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substances ; therefore it is no more surprising that a great vari- 

 ety of articles should be made from them than that a great 

 number of words should be formed from the letters of the 

 alphabet. 



METALLIC OR VULCANIZED FABRICS AS SUBSTITUTES. 



However absurd it may seem to propose these fabrics as sub- 

 stitutes for some things that are specified, it appears from the 

 foregoing statements that have been made in regard to the 

 adaptations of them, and from the descriptions which follow 

 relating to their application, that they may be substituted for a 

 variety of materials in common use, viz : 



1st. For steel and iron, as illustrated by car springs. 



2d. For lead, copper, and zinc, as illustrated by roofing, tube, 

 kitchen-ware, (fee. 



3d. For slate and stone, as illustrated by gritted goods. 



4th. For wood and wooden-ware, as illustrated by boxes, 

 boats, casks, buckets, veneering, &c. 



5th. For leather, as illustrated by shoes and boots, carriage 

 cloths, hose, trunks, book-binding, belting, &;c. 



6th. For twine, tape, cord, and cordage, as illustrated by 

 various articles of this sort. 



7th. For cloth of cotton, wool, flax, silk, hair, &c., as illus- 

 trated by clothing, carpeting, umbrellas, sails, bags, furniture 

 covering, &c. 



8th. For oil silk and oil cloth, as illustrated by articles for 

 medical uses, surgery, and floor cloth. 



9th. For paper, parchment, &;c , as illustrated by maps, 

 charts, globes, drum-heads, covering for books, boxes, walls, &c. 



10th. For crockery, pottery, and glass-ware, as illustrated by 

 pitchers, ewers, tunnels, and basins. 



11th. For wicker and basket-work, as illustrated by baskets, 

 covering of phials, bottles, demijohns, &;c. 



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