Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1878 — Creosoted Wood. [ARTICLE]

Creosoted Wood.

At. the late meeting of the Engineers’ Club, of Philadelphia, Mr. E. It. Andrews gave some illustrations of the Vm I lie of creosote! wood in resisting the attacks of marine worms. For the purpose of testing the efficacy of c-ieosoting as a saf -guard against the ravages of the teredo, a piece of pine slab was thoroughly impregnated, but along one side only, the other side lining lef. untreated, in this condition it was exposed during one sca-on (1877; in the waters of tin gull • f Mexico. The result seems c inclusive The creosotedportion of the slab was found to be perfectly sound; while the rest of the block was entirely riddled by the teredo, clear up to the or.-osoted portion. The process, both for land and marine purposes, is undoubte/iiy of considerable value, though it has not been shown

that, as Mr. Andrews claims, “wood thoroughly croosoted is practically imperishable.” Condor hunters are warmly welcomed by inhabitants of the South American sierras, as the birds commit great havoc among the herds. Waiting till the mother of a calf is at some distance from her offspring, they will swoop down and strike the youug animal to the grouud, immediately ripping out its tongue to prevent it from raising an alarm. In a few minutes nothing but the skeleton is left. The new Attorney-General has decided that Supervisors of Roads must be elected in April. Leopold has the greatest stack of goods ever opened out in Rensselaer, His shelves and counters are piled up with them. In our advertising columns he cotdially and urgently invites an inspection of his stock by the public, satisfied that he has bargains in store for purchasers.