.
with "a trowcl or brush, nnd furnishes IL
complete Fferfbfe State RooT.
1 have. nj considerable expense, obtained
from 1.-THE Plastic Slate Joint Stock Conn
pnuy, OF New York; mn exclusive right
Tor Evansville and Vanderburgh County,
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc
q aud copper CUTTERS.
Presenf price for new Plastic slate Roofs
eight dollars per square of ten feet same
applied To now or old tin roof, four dollars
per square. Cutters repaired at reasonable
rates na tn size, and ut these prices all work
viii be kept In order taccidents excepted,
flee years, mt the expiration OF which time
~ will be better than when new.
We have tho privilege OF referring te
the following parties for whom we hnv.
applied the Plastic slate Roofing: X. -
Tonpy, Esq.: John ]. Deig, Esq. Messrs
Rcitzand Haney. VIM. Heiman, Esq
u Megsra. Gilbert ~ CO.; Mark Sherwood
ESQ, jos ph +. Elliott ESQ; Mctsrs
Forth, Bowlea Y Co.; Anthony Hcis, Esq.
Evansville National Bank
s+ft Orders for roofing or repairing may hs
: left at my Lumber Yard Onco. corner a
Nam and seventh streets, or with my
Agent. Charles NJ. rileston, Esq.
Evansville. lad, April ist. 1857, lapi don