The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-15
THE EARTH 0NE-TWELFTf1 ALUMINIUM.

toricsraces. Much8of the pre- historic pot
terry bears the impress OF the willow bas-s
kets In which t is nodded, but much of IT Il
also thus
development OF Tho ariolls prehistoric
races. 5ssi5s b
Z ono OF the most interesting uses to
which fine clay has been put is that Of
furnishing writing material OF the most
durable kind Yrlters5 Of he snresentstin1c
disappointed. from the fact that the paper
made out Of wood pulp, whicttis now uni
yersally5 used u is ex extremely perisha bic N
strength. it's scarcely ever SO freed from
chemicals that It will not coon corrode,
and besides it furnishes exec Lent food tor
book worms high authority has re. r,
cd at the present time which will be slegi-s
BILE a hundred years from. now. But tho
clay ia blets on which Babyl MAN chool-3
ed their sums in arithmetic several thou
sand years before the Christian era are
sstill as egible as when they were first
tine times needed but a. slender eauipment.too
mt himself for the mech Meal part Of his
work, "a N accessible clay bank would
him q plastic material Which he
could spread into thin plates on which to-
inscrbe his thoughts with a sharp-pol nted6
piece Of S lick or a piece OF bone In as deli
icate lines as he might wish. which, when
mortaiIzingS ones thoughts as Is possible
by any human device,
Il In rainl ess countries sun-dried brick fur
finishes a sufficiently substan ttal material
Snsas 9Y ara aa hs a sSs
easily made and furnish habita lions which.
both ana Gog. ha%sas
lii Egypt. where, as ~ tho da vs. Of the
dried brick Is mixed with straw TO give.
made without any admlxture ct straw;
Bricks Of both these classes are still found
nadfe BY ne rh o1'Ss
Sc Hgypt RSs
l.lonia, ION which most OF the villages are
built, have gradually grown through the
building series o. uHl'aksa pIIiiea
Burnt brick forms the NEST i'm tmR|,o q e #
building material ~ the World,a prdinarllyt
ts fam n Han red M Burning thus
Einasses N Of buildings that q ne found IN
aaSrp e te hai gafsss fs ssss
H rs a clay in extensive use hlcll, " men
burned s9los Esssy psa e.
irl fos building is enssnpus. and, since
4 Wood Isl becoming more and more scarce.
Y Il ID likely to be much grea ter ~ the
{ future. In 1909 the value of the brick a nd
G lie mani fuatHre N the United STATES
i 1900, OOi q over the q preceding year and
4 near double what 1t was five years be fore,
l8Oiiio and PennsylYlnia are by far he
i largest producers pf brick and tile, the
former producing $la,7SQ,Q00 worth, The
7 latter sl5. 057 900 worth, !, Next ~ order
S7asl o06. Nav Jersey, So ls0 600 Missouri,
\ $5,ll2,OD0, and lnd!ana,S s4422s, 600 "a fQlr
Il MIA, Colorado, love- and Massaet lusettH
produce more than $2 CO., oeo worth each,
While all the other 3 va ties fall helow that
amount. ~, i{st
& Sirl,e prrer qualities ~ lay make u
lra brick which "A very tTet9r ans rs
account OF their. hardin ess, Il for street paye-
Y mixture of sand and several q her ma To-
Walls being Of no dlsAdyant ag ~. lilt kllln
pure material for flEs brick, IS LARGELY g, y
seams of coal. In almost al cases llo
+ Whici, va iols inpuri les seem TO + AYE \,
IS been extracted by The pla MIS- so , tll4
a ~ men III WAS q fLerWHtg S Iran fotasa lNtu