Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1881 — A SONG OF THE FOUR SEASONS. [ARTICLE]

A SONG OF THE FOUR SEASONS.

An imitation for floor boards, etc., has been made in this country of compressed straw. It is said to resemble a hard, close-grained wood, can be planed, holds nails well, etc. It has no flaws, is not subject to dry rot, is water proof, will not warp and has greater tensile strength than wood. If all this be true we may shortly be making houses out of straw boards. He who has nothing to do has no business to live,