Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-10-29


PAPER TIMBER AND VEGETABLE PARcu-
MENT.-At the American Institute Fair, in
New York, there are one exhibition paper
doors, pals and tubs, are to which the New
York Tribune makes the following remarks
Near the door of the dining hall We see
two specimens Of a material designed to re-
place wood and earthenware in utensils,
doors, lamp stands, and applicable to many
uses. One preparation is called straw pa
per and the other PAPER mache. The straw
paper is prepared by taking a large sheet of
common straw pasteboard, soaking it in
warm glue, laying it on die or mould Of the
hardest wood Or OF metal, adding other sheets
till the required thickness is obtained, then
subjecting the whole to strong pressure.
Upon releasing the screw sheet is present
ed OF the size OF the panels of q door, nearly
as stiff as a board, elastic and tough, free Of
all tendency to shrink or swell, and this can
be made 100 per cent cheaper than the same
could be fashioned from wood. A good door
can be sold for dollar, yet leave its maker
far gain. By enamel and varnish mar
bic finish may be given or the rare wood
initiated. The papisr- mache is quite diff
tcrent article. A good strong pulp is pre-
pared as In ordinary paper making and stiff
tened with glue or cement the constituents
OF which are not made public. This cement
makes the substance impcryious to water
and fre-proof. BY moulds the pulp is made
to take any required from, as that of a tub,
pail, milk pan, IL Wine cooler, or spit
toon Enamal gives finish The writer
has used articles thus made ever since the
patent was obtained, and it must be pro-
nounced great advance in the material for
all utensils. a pail Of papier-mache will
outlast SIX of the best oak. No trash or
filth leaves the least odor on its inner surface
Ia short when well made, we have here
naaterlai as tough as leather and as clean as
glass,
The substance known as vegetable parch-
| ment, or parchment paper, continues, to find
many varied applications in addition to that
Of replacing parchment for deeds and other
purposes. Among these may be mentioned
its preparation in large sheets for use in sick
beds, and protection against moisture. Il is
much superior for this purpose to India rub
Der, besides being cheaper, and it is very
readily washed. Ice bags, for the applica-
ton of ice to various parts of the body in
sickness, are also made Of it, replacing ami
NAL BLADDER. 1t is also used in the prepara-
tloa Of seed bags, and, in fact. for almost
any purpose requiring a material both strong
and durable as well as waterproof This
paper is readily printed upon, taking tints
both plain and colored, and can be readily
written upon with a pencil or lux. The thin
qualities can be used as tracing paper. As
a waterproof and air tight material for fas.
tenlng down corks in bottles, covering pre-
serve Or pickle jars, &c !, it can scarcely be
surpassed. It is easily pasted, especially if
the parts to be united are first moistcned
with alcohol -Whi.g
The new Senator from Tennessee, Hon.
Henry Cooper, was born near Columbia, in
Maury county, Tenn, is about IS years Of
age, and is the son Of successful merchant.
He was educated at jackson College, in Col
umbia, studied law there, and has practiced
his profession in Shelbyville, Tennessee. In
politics he was an Old Line Wing, and on
the breaking out of the war sided with the
United States Government He was ap-
pointed by Gov. Brownlow one Of the cir
cult judges of the State, which position he
filled until 1867, when he resigned and be-
came Law Professor in the Lebanon Law
School. Subsequently he removed to Nash
vile, and was elected Senator to represent
that District in the Legislature over W. L.
Stone, the Stokes nominee, and, being a
member of the Legislature, he has just been
elected United States Senator He was a
violent opponent Of the restrictive franchise
measures passed by the egslature in 1865,
1866 and 1867, and, in common with his
brother, Edmund Cooper, was known as a
Conservative Unionist He is considered
an able lawyer, and q gentleman of high
culture
Duncan Cooper, one of his brothers, was
noted Confederate partisan leader during
the war, and enjoyed in Tennessee almost as
much notoriety as Mosby did in Virginia.
We get the above facts from the New
York Tribune.