Paper as a Building Material.— The use of paper as a substitute for wood in the construction of railway carriages has long been known, but the use to which this material can be put seems now to be without limit. The Journal of the Society of Arts says there is a paper church actually . existing near Bergen, which is capable of containing about 1,000 people. It is circular within, and octagonal without, The relievos outside, and the statues inside, the roof, the ceiling, are all of paper marlie, rendered waterproof by saturation in vitriol, limewater, whey, and white of egg-
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 209, 30 September 1874, Page 2
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100Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 209, 30 September 1874, Page 2
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