The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-10

Roofing and other purposes.
Patented February 2lst, 1865.
NlHIS INTERVENING DISCOVERY
WAS made ade h 6f own to The world by the
ing in the latter part of June, 1866, and its
importance to our country and the world
William {. Potter. or Clifton Park, n. Y.
has been carefully experimenting with the
material for many years, and has demon
strated its utility and practica bility.
compounds of7fme is Various fofm rs
e era Clay o
dust, so ip-StOne, cement, coai-tar. vege-
table tar asphaltum, etc.-in all the pro-
portions and combinations that an intel
Hgent and inventive mind could sugge- t.,
for fourteen yedrs.s He tiied the slate-stone
covered that natures law DEMONSTRATION
was exceedingly simple, requiring only
gluten to hold the particles in connection
ftl .lsne sn ana the action % the eiemerts
If ever a roof leaks. it will be owing to
other causes than the decay of the cover
ing. 1t will be because the water goes
round, not through 1t. 1t is u5leQualed as q
paint over new tin, and would preserve 1t.
and should be used for that purpose in
stead of paint. 1t will repair all defects in
Ogdtifa roofs, such as rust-holes cracks, and
breaks, making them permanently water
proof, and more durable, at much less cost
than tin-smith could afford TO do it, even
In his imperfect manner. Old roofs of
every de icription can be- repaired much
more dnrdbly and che apply with Plastic
State than with any o, her n aterial extant.
COal- taT- is foiuld to he the yisciOus eie-
ment alike OF coal and slate !. and it was
atscoUefel, not S1uented. and scientific in
tablishiag The fact that its exposure to
heat and cold, wet and dry, serves only to
recon -truct the twoeiements in their con-
dition-SaLTD SLATE.
PLA S2'IfSl. SLATE Is SUPERIOR TO TIM.
J. Because it Isl better non conductor of
4 . r. 49,.
in summer and warmer in winter.
2. 1t will not rust. - a, - =
3. 1t will not break or crack open like tin
4. 1t is less dangerous. I1r. Tyng's church.
one of the finest In New York, was burned
CO., from ire i IN sti roof rom the Il Sra bra
ziers of some men who were repairing it.
5. 1t needs no painting, which on tin
g: because q costs HAY as much, ana aasts
MANNER OF MAKING "A NEW PLAS.
TIC SLATE ROOF.
1t is not necessary to match, or tongue
and groove the sheeting-boards; but the
laid, the better and more durable the roof
will be. They should by ali-ineans be sea-
sOned. -s~ - 4. .-s.s
laid in shingle form, each edge being last
eDed down with cleats. Tins lining Is de-
signed to tasutate the roofing from the
should injure 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 Qbeang more than
three. f0lrfhs slate, Is then spread upon the
felt, about one2efghth Of an inch thick,
with a trOwel or brush, and furnishes a.
complete FLEXIBLE Slate Roof -. swes
/ have. at considerable expense obtained
from "The Plastic Slate Joint Stock Com
pauy, OF New York." an exclusive right
for Evansviileand 1yanderburgh County,
Ind, and am prepared to put on new roofs
and repair old tin roofs, repair tin, zinc
and copper cutters. go i IA Il .s
Presenr 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 at these prices all work
will be Kept in order .taccidents excer,tec1
flee gears, at the expiration of which time
it will be better IAN, when new. --xr
We have the 5privflege of referring to
the following parties fOr-Whom we have
applied the Plastic Slate Roofing: r. s..
Tenny, ESQ.,. j ohp j. Deig, Esq. MessrS.
Reitz and Haney.1 VIM. sHeilnian, ESQ
Messrs Gilbert IL Co.; Mark lsherwood
ESQ.,; Jos ephs Pc Elliott Esq. Messrs
Forth, -Bowles & Co.: Anth ony Refs, ESQ. !;
Evansville National Bank. isFe iff3'ff = -
Orders for roofing or repairing may be
left at my. LUMBER Yard ONCE. corner of
Main and Seventh Streets, orwith my
Agent, Charles M Tileston, Esq; o,,,a,
Evansville. Ind, April list, 1857, iapl ddm