The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-22
MANY USES FOR PAPER.
,,utive Yankees Have Devised Some
peculiar Modes of Em pioying 1t.

,rtive Yankees Have De vised some
peculiar Modes of Employing
vs have had the golden age and the
I.,n age and various other ages, but
r. present will probably be known rs
n. wooden or paper age. Paper dress
Lr,,erlal masquerading as silk is the
/. lost invention in the paper line, aud
|, ,ea,eps 70 drive the silkworm out OF
rslpcss Spruce savdust, cotton or
Jr,e waste and alcohol are put into the
f-sebine and come out at the other end
Islnlng. dclicately colored. rustling
Irts suitable for the most fastidious
(. .dy's gown. or course. this paper silk
/, ,,csnt wear SO well as the real fabric,
n, think how much cheaper IL will be.
enthusiastic paper manufacturers
az tho new woman and the new man
L, an dine off paper dishes. IL is not
Srnrobable that the hat of the future
In be an indestructible paper affair.
S,nervlous to fire or water. over In
6aris any enterprislng milliner will be
Sbe TO show you stylish bonnets and
ats made entirely OF paper. frame.
srlmmlng. ornaments and all. Parasols
|, naper do not seem to have been
Itourh, of yet, but satchels and trunks
|, naper are common enough. The pa
M trunk. despite its frail sound. IL
No despair of the baggage smasher.
refuses to smash.
So do paper car wheels. They have
.cp IN use for years on some of the
o,, important railroads in this coun-
II must not be supposed that the
khcels are made entirely of paper
h.. material only forms the interior
heU Having been subjected TO terrific
-e,.urc. II is nodded and firmly bolt.
70 the outer rim, which is of steel.
treater durability and lightness are
aimed for these wheels. but don't let
10 idea Of lightness lead you TO get
nder one. If you do, you may possl-
y have use for one of the paper cof-
M which are being turned out at
holcsae by firm ut Westfield,
lass
The railroad train OF the future Is
Kelly not only TO have paper wheels,
h, To run on paper rails. These are
ade entirely Of paper. and are formed
molds under great pressure. They
ave been used TO some extent in Rus.
d and Germany, and are said TO be
be- from many Of the defects of the
bluary steel rail.
Papcr horsoShOcs are another Euro.
ban invention. Among the advan.
ICES claimed for them Is that they
Maintain Il rough surface. enabling
e horse 10 get good grip on the
routh pavcmcnts. German paper
akerS have put on the market sub
lance called "papier sculptor, which
used instead of clay for modelling.
is simply paper pulp kept soft
ough to be worked. Papicrmache
ngs and wall decorations are very
shlonablc. They may look like lcath-
or brocade or thousand and one
pndsome embossed effects. but they
fe wood pup. Just the same.
The house-furnishing departments In
e biz shops furnish interesting evil
Fnce of the extent to which paper en-
RS into ordinary life. Paper pals and
bs are appreciated by the suburban
weller who hasn't "set" tubs. They
fe much lighter and easier TO keep
ran, rs well as cheaper than the old
yle so is the much-abused cuspidor.
bach baskets. berry baskets and but
boxes are made of paper, and al
ost everything under the sun-salt,
hich used to come in pretty blue and
bite bags; oatmeal. crackers, ice
am candy, shoes, corsets. dresses
sent home in paper box. In Japan,
icy say. some folks live In paper
buses. and in this country paper boats
b IN use. Nor must the necessary
ver pipe he forgotten. Paper pipes
carrying water, steam or electric
are not uncommon. As cOnduits
electricity they are considered safe,
eu though the wire be not insulated.