PAROID _vs._ OTHER READY ROOFINGS_Practical Farm Buildings: Plans and Suggestions

There are certain qualities that all ready roofings must have, but the

important question is, How long do they keep these qualities? We have

made our story short, but at the same time complete enough, so that you

can be your own judge when you compare our claims for Paroid with the

claims of other manufacturers.

[Illustration: A hog house on a Vermont farm, covered with PAROID.]

READY ROOFING EXPERIENCE. You have probably read the advertisements of

some manufacturers who claim that because they have had fifty to one

hundred years’ experience (in some business or other), that they

make the best ready roofing. We have been making felt, paper and

roofing materials here in our own mills for nearly one hundred years

(established in 1817) but WE REFUSE TO CLAIM that the length of time we

have been established has anything to do with the real merit of Paroid

Roofing. It shows only that we have had the right kind of experience.

We maintain that the test of time is the only real test of a roofing.

Paroid has stood this test.

[Illustration: Paroid covers the Plant Industry Buildings, U. S.

Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.]

THE OLD CRY OF THE IMITATORS. Most manufacturers warn you against

“imitations” of their “genuine” ready roofing. Investigate, and

you’ll find that the imitators themselves are the first to talk about

imitations. The question of imitations has nothing to do with the

merits of a particular roofing. Some imitations are often better than

the originals; but there is only one way to prove it—the test of time

is the test that tells. Paroid has stood this test.

PAROID IS MADE BETTER THAN OTHER READY ROOFINGS. There are three

important things that enter into the manufacture of ready roofing;

namely, the felt, saturation and the coating.

We make the felt for Paroid Roofing in our own mills because we could

not entrust to others the making of the most important part of Paroid.

If the felt is not right the roofing will not be. Do not run risks. Buy

your roofing from manufacturers who make their own felt.

SATURATION AND COATING. The strong, well-made Paroid Roofing felt is

soaked, not merely dipped, in a compound of our own, rendering every

fibre of it absolutely proof against water, cold and heat. The felt is

then given a thicker, smoother and more pliable coating than that on

any other ready roofing. Compare samples and you will see and feel the

difference. It is more flexible in cold, and it will not melt or run

in the heat. It is more sightly, and lays easier and smoother than any