The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-11-05

Many strong aud Durable Articles Made
From Paper Pulp.


From Paper Pulp.
We have had the golden age and
the iron age and various other ages,
bat the present, says an exchange,
win probably be known as the wood
en- or paper age. Paper dress ma
terial incorporating as silk is the
latest invention in the paper line
and threatens to drive the si1kworm
out Of business Spruce sawdust,
cotton or jute waste and alcohol are
put into the machine and come out
at the other end shining, delicately
oolored, rustling silk, suitable, for
the most fastidious lady's gown. OF
course this paper silk doesn't wear
so well 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 off paper dishes. 1t
is not improbable that the hat of the
future will be an indestructible pa
per affair, impervious to fire and
water. Over in Paris any enterpris-
ing milliner will be able to show you
stylish bonnets and hats made en-
tirely of paper--frame, trimming,
ornaments and ALL Parasols of pa
per do not seem to have been thought
of yet, but satchels and trunks of
paper are common enough. The pa
per trunk, despite it's 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 country. 1t must not be sup
posed that the wheels are made en-
tirely of paper. This material only
forms the interior shell. Having
been subjected to terrific pressure,
it is nodded and firmly bolted to
the outer rim, which is of steel.
Greater durability and lightness are
claimed for these wheels, but don t
let the idea of lightness lead you to
get under one. If you do, you may
possibly bsccve use for one of the pa
per collins which are being turned
out at wholesale by firm az West
field, 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 pres
sure They have been used to some
extent in Russia and Germany and
are said to be free from many of the
defects of the ordinary steel rail.
Paper horseshoes are another Eu-
ropean invention. Among the adj
vantages claimed for them is that
they maintain rough surface, en-
aiding the horse to get a good grip
on the smooth pavements. German
paper makers have put on the market
a substance called "papier sculptor,
which is used instead of clay for
modelling. 1t is simply paper pulp
kept soft enough to be worked.
Papier maohe ceilings and wall
decorations are very fashionable
They may look like leather or bro
oade or thousand and one hand
some embossed effects, but they are
wood pulp just the same.
The house furnishing departments
in the big shops furnish interesting
evidence of the extent to which pa
per enters 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 Water
coolers are made of paper. So is the
much abused cuspidor.
Peach baskets, berry baskets and
butter boxes are made of paper, and
almost everything under the sun
salt, which used to come in pretty |
blue and white bags; oatmeal, crack
ers, ice cream, candy, shoes, corsets,
dresses-is sent home in a paper
box. Baltimore News.