Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-23

If glass csn be made U take the place
of wood for railway ties, the useful
ness OF that beautiful crystalline sub
stance for 4 thousand ether equally
importauC and more notable purposes
IS at once established, Tempered
glass" says a writer, ''can b. obtained
il great pieces. gifted with power OF
resis lance OF hich its specific light
ness, compared with heavier metals,
,eoulI not give the least presumption.
Ii can now be used, notably in car
pentry. for posts, ,IstS, tie, and but
tresse,. IL combin tie advantages
Of strength and incOrTuptibiliIy IN
contrast with ali aJmOSpherical agen-
cies, a, well as with all chemical fac
tors, and, consequently, is Of perPetu-
al duration. And then, We are fHrther
assured ii is comparatively very cheap.
beiug now. at the outset, no more ex-
pausiNe than the same weight of iron !;
and, as a matter OF course, as the de-
mard increases there will be declin e
in the price, until it will be as cheap
as wood. II this should be the case,
there seems to be no reason why its
use shO-ld not be extended almost
without limit. We may expect, then,
that the house and the household
utensils Of the future will be material
notifications ofpresent style-infinlte-
~ more durable, cleanly and beau l.
ful. House painting and granting Will
take its place among the Outworn arts
Tue root and the various floors might
be made OF glass, and even the walls
might be made Of this materlal-dOuble
plates securing a dead-air space for
warmth IN winter by converting the
enclosed space into a hue for the
heated air curreuts. We should then
have buildings which, In the matter
OF Lightning, ould be perfection
Slch walls would be translucent.
While they would admit the passage
of ight, they would not permit objects
10 lie visible through them, so that
They would have ali the advantages of
beng perfectly lighted they would be
impeIy.ous 10 imVertiment Observa-
ton. Men could then not only live
in glass houses. but might throw stones
without lear OF having ,heir own dem
iyiIes sulyerei d atoms IN return. For
foundation walls and basement doors
nothing NOR. fiJtiug can be conceived.
excluding dampuesS, mould, and rust;
aJalisLiuE "a $, mice, cOckrOacheS, ,and
every species oi insect 50 sauOving tc
careful housewives. Bat even if this
tempered glass should not come iuIo
.-r Ior the construction of entire
Lul.Iiug-, it could Je made TO play an
important part in the matter OF decora-
ron. A. is known. this substance can
ue cllur.d 10 amy shade OF any hue,
and iu llis yGIegsteI form its orna-
mental Use w8I.I afford the architect
al. a-rl~. lImiJ.e-- field. For arches, |
Tor latreucr columns, panels, window
frames, doors alG door frames, corn
ices. centre pieces, mauieIs, and ali
Tia. -aI, 90 L-i,h Ii would be capable !
u. infinite diversity in form, color, and /
ar-l-ug elect. Ana then IL is probable |
-4-l -aa~ II tae projecting features |
ol l., Interior of q budding -pOrches, |
tty Windows, balconies, otc.-mi-bj |
Dee made ot glass of any desired color.
ua.-A DO .ae suu woI.d produce al. /
-ag.- % changing irldcs-eut effect |
ans -.ys .a 4I,-i-vuce all The appear
-.-s y. q lally palace.