"woodite," A Valuable Material

Tke material knowa as woodite, devlsed '1 Mr. Wnoil.il clever ünglttkwonian, jiroiiii-cs lo become h ven usefui sub alance, lts ckief lugredlsnl 1 caoutchouc. Duringthe past few months itliasgiven rood resulta tor :i varlelj of purposes, and is now declaro! to bc cspecially adapicd tomany other uaea. Accordlng to Sir KdivhiiI Reed, M. I'., ithas beeaproduced in tlivera forma, bucIi aa line sheets :ml ribbons for water proof mticlos. deusc blocka lor resjsting tho blowsof ahotorshell, .-nul vciy siitUfactory rinpa for snginu packiug. Chie procesa convertí it into un elastic, snr.ni:'1 like nubstance; and auoüier n uliiili t is mixed vrith wbalebone cuttinga, givea ii a rongb or friclional ijimü iv Formáis. Borne curiona naval npili(.-ations Uavc beea worked out. Itisniade into armor platc . whicb on 1 u pene trated by a giiot closti so liglitly ibal no water is admiltod, aud il is also fonned inio ligbt and convenieffl cylindera for carryins compressal air to ilric life i"ii , torpcdo-boats nnd Bcout boals, wbile il is ButUoIe for naking Boating or partly Roating cables for protecUon agalnst torpedo altacks, etc.