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largely replaced them, its ril)r()us and plia])lo oharaotrr giving 

 additional strength as well as weight. Tlie inlroduciiun of 

 talc in the manufacture of toilet powders put on the market 

 under the name of talcum powders gave a new use for the 

 more valuable talc. 



The soapstone, or steatite varieties of talc, are use<l for 

 the most part in the manufacture of hearthstones, linings 

 of furnaces, for cupola and converter linings in many strol 

 works, for laboratory tables and ovens, for laundry tiibs and 

 slate pencils, and, to a limited extent, in building. It is also 

 used quite extensively in the manufacture of soapstone griddles 

 foot warmers, boot driers, and for many other articles of ovcTy- 

 day use. 



