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Show ENGLISH TARRED ROADS. Hygienic Value Demonstrated at Birmingham, Bir-mingham, England. Tho hygienic vnluo of roads painted paint-ed with tnr is thoroughly appreciated In Birmingham, Englnnd. Tho road Is first thoroughly cleaned by dry sweeping, then roughly distilled tar Is jiourcd over It aud spread evenly, after which Band Is thrown on nnd tho road Is Immediately ready for traffic. traf-fic. A fortnight or threo weeks Inter n second coating Is applied, nnd In n short time tho road has tho appear-once appear-once of an asphalt street. It appears, also, that a short stretch of road In Beckcnham was treated with tar oil, which Is jiourcd over ngnln nnd again until tho liorcB of tho road oxudo tho Iircjinratlon. This, however, dries up quickly, does not mako nn ojly nnd nusty moss In wet weather, and Is said to bo much cheapor than the tar process, but It requires moro frequent fre-quent rcnownls. A comparatively small quantity of tho mntcrlal Is nvnllablc, and this Is a difficulty In tho way of Its general adoption. |