Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1918 — Corks of Pine. [ARTICLE]

Corks of Pine.

‘ Owing to the scarcity of tnie cork' in Sweden, wooden corks are being used in that country, the substitutes being made from quick-growing pine. This wood has wide annual rings, and one of its characteristics is its tendency to swell somewhat after it has been fashioned Into stoppers.—Popular , Mechanics Magazine.