The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-06-30
NUMBER %.
THE USES OF PAPER.

; Paper car wheels are composed cntircl
"t paper rings p.esscd together under
weight ct six toms. aud then fastened b,
"rans of b'lts and steel tire put on them
when they are ready ior use Laid looscl,
the rings stack us high as the shoulders Il
an ordinary man Under treatment the,
sink to tie thickness required If the tir.
wears or falls off the wheel, or the train runs
from the track, there would be no danger
OF their breaking, as they are very hcxibl,
ana would spring. paper ball can be
rendered 80 sole that nothing but Il diamond
the mill is a square block Of compressed pa.
per fastened on a turning lathe, and so
hard that, if Gnc steel chisel is held
against it Shcn it is moving. Instead Of cut q.
ting the paper it will break the chisel into
n hundred pieces. The strength is astonish.
iny. You can take ef5 note of the bank
OF England, twist it into kind of rope.
suspend $50 pounds upon one end of it,
aud it will not injurc it in the slightest de
gree. Bath tubs ond posts arc formed by
comprcsslng the paper made out of lincu
Gbrcs and anncalrd-that is, painted over
with composition which becomes part
thereof, and is fire proof. The tubs last
indefinitely, never leak and put in the fire
will not burn up You can beat on them
with a hammer and rot injurc them
Plates compressed and anucaled are very
durable yod can not only wash them, but
drop them upln the floor aud stand upon
them The fork can be used for any prac-
ical purpose, and the knife can always be
cooTsaa aaaffe affeec IRaapcrscan .bo sabs.isatedsfor.
BedStcad arc fashioned the same as car
wood. converted into picture frames and
colorcd like walnut, cherry and the like.
Bcd,trads arc fashioned the same as car
wheels, only Of strips instead of rings
Co"Lin or heating stoves arc also anncalcd,
and it is impossible to burn them out. They
are less costly than iron. a house can be
literally constructed of and furnished with
every convenience in paper. The printing
press, type aud al! the fixtures of the office
could be concoctcd of this lateral and
more chcnply than cf the ordinary kind A
complete steam engine can be thus manu>
featured and do all required duty. Clothes
and shoes will come in the future. Twenty
nine hours are needed to transfer linen fibre
into n car wheel.
Solid card like paper was made as carly
as the fifth century, but it iS stated on tho
authority of the Arabian historians. and
largely conceded. that linen paper did not
come into use until 1870, or, at most bur
a short time before. The cotton card or
paper known previously was of thick, coarse
woo!ly texture, brittle and inferior There
is still some demand for hand made paper
and in a corner of the j.. l.. Brown Paper
company at Adams are simple and incxpcn-
sve appointments for the production of pa,
per as it'was substantially made one, two and
three hur dred years ago. The call comes
largely for uses in making architectural di aw-
ingS-inr drawing paper, in short-in con-
of the fact that it will not stretch,
a point Indispensable in accurate drawings
The paper can be erased and rewritten upon
A brisk dcmand has sprung up for those
papers for wedding and society invitation
cards, billet dpnx, personal correspondence,
also for busincs houses whcrc recherche
stationery IS desirable.