The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
Queer Uses OF Paper.

Nothing of recent years have given a
greater incentive 10 the exercise Of the
forester's art than the discovery of the
method Of making paper out OF wood
pulp. Wood pulp to-day SUPPLIES 5000
weekly and daily periodicals with pa
per. and each year the number increases
from 10 TO ~ per cent, making the demand
upon the spruce forests so great as to
threnten their extinctions unless intel
ligent efforts are made to preserve them.
In Germany. where the manufacture
Of wood pulp is even greater than I'm
this country, the forester's art is eXer-
cised so that the forests steadily keep up
the supply. 1t is 10 initiate this method
Of using but not abusing the natural
spruce forests here that paper makers
are trying 10 buy up the large areas OF
woodland covered by these trees
In the arts OF trades new uses are
found for paper every year, so that the
demand increases as fast as the Droduc-
ton. The records at the Patent Office
in Washington show an astonishing num-
Der Of uses to which paper is put and ap-
plicatons are made for patents for other
queer inventions that never see the light
Of day.
Cigar boxes are made OF paper and
Favored with cedar oil TO give the i'm
preston that they are manu3 ctured of
cedar. Medals are pressed QUE Of paper
and then coated with a preparation 10
make them resemble either silver or
bronze. Similarly cornices, panels, and
frieZeS are moulded out or the paper
pulp, and both interior and exterior ar
chitectural effects are obtained at re-
latively low cost by this method.
The manufacture Of car wheels out OF
paper Is an old story. Ii Is probably Ito
good results obtained with them that
suggested the idea OF coating ironclad
men-of-war with paper Inventors are
now working on the problem or hnding
a preparation either or compressed paper
or Of compressed ramie that Will form
a huIlet-Droof coating for war vessels.
The car wheels and steam pipes made OF
paper admit OF being moulded ana formed
10 suit any purpose, ana " is suggested
that by using paper tor coating armor
plate could be formed like fish scales
with tiny overlapping plates. The sur
face could be made rough or smooth, and
besides giving more strength TO the steel
armor the paper coating would protect
the metal from corrosion' .A,oA
Another queer use 10 winch paper
promises TO be put is I'm the manufacture
81 telegram nOles. The paper noleS are
hollow. and are made from paper pulp,
and then caoted with slllcate or potash
70 nreserye them. Electric corduits in
successfuI use are made out OF paner
nuln and also steam and water pipes OF
great strength and durability. Paper
roofing material is so common that II is
iLnneressarv to mention II. and also
noner rails basins. and pans.
Trodar.akers are using cheap collins
messed out OF paper pulp. when polished
and starred such collins are almost as
, ~ as those of wood. They last
iong"r IN the ground than collins Of wood
~ rr,n.ai and they can he Theoretically
scaled better than the heavy metal cot.
frs. a,,.. 49,,
, 10 for very small children but
hS psa' Scomnodious. staunch boats are
nov manufactured out OF paper pulp.
They can resist the w nets, ana nd are light;
earciis and cigar holders made OF paper
e sra in daiiv use. and even carpets and
are .. rs are manufactured In a limit
cd ed way out OF paper. The mattresses
arr NTH springs imbeded in the com
n ,ooi,Ier Artificial straws for drinking
, D"S,' averages, which are superior to the
natural straws, are being placed on the
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