Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-03-19
Preservation OF Weed.

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The superiority Of eoal-isF over sali. a.
aIrsseTvaIive Of timber. spresn 10 Be :
veil established fact. although the latter
is very generally used. One Of the shiel
objections to salt is iis liability to be DIS.
solved BY water or dsmpucss while from
this defect eOal-iar is rnIi.ely free. aud il
viii not only project the wood from the
attacks Of insects, but will also guard il
fcom other causes Of decay aud keep il
s.Gnd for an indefinite length Of time
Between timbers which are 10 be laid ono
ahove the other an ample layer OF coal-iar
Is OF the very greatest value aud the siIls
uf buildings that are to rest on foundations
walls. the lemons on mohises Wheihcr Of
'diidini or ofg'tes. fence, VI o'her s,ruc.
lures, the upper d Vt the slrcpcrs OF
'a'ns the Gu Is uf The lee. or aud the
g"n' Ia witch the, a'e placed, will all be
Immensely increased ia durability il iiorr.
ally SMEAR d with roal-iar. The same i,
tac Gaze, 10 a still more marked extrui,
'lth bridges au'i as in the ererluu ell
'nich It h .s hecn said ,hat bairei ri
root tar applied t. the jUinis may lie
'or'h Il"nsau'ls of dOilafS. The causv If
he tall OF bridges is usual vel the wear.
~ out of the wood, bur T. decay aud
"hcrcver two surfaces runs k,geihrr. as
The joints, in such way a, to r tain
nc moisture which will speedily fnd its
way To iiea, Sh's iccay i, ineritab c unless
he'emed by some preservalivc agent. a
yer Of coalta has been found. il anil
''se cases, extremely useful aud fife.
ial.
Among the substances anil processes
'np'oysd Tor tins purpose, immcrsing ia
'aratfin has been successfully tested; al.
hongh. as the mere immersion gives thel
'ond onIy supi rGcial coat, sill fur. ,
er Improvement is made by first tnor
u ghly drJ ing the YOU'D aud then INNER. ,
lrg II IN tlv arailiu. where. by IA new
'"aeSs. IT is heated under Il pressure If ,
70" live To eight atmospheles, The rarai. !;
u being has forced same distance into l.
he body OF the eooi, and excrtinp II .
alter pIcscrvalivc inauencr than VIII. =,
eraIy applied 10 the sui ace. :,
Lime is also found to he vaImb n ri
'escrver OF wood. the fact having tcen -
diced that ships ahch carr Iime has, .,
uch longer Than others. An insra.ce :
recorded in which platform Of nine =,
a"SS which had been used to mix mar. 81,
on by three generations of worknleu. =,
thcr, son and grandson. was then tErouu -,
idc and suffered to remain On the gruuu1 ..,
IL hacome overgro"n with grass and -,
'elS' After the lapse Of sixty years ,
pIanks were taken up and found to b., ~.
hrm and hard as When first laid down. -,
II block pavcmrIis and even for trana -.
uses 1t Is sail that liz q can br pr, G,a. I
! used a. preventative, il helm. in the Ii,
ter case compactly filled in between 49,,
Iath aud the siding. The Oh nese Ii,
20 process Of rendering wooden arti. c.,
s. such as chests, and even baske,s of ,,o
NV Or pasteboarl structures, impervi. In,
to water and thus to some extent So.
from decay. by applying to them a .v.
n'sh made by beating to gruther fr.sh : :,
ID with quick limo. 1t gives 10 the -,
sci a red rough and not very elegant ..s.
earance hut its usefulness atones for
slight fault.
% make wood last a long time in the
nnd' the following preparation is high.
recommended lake boi,Gl iuseed oil
III puiver@ed charcoal to the con,is
y OF paint, and put coat of this '
lure over the timber. Wood Thus
pared will, it is said, last longer in
srounn than ron-will, outlivc, in fact
generation which sees it put down.
anordlng IN most .es, to say the
t. sufficient degree of durability.