The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-21

doubtful whether so sweeping a prom ise can be kept, particularly regarding the stage and accessories, but all inflaM- mable material can be rendered harm less by asbestos paint. Asbestos paint can be had ih all shades, can be made to produce ''veritable dreams of dec oration. As to asbestos wall paper, there Is some able to withstand a temperature of 800 degrees At a recent test one wrote his name on a piece of paper and after the, test the signature could be as easily read as before. The ink used was con- posed of ultra marine, a color formed of the mineral called lapis lazuli.
 Well-to-do men in America and Ed rope have long used asbestos writing pa- per for important documents. because they are indestructible. Gaspard Meyer of Paris. invented the first asbestos writ ing paper. so-called. placed on the mar kct. It stood the fire test very well, bat crumpled into dust as soon as touched. Tho asbestos writing paper now used is prepared according to the Ladenzig meth cd, and so perfect it was as to allow It's use in photography. If you want your photo admired by your great-great- grand children, have 1t done on platin-asbestos paper.
 Asbestos for building purposes Is work ed into forms like plaster of Paris. Smooth. as glass, hard as marble and withal beautiful to look upon, there is no reason, outside of the increased cost, why not all buildings of public resort should be constructed of this material within and without.
 When dampened, asbestos may be hand led like felt and placed around pillars. cornices, staircases. etc., rendering them the har1pnS
 The iron pillars supporting balconies in play houses and stores in skyscrapers be- come in case of fire, by their very nature, sources of grave danger if uncovered by asbestos, for the heat is liable to render them red hot, bend, and eventually melt them, so that one story after the other tumbles in. As bestos can and does pre- vent this tremendous danger, as fire can not penetrate to the iron parts, and con- sequently their usefulness as pillars and bracers remain unimpaired
 Test in Woden House. In proof of the above a test was ar ranged some little time ago in this neigh borhood for the benefit of some visiting ! asbestos magnates. An old house was bought and divided into two equal halves by partition reaching from roof to eel | lar. Then one-half was covered parti- | tion, walls floors and ceilings. doors
 staircases. mantels and all with asbestos. | After inflammable material, dry wood
 straw and paper had been heaped up in
 all rooms on both sides of the house. the | whole was drenched with kerosene and fired. The pile burned for two hours when the non-asbestos-clad was wined out. while the other was found intact | save that the wood, paper and straw in the different stories had been consumed
 In one of the rooms an inscription. placed on the wall with fireproof paint, had re- mained readable, thGIgh blackened by smoke.
 After that it is hardly necessary tc point out that theatres, including scenery draperies and wooden stage floor, can h, made absolutely freproof. The cost, ot course, win be considerable, but that is the lookout of the great American peopl, favoring the absorption of natural re sources by combinations of financiers Count d'Aldini, in Paris. advocate asbestos uniforms for firemen at the be ginning of the last century, under Napo 1 leon I.
 Asbestos has been successfully intro duced in the household. Asbestos wick outlive the best and most expensive lamp asbestos covers save the finely-polishe, mahogany table from injury by ho plates; the ironer will not burn if sh protects her hand with an asbestos rag
 Asbestos carpets would be a godsent