Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1899 — Fooling the Lordly Plumber. [ARTICLE]

Fooling the Lordly Plumber.

Freezing win not injure a newly patented water pipe, which has a yielding core in the center, strong enough to withstand the force of the water under natural pressure, but which collapses as the Ice expands, and prevents bursting; the core enlarging again as soon as the water thaws and the pressure i* removed.