Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1915 — Fishnets Protect Roofs. [ARTICLE]

Fishnets Protect Roofs.

The thrifty fishermen who inhabit the coasts of England have discovered a new use for their old fishnets. During the heavy gales which blow in from the Atlantic during the winter season the fishermen are in constant fear of their straw-thatched roofs being torn away. To counteract the dlw astrous effects of the wind old fishnets are thrown over the roofs and their ends made fast to the stout poles which project from the eaves of the houses. As the net dries it shrinks, and the roof is held down securely.— World’s Advance.