The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-16
-arY usEy FOR PAPER.
Inventive Yankees Have Devised ssa4-
PecnIinrM odes of I'm pIoying It.

In yentive Yankees Have Devised sus2.
Peculiar Modes of Employing It.
We have had the golden age and tho
IRON age and various other ages, but
the present will probably be known as
the wooden or paper age. Paper dress
material masqueradlng as silk is the
attest invention In the paper line, and
threatens to drive the silkworm out OF
business. Spruce sawdust, cotton OF
lutte waste and alcohol are put into the
machine and come out at the other end
shining, delicately colored. rusting
silks, 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 1t VIII be
Enthusiastic paper manufacturers
say the new woman and the new mar
will dine off paper dishes. 1t is moi
improbable that the hat of the future
will be an indestructible paper affair
lmpervIous to fire or water. Over In
Paris any enterprising milllner will be
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
It 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 lei
the idea Of lightness lead you to gel
under one. If you do, you may posi-
bly, have use for one of the paper cof
ins which are being turned out al
wholesale by a firm at Westfeld
Mass.
The railroad train Of the future Il
likely not only to have paper wheels
but to run on paper rails. These arr
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 to bs
free from many Of the defects OF the
ordinary steel rail.
D.. 1r.a-hono - nnn+hnr Euro
pean invention. Among the advan'
tages claimed for them is that they
maintain O rough surface, enabling
the horse to get a good grip on the
smooth pavements. German paper
makers have put on the market a sub
stance called 'papier sculptor" which
Is used instead Of clay for modelling
It Is simply paper pulp kept soft
enough to be worked. Papiermache
ceilings and wall decorations are very
fashionable. They may look like leath
err or brocade or a thousand and one
handsome embossed effects, but they
are wood pulp, Just the same.
The house-furnishing departments II
LQ0 Dlk blOpS AulAloh LhtSAtoNAhS wa
dence Of the extent to which paper en-
ters into ordinary life. Paper pals ant
tubs are appreciated by the suburban
dwelIer who hasn't ''set" tubs. They
are much lighter and easier to keeI
clean, as well as cheaper than the ole
style. So is the much-abused cuspidor
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 ant
white bags; oatmeal, crackers, ic'
cream, candy, shoes, corsets, dresses
is sent home in a paper box. In Japan
they say, some folks live in papeI
houses, and in this country paper boat!
are in use. Nor must the necessar!
sewer pipe be forgotten. Paper pipes
for carrying water, steam or electric
lty are not uncommon. AS conduit!
for electricity they are considered safe
even though the wire be not insulated