The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-13
Fatented Februafy ZIst, I5Bo.
VyHIS INTERVENING DTSCOVEMg

! Roofing and other purposes.
! Patented February 2lst, 1865.
4 THIS INTERESTING DHSCOvEMT
| Il was made known to the world by tins
1 Ing in the latter part of June, 1885, and fsx
4 importance to our country and the WCrzf
vas earn etig discnsseai bnt The inventsr
has been carefully experimenting with tfbf.
material for many years, and has dein0sp-
strated its utility and practicabiliiy.
1 Alter suffering many partial failures liz
i compounds of lime in all its various foranz
| and phases-in sand, granite, plaster, nlE<-
dust, soap-stone, cement, coal-tar, veers-
/ table tar, asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
Rolli ana combinations That an initial
for fotsrteen gears. He tried the slate-stnmR
also, in many combinations, before lie dns-
covered thai natures awiofreconstructiaR
Twas exceedingly simple, requiring on2F
Tgl uten to hold the particles in connectSu
till time and the action of the eIemeufz
" II ever a roof leaks, 1T vi III be- owing On,
other causes than the decay of the cover
r l1s rd ss PfeaHse Is 'a assgSasa 60
paint over new tin, and would preserve e.
many years without further attention.
Sea Sea sfss IL Ra III Rpdae efesa
old TN roofs, such as rust-holes, cracks, and
breaKs making them permanen,fIy wa:ss Ter,
than tin-smith could AFFORD TO do IL, even
in his imPsrfsct ma1 t oid roots q
more durabty and cheaply with PJGc1G
Slate than with any o. her material extsaz-
Coal-tar is found to be the viscious eLz.-
gment alike of coal and slate; and IT ga
discovered not baUented, and scientific Ia
yestigation, as well as experience, fully es-
tabIishing the fact that its exposures ~
heat and cold, wet and drv, serves only "a
reconstruct the two elements in their caz--
dftion-SoLID SLATE. a.
PLASTIC SLA TIE is SUPERIOR TO TIN
l. Be cause II is a better non-conductoror
no t1nddr xufIl he
In summer and warmer in winter
g. 1t will not rust. --
3. Ii will not break or crack open Iiketfnf
4. 1t is less dangerous. DIR. Tyng's church
one of the finest In New York. was burnsts
in November, 1855, causing loss OF e25f.-
600, from a FIRE IN its tin roof, from the brus-
ziers of some men who were repairing Il
5. needs no painting. whicfl on ts.s -
amounts In a few years to the. entire coz
of Plastic Slate Roof. III In
8. Because IL costs hay as much, and tosss
L have. al considerable expense, obtainel
frt m e In e Elastic Slate Joint Stock.Conz
baqE OF New York, n an exclghiT Co r,g
Ind, and am prepared TO put on new rooss
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zine
Preseat price for new PLASTIC Slate Rooes
eight dollars per square of ten feet; sanpa
applied to new or old tin roof. four dollssx
rates as to size; and at these prices all worE
will be kept in order accidents exceptede
fUe years, at the expiration of which fime
1t will be better than when DEW
We have the privilege of, referring "a
applied the Plastic Slate. Roofing: RS 81
Jenny. Esq: John J: Defy ESQ.,; Messrk.
Reitz and Haney VIM Heilnaan, ESQ.,
Esq; Joseph p. Elliott, Esq; Messrx.
Forth, Bowles Co.; Anthony Refs, Esq-s
Evansville National Bank. 40Ja . LIZ
Orders for roofing or repairing may he
left at my Lumber Yard Ofuce. corner &
Main and Seventh Streets, or with Mg
JOHN F. GLOVER.
Evansville. Ind, April LIST, 1857, (apl deuz