THE USEFULNESS OF GLASS.
Ca--inllv wo regard glass ns a, perishable substance. The fragility of it, however. is over-rated. Some of the usest.> which glass bas jieon'nut sneak of jr- strength ratl-or than of weakness. I; is some years since a well-known sri-iotv woman astonished the world ov wearing a glass dre<s. Now, Grosses made of glass are n-' r. si O'. t'l.ic:"‘t>ets. rooms, :-nd buildings aro or ‘ din.ary. _ , Pavements m.i ’c g:a«> are tn he f .utiA m l.vnns. The French •ir' outn’iri.istic over them. They claim for the glass pavements advantages over those made of asphalt, stone, or wood. In Germany water-pipes are made of glass. This is quite an old custom. A more r-ei-nt tiw made by the Germans of gins’ Is the making of telegraph n< ho. It has Neon an immense sucA girl in the kitchen is wot th '.wo in th? parlour.”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 265, 28 October 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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148THE USEFULNESS OF GLASS. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 265, 28 October 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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