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


faper car wheels are composed entirely
OF paper rings pressed together under n
weight OF six tons. aud then fastened by
means of bolts and steel fire put on them,
when they are ready for use. Laid loosely
the rings stack as high as the shoulders IF
! an ordinary man. Under treatment ,bcv
SINK TO tie thickness required. If the tirs
wears or falls off the wheel, or the train run,
from the track, there would be no danger
'' .he'' breaking, as they are very flexible
ana would spring A paper ball can be
rendered so solic that nothing but diamond
the mill is square block Of fi compressed pa.
per fastened on n turning lathe, and so
hard that, if 6ne steel chisel is held
against 1t when it is moving. instead of cut.
ting the paper it will break the chisel into
a.hundred pieces. The strength is astonsh.
ing. You can take 95 note of the bank
OF England, twist it into kind of rope.
suspend 339 pounds upon one end of it,
aud 1t will not injurc it in the slightest de-
gree. Bath tubs and posts are formed by
COMPRISING the paper made out Of lincu
hbrcs and annealed-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 hammer and rot injurc them
Plates compressed and anncaled are very
durable yod can not only wash them, but
drop them upon the floor and stand upon
them The fork can be used for any prac-
>ieakR2cPeResapa the knife can. always be
colored nke kS7<sssl .. ~ 81
Bedstead are fashioned the same as car
wood, converted into picture frames and
colored like walnut, cherry and the like.
Bedsteads are fashioned the Same as car
wheels, only of strips instead of rings
The" are very beautiful and lasting.--
Cooking or heating stoves arc also aunealed,
and it is impossible to burn them out. They
arc less costly than iron. A house can be
literally constructed of and furnished with
every convenience in paper. The printing
press, type and al! the fixtures of the Office
could be concocted of this material, and
more cheaply than cf the ordinary kind. A
complete steam engine can be thus manu>
factured and do all required duty Clothes
and shoes will come in the future. Twenty
nine hours arc needed to transfer linen fibre
into car wheel
Solid card like paper was made as early
as the fifth century, but it is stated on the
authority of the Arabian historians. and
largely conceded. that linen paper did not
conc Into use until 1870, or, at most, but
a short time before. The cotton card or
paper known previously was of thick, coarse
Toolly texture, brittle aud inferior. There
is still some demand for hand made paper
and in corner of the l.. L. Brown Paper
company at Adams are simple and inexpen-
I'VE appointments for the production of pa.
per as it'was substantially made one, two and
'hree hut dred ysdk ago. The call comes
nrgely for uses in making architectural di S~-
nss-for drawing paper, in 'short-in con
sequence of the fact that il will not stretch.
point indispensable in accurate drawings.
The paper can be erased and rewritten upon
A brisk demand has sprung up for those
papers for wedding and society invitation
cards, billet doux, personal correspondence,
llso for busines houses whero recherche
stationery is desirable. S>.~
SUNsrnoKE Says DR.. Foote's Health