Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-01-04
: The Age ofPaper.

III one CAP Dtileyo ali QUO Y yiiu ooV ~
au industrial exhibition 10 Loul.yil'c,
KY, the age of paper is Just 'oout
drawing. Most persons have been un-
der the impression for long time thas
TIE present age was more distinguished
for its consumption Of paper apd the
various uses to which that portean arti.
Gle is put than for anything else 10 its
wonderful industrial development but
manifold as are the the general uses OF
paper now, few people have any idea
how infinitely the list may be extended.
When the japanese made paper gar
ments that would wash, and the Ameri-
cans turned out paper car wheels that
would outwear iron ones and be super
ior in every other respect it was thought
The last stage IN progress 10 paper work-
ing bad been reached; but the Louis
Vile exhibition showed that these devi-
ces were early discoveries 10 the art. IL
has pushed away beyond them now. Ii
ia true that the world still regards paper
car heels with curiosity not unmixed
with Incredibly, but they are being
adopted rapidly by the railroad, and
many a scoffer has ridden hundreds OF
miles over paper car wheels without
knowing it. An iron car wheel is good
for zoo, 600 miles then il must be Ia
ken out and recast it may not be worn
ont but it is unsafe. It's life is gone,
and there is no telling how soon It Will
fly to pieces. A paper wheel, formed BY
the compression OF sheets oil paper un-
der enormous pressure, into solId
disk. with a thu steel tire, VIII run
.. 400 900 miles. The tire is considered
necessary for smooth running, but Tue
wheel can 20 without it, and u Tie uFe
dies II during a run, the train proceeds
to its destination without stopping 10
repair damages. Paper wheels Will not
crack in frosty weather. or break on
meeting an obstacle, as when the traln
rms off the track. Many an ACCIDENT
mas owed all Its importance to the
breaking of wheel, which has CON-
Melted into a grand catastrophe "ha'
u onld otherwise have been compara-
lively harmless derailment.
After this exhibition Of its qualities
the reader will be prepared to believe
that paper can be made very hard' DUB
scarcely for the statement that II can
he made TO resist any cutting tooi e1'
cent diamond. 1t can be mace so
hard that steel will not cut tat least
not,s ,he statement made in the LOUIS
vile Courisr-Jownal. from when We
go,her most Of the facts here gwen
paner tubs and buckets are atticles IN
use, but how many pcople
Lrow thot they can be made 10 ho'o
fire "a well az water; so that they eau
neither be soaked nor burned. ana
moreover. cannot be broken All tne
pots and pans iu the Kitchen ano' I0'
,ho, matter the range and bath-ooller
roo can be made Of paper; 80 can the
heavy dishes in the kitchen cupboard
I'D tho finer ones or the dinlng-table.
poner mates are said to be handsomer'
"a we'll as much cheaper. than the ch'-
no ones and the most destructive he'p
cannot break them. Even the knives
and forks can be made ofpapcr, ano can
be kent sharp and serviceable.
IN word Cit is the word OF An eI'
h;hi,on at the Louisville displsy)
bo.se can be built entirely ofpaper,
from foundation stone 10 cap Single
and It will last forever. Ii can 10
fornished throughout With paper. fuip
;O,;,otions of black walnut are harder
and take a better polish than the WOO"
it,elf. aud the furniture made OF ,ne"
will last longer. besides being only
fraction Of the weight an item that
will be appreciated by housekeeper''
whose muscles are strained In the pro-
cess Of sweeping and dusting' whlcA
cIUavs involves moving furniture. Inc
sanc exhibitor declared his ability 70
build aud fit out a printing onice' ITO"
tvne to press complete, all Of papsr'
and even to construct the operating
steam engine of the same material
The enthusiastic gentleman does uo'
owe any lguras to show the tensI'e
strength OF bis paper substitutes io'
wood and iron, but he gives US 10 uu'
dsrstond intcrentially that 1t Is very
great. Oue cannot build house with
out putting an enormous strain on iN
supporting paris, aud IT paper oeam'
can be made to sustain burden eqa"'
10 that which would be imposed on
wooden ones, great econonical proO-
lam ia on the verge Of solution. lne
disappearance of our forests aud 'he
crowiug scarcity of timber in eense,
oueuce have beeh troubling poiiu'ai
economists for a grea. many years.
The rapid approach OF time "hen
,;uher would become more costly 'han
iron was clearly Indicative bn' II q
working substitute can be found IN
nauer the loss of ti@ber will not 10
severely felt. nor will the waste go on
40 RAPIDLY. Paper has some mannes
advantages over wood one Of which" +"
its great lightnes', Involving less LABOR
m construction and less cost 10 tran.'
I,orta,ion : another is the case WIN
which it can be worked. being moided
Instead of carved, aud consequently
running less to waste 10 preparation,
"a tbird il ifs great cneapntss Vi