The Daily Tombstone., 1886-05-24
The Latest Tl.ine i.a Palms.

l
 provement upon principles already
 formulated in mechanics and chemis-
 try, America, which may almost he
 termed the home of invention, has
 more than "held her own," both in
 the number and importance of new
 ideas, which add to the comfort and
 happiness of mankind. The improve
 ment in paints has Kept pace with the
 spirit of the age, and it would seem
 that in the P. & E. paint, made, pa
 tented and sold by the Parafine Paint Company, whose head offices are at No. BIO California street, in this city, the GcrIe of perfection had been reached, and thdt further improve ment in this line would not b8 t5os- sible. The great desideratum has been to provide material which, while acting as a covering, would at tue same time be preservative of the material on which it is used from the natural forces of the elements, such as the c0rrosion of metals, the rotting and decay of woods and flores, and, of | paramount importance, which would offer successful resistance to the ra- wages of fire. As said before, the P < B. paint fills these requirements, the severe tests to wliich 1t has been put, having proved its efficacy and undoubted aGperiority to any pre- 2aration or tiaterial in use. A Journ- al reporter on interviewing the Para fine Paint Compsny was more than edihed at what he saw. A shingle roof Is exhibited, which after receiv- ing one coat of this paint, was covered with shavings and inhammable wood and set atire ill the pI esepce of Chief Engineer Scannell, captain of the Fire patrol, Russell White, and John L. Durkee, Fire Marshal of the s. F. Fire Department. The fire having consumed the surrounding wood, shavings, etc., tie roof was fouad to be uninjured, the fire not having been able to overcome the protecting coating of paint. This fact IS certi fed to by the gentlemen mentioned, and is conclusive proof of the wonder ful salamander-like properties claimed | for the P. & B. paint. Of it's great 1 efficacy as a preservative of metals ! iron pipes, gates, water tanks. etc. 1 there is no question of t imparting no taste to the water, numerous testimonials to this effect being pro- duced from men high in commercial | and government affairs, among them Ii. Sglussler, chief engineer of the i Spring Valley Water Works, and | Commodore Russell and Civil Engin- ger Wolcott, of the United States Navy. One of the most extraordinary things about this paint, apart from its great merits alluded to, is the cheap ness aL which it is supplied; not ex- ceedihg in cost that of ordinary i cUmn!on paint. As natural result uf these facts, the demand for the P < B. paint has steadily increased, and the compauy's factory, near Shell Mound Park, is kept busy in turning out its varied line of goods. Branches gre established at New York, Chicago, and St. Louis, where tine material is meeting with the same appreciation Our readers are sttotgly recommend ed ito call and see for themselves" at the office of the Parfine Paint Com pany, No. BIO California street. MT. Tom Keefe has been appointed agent for the above paint company-and has q large supply on hand at his shop on Fourth street. 2t.
 The thermometer registered on Sunday, 99 deg; and to day 93 deg.
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