Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-27
MANY USES FOR PAPER.
Invenstvo Yankeca Havo Devised Some
PECULIAR Modea OF EmpIoyinr II,

Anventtve xnnkeca Havo Devised Some
Peculiar Modes OF Employing II,
We have had the golden age and the,
iron age and various other ages. but
the present will probably be known as
the wooden or paper age. Paper dress
material masqueradiDg as silk Is tho
latest Invention In the paper line, and
threatens to drive tho silkworm out of
business. Spruce sawdust, cotton or
5ute waste and alcohol are put into tho
machine ind come out ut the other end
SHINING, delicately colored, rustllng
SILKS, suitable for the most fastldious
lady'a gown. OF course, this paper silk
doesn't wear SO we'll as the real fabric.
but think how much cheaper It will be!
enthusiastic paper manufacturers
say the new woman and the new man
Will dine OF paper dishes. It is not
improbable that the hat OF tho future
VIII DO an indestructble paper affair,
nnpervious to fire OF water. Over In
Poris any entcrprising milllner will bo
able to show you stylish bonnets and
hats made entirely of paper, frame.
trimming, ornaments and all. Parasols
OF paper do not seem to have been
thought Of yet but satchels and trunks
= OF paper are common enough. The pa
per trunk, despite its frail sound, Is
the despair Of the baggage smasher.
1t 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. 1t 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, 1t Is nodded and firmly bolt
ed to the outer rim, which is OF steel.
Greater durability and lightness are
claimed for these wheels, but don't let
tho idea of lightness lead you to get
under one. IL you do, you may posi-
bly, have use for one of the paper cof-
fins which are being turned out ct
wholesale by firm ut Westfield,
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 IRE formed
In molds under great pressure. They
have been used to some extent in Rus.
sla and Germany, and IRE said to 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 is that they
maintain rough surface, enabling.
the horse to get q good grip on the
smooth paveInents. German paper
makers have put on the market q sub
stance called ''pnpicr sculptor" which
Is 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 mny look like leath-
er or brocade or thousand and ono
handsome embossed effects, but they
are wood pulp, just the same
The house-furnishing departments in
the big shops furnish interesting evil
dence of the extent to which paper en-
tiers into ordinary life. Paper pals and
tubs are appreciated by the suburban
dweiler who hasn't ''set" tubs. They
are much lighter and easier to keep
clean, rs we'll as cheaper than the old
style. So is the much-abuscd cusliitlor.
Peach baskets, berry baskets and but
ter boxes are made of paper, and al
most everything under the sun-Salt,
which used to come in pretty blue and
white bngs; oatmeal, crackers, ice
cream, candy, shoes. corsets, dresses
is sent home in q 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.