The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-21
MANY USES FOR PAPER.
Inventive Yankees Have De vi.ed Some
Peculiar Modes of Em mpIoyiug II.

Inventive Yankees Have De vi.ed Some
Peculiar Modes of Employing IL.
We have had the golden age and the
Iron age and various other nges, but
the present will probably be known as
the wooden or paper age. Paper dress
material masquerading as silk Is the
latest invention in the paper line, and
threatens TO drive the silkworm ont OF
business. Spruce sawdust, cotton or
jute waste and alcohol are put into the
machine and come out at the other end
shining, deicately colored, rustling
silks. suitable for the most fastidious
lody's gown. or course, this paper silk
doesn't wear SO well as the real fabric,
but think how much cheaper II will be!
Enthusiastic paper manufacturers
Say the new woman and the new man
will dine off paper dishes. 1t IL not
improbable that the hat of the future
will be an indestructible paper affair,
impervious to fire or water. Over I'm
Paris any enterprlsing milliner will be
able 10 show you stylish bonnets and
hats made entirely of paper, frame,
trimming, ornaments and all. Parasols
of paper do not seem 10 have been
thought OF yet, but satchels and trunks
OF paper are common enough. The pa
per trunk. despite its frall sound, Is
the despair OF the baggage smnsher.
II refuses to smash.
SO do paper car wheels They have
been In use for years on some OF the
most important railroads in this coun-
try. II must not be supposed that the
wheels are made entirely of paper.
This material only forms the interior
shell. Having been subjected TO terrific
pressure. II Is nodded and firmly bolt.
ed TO the outer rim, which is OF steel.
Greater durability aud llghtness are
claimed for these wheels, but don't let
the idea of lightness lead you to get
under one. II you do, you may posst-
bly, have use for one of the paper cof-
fins which are being turned out at
wholesale by firm at Wcstfield,
Mass.
The railroad train OF the future Is
likely not only to have paper wheels,
but to run on paper rails. These are
made entirely of paper and are formed
In molds under great pressure. They
have been used TO some extent in Rus
sia and Germany, and are said 10 be
free from many of the defects Of the
ordinary steel rail.
Paper horseshOes are another Euro
pean invention. Among the advan-
tages claimed for them IL that they
maintain rough surface. enabling
h. 90. ri hn
smooth pavements. German paper
makers have put on the market sub
stance called "papier sculptor" which
IL used instead of clay for modelling.
1t is simply paper pulp kept soft
enough TO be worked. Papiermache
ceilings and wall decorations are very
fashionable. They may look like leath-
er or brocade or "A thousand and one
handsome embossed effects, but they
are wood pulp, Just the same.
The housefurnishing departments in
the. big shops furnish interesting evi-
dence of the extent TO which paper en-
ters into ordinary life. Paper pals and
tubs are appreciated by the suburban
dweller who hasn't set" tubs They
are much lighter and easier TO keep
clean, as well as cheaper than the old
style. So Is the much-nbused cuspidor
Peach baskets. berry baskets and but
ter boxes are made Of paper, and al
most everything under the sun-salt,
which used 10 come in pretty blue and
white bags; oatmeal, crackers, ice
cream. candy, shoes, corsets, dresses
IL sent home in a paper box. In Japan,
they say, some folks live in paper
houses, and in this country paper boats
are in use. Nor must the necessary
sewer pipe be forgotten. Paper pipes
for carrying water, steam or electric
ity are not uncommon. As conduits
for electricity they are considered safe,
even though the wire be not insulated.
Pioneer Bank Treasurer.
Ill