ASBESTOS.
A French paper recently pointed out that although aßbestos waa known by the* ancients, who used it : . for crematory purposes, and although in more recent times it was spun into • tliblecioths, serviettes, etc., its- applications were very limited until a lew years , ago. Twelve years back, not more than .four articles were made of asbestos, wheaeas now at least oue hundred things are m,ade from it, ■and the list is ever extending. One of -the moat interesting aud important applicationa of the material is in connection with ceramics, and it is believed that;, asbestos pottery will presently become very popular. The e_T-h3nware made from it has a peculiar nneness cf grain, which fa unapproachable by any ohinaware, and it can ba made into statuettes, or enamelled so as, to present a very attractive appearance., Asbestos pipes are highly appreciated by smokers; the material can be used for filtering the strongest acids ; acd as an insulator for electrioal purposea it is unequalled. Asbestos is found in Siberia, the Tyrol, the Pyrenees, Greenland, Brazil and Canada. There is no dearth of it, and its applioationß are on the increase.
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Star (Christchurch), 30 September 1893, Page 2
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188ASBESTOS. Star (Christchurch), 30 September 1893, Page 2
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