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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November i, 1905. 



NEW AUTOMOBILE APPAREL. 

 In the way of novelties in automobile clothing this season, 

 particularly noticeable are rubber surface goods in tan, terra 



cotta, pearl, and 

 other colors, 

 which are not only 

 new butattractive. 

 These are to be 

 seen in garments 

 for both men and 

 women, and in ad- 

 dition to "auto 

 CAP WITH CAPE. shirts," coats and 



cloaks, they are also made up into hats, 

 caps, etc., to match. One of the illustra- 

 tions herewith shows an Auto Shirt, 

 which while it is the original garment 

 made for automo- 

 bile purposes, still 

 remains popular 

 and has a very 

 large sale. It is 

 put on the sameas 

 a shirt, has storm 

 AUTO SHIRT. SOU'WESTER. fly front, draw 



strings at collar and sleeves, and is cut full in length and skirt. 

 This is made in all the colors mentioned above, in addition to 

 black, white, and pearl. For ladies' wear similar goods are 

 made up into cloaks with detachable hood. Two other illus- 

 trations relate to sou'wester hats and caps with capes. These, 

 by the way, comprise only a few of the items of interest in the 

 latest catalogue of Hodgman Rubber Co. (Nos. 806 S08 Broad- 

 way, New York). 



A NEW STYLE IN FOUNTAIN SYRINGES. 

 Fountain syringes have been not only improved in effec- 

 tiveness by the constant eflorts of inventors from the date of 



the first introduction of such 

 goods in use, but, like many 

 other articles in rubber, they 

 continue to be brought out 

 in novel styles, which add to 

 their attractiveness, as well as 

 possessing new advantages. 

 The cut herewith relates to a 

 distinct novelty in the matter 

 of appearance of the class of 

 goods referred to. The bag 

 illustrated may be described as 

 resembling very closely a 

 ladies' chatelaine hand bag. 

 The top is provided with a 

 handle, as if to be carried by 

 hand, and with a chain. The 

 principal idea is to render 

 the article as inconspicuous as possible. Rut the main object 

 is to provide a fountain syringe which will remain unnoticed 

 if any stranger accidentally gazed into the owner's grip when 

 she was traveling. [Whitall Tatum Co., New York.] 



"peerless" sponge landing pad. 



The interior of the firemen's landing pad illustrated in this 

 cut is porous and spongy. When a fireman "sliding down the 

 pole " lands on this pad the air in the cells is compressed, and 

 it expands again when the pressure is removed. Made from 



pure Pard rubber such a pad is sufficiently elastic to take up 

 any jar and shock caused by landing on it. It is referred to as 





being very durable and lasting, and it maybe added that it is 

 listed higher than the air cell or cushion pads. [The Peerless 

 Rubber Manufacturing Co., New York.l 



"hemisphere" cuspidor mats. 

 The illustration relates to a new and attractive design for a 

 rubber mat which serves excellently 

 for use under cuspidors, pitchers, 

 flower pots, and the like, and is 

 made with a raised border to pre- 

 vent damage to carpets and floors 

 from water running over. This mat 

 IS particularly suitable for hotels, 

 public buildings, steamboats, rail- 

 way stations and cars, conserva- 

 tories, and porches. A design pat- 

 ent has been applied for. The mats 

 are made in sizes from 12 inches to 18 inches in diameter, and 

 listed at $7 to §1 1 per dozen. [The New Jersey Car Spring and 

 Rubber Co., Jersey City, New Jersey.] 



PROGRESS IN COLOMBIA. 



AN early issue of The India Rubber World will contain 

 a resume of the rubber situation in the republic of Col- 

 ombia which will serve to throw some new light on this little 

 known country. Colombia is twice the size of Texas and has 

 almost unlimited natural resources. It is in this country that 

 the Muzo emerald mines, the finest in the world, are located. 

 Colombia is the first in emerald production and the second in 

 platinum. In total gold produced she is third and when Cal- 

 ifornia stamps replace the crude wooden ones now in use she 

 will rival the best. Her coal is only developed for local use, 

 but with railroad facilities Colombia will coal all the steam- 

 ers going to the Panama canal from her immense beds. Col- 

 ombian coflfee is still brought out by tortuous mule journeys and 

 is among the finest that comes to the market. Her cattle go 

 to Cuba by the hundreds of thousands. Various American and 

 French firms are engaged in shipping mahogany and cedar, 

 the only kinds of her many woods known outside of the coun- 

 try. In the palmy days of wild India-rubber gathering, with its 

 ruthless destruction of trees, Colombia stood at the fore [see 

 The India Rubber World, October i, 1901 — page 8], and 

 now again is coming into prominence as shipper of cultivated 

 rubber. The Colombians have learned their lesson and her 

 last revolution was a moral one, with the result of putting into 

 power General Reyes and a government representing both po- 

 litical parties, with " Progress " for their watchword — and they 

 seem to be going about it in the right way. 



The pneumatic motor tire to be manufactured by The 

 Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio), mentioned in 

 the last issue of this paper (page 25) is that covered by the 

 patent of H. A. Palmer, instead of Theron R. Palmer as stated 



