National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-01-24
Wood Hangings instead of Paper.

ed to the public for a long time, and
one which must come into common
use. We refer to new article for
covering the walls OF houses and
other buildings, invented by Mr..
Abbott Davis, of Cambridge, and
which will, to Il great extent. super
cede the use of common house pa
per. For example, one IN building
or repairing his house can have the
walls covered with white wood.
bird's-eye, or rock maple, beach,
cherry, white or yellow birch, chest
nut. ash. black walnut, mahoghany
or rosewood, instead OF paper. \
very delicate, simple and beautiful
machine has been constructed which
will take "A portion of a tree after it
has been cut the right length ana
width and shave it up into thin rib
bons as wide as % roll OF house pa
per. making one hundred or one
hundred and fifty to the inch. These
rellS of wood are placed on the walls
by paper hangers with paste and
brush, precisely i'll the same manner
as with paper. The wood is wet
when used and really works easier
/ than paper, because il is much more
/ tough and pliable. In these days.
when variety is sought for. one can
/ finish the walls of his house in diff.
ferent woods, to suit his taste. One
room can be finished in bird'S-eyc
maple, another in chestnut, another
in cherry, another in white wood.
and 50 ON. Thus he has no imita.
ton, but the real genuine article up
on his walls. The eye tires of set
figures, such as we have in ordinary
/ paper 'hangins, but never of nature
itself. The longer the wood hang
ing remains on the wall the more
distinct will be the grain and color
OF the wood.
the expense of wood is less than
paper. OF course If one wants to
/ make very hand some room. ne can
use expensive wood like rosewood !;
but the ordinary kinds, some of
which are very handsome, and very
cheap. The walls of Kitchens and
common rooms can be covered in
this way 50 a. to make the expense
very small. The wood can be oiled,
vanished or shellacked and then
washed at pleasure, and thus kept
perfectly clean. 1t will not crack
or split i'll using, and when on the
walls stand like solid work. Rooms
have been finished with wood hang
ingS and exposed for months to the
strongest heat from common stoves
without the slightest sign of peeling
off or Warping.
The article. when ready for use
is very thin, and log measuring
twentNctour inches in diameter
] would make one hundred and TWEEN
/ ty-live rolls containing thirty-siX
/ square feet each. One machine will
i shave two rolls per minute.
BY panncling with different kinds
of wood room may be finished ir
elegant style and made to corr 90
pond with the furniture. Fo'. ~
ample. if the furniture is ch,es.uut
with black walnut trimm' N 20 tbl
walls could be hung Wit. ne somc
kinds Of wood. Thus al tosto.
could be gratifed, and parties WI,
may use this kind. Ct han@iuo Will
find that it viii stand yery mucj
longer than parer and will rmproy,
10y age it Las already been uscC
III Soln' Of our firSt-class houses. a,
wei as in those Of moderate cost
ana has given perfect satisfaction
1t IS destined 70 take the place o
paper, and when properly under
stood and appreciated it will com,
INTO general use. Any one can see
samples Of nearly all kinds OF wood
on the walls Of a room at No. 80 XII
~ street. up two flights, now til,
headquarters of the company. The
invention is certainly worth the ut
f tention OF builders and hou>ekccp
crS.-Commcrciai BWictiR.
REMEDY FOR DIPTHERIA.-ThC