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Show Artificial Wood. Louis Carre, In England, has Invented In-vented a process for tho artificial production pro-duction of wood from straw or dried grass, It is proposed to uso tho wood, not only In tho manufacture of matches, for which purpose It Is said to be cheaper than natural wood. The straw is passed through crushing rolls and then through cylindrical cutters, which divide It Into strips. Afterward, supplied with nn adhesive, tho strips, enclosed on top and bottom with layers lay-ers of paper, aro passed between other oth-er rolls, and through linked moulds In tho form of a chain, whero they nro subjected to prpssuro and heat, from which they lssuo In the form of round splints, which nro then cut Into tho proper length for mntches. Scientific American. ii |