The “ Academy ” tells us that Messrs Obambors, of Edinburgh, will shortly publish “ A Tear in Manitobo: being the Experiences of a Retired Officer in Settling his Sons." Recent discoveries of asbestos' in Canada are likely to have a considerable bearing on the adoption of this material for rendering our places of public entertainment uninflammable. The newly-erected stage at the Crystal Palace has been entirely coated with a paint made of this curious mineral, and experiments lately made with it satisfactorily show that no fire has any effect upon wood so protected beyond some slight charring. It is therefore likely that there will soon be a large demand for this new export from the Dominion, a country which is daily developing fresh resources.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2503, 15 April 1882, Page 4
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122Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2503, 15 April 1882, Page 4
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