June i, 1906.] 



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the well dressed man or woman, its apj)earance certainly 

 approaching the artistic. For men it is made in W. Royal, 

 W. Oxford, V. Oxford, and W New York, and for women, 

 in F. Royal, F. New York, and 1\ Beauty. [The Merchants 

 Rubber Co., Limited, Berlin, Canada.] 



THE 'SOMNOFOSME " INHALER. 

 TiiK use of an;esthetics, beginning in the latter part of the 

 American civil war, has become one of the greatest blessings 



of the modern world. That it 

 has been abused, there can be 

 no doubt, and its victims are 

 many. Death is so near, that 

 an overdose means no awaken- 

 ing, and an underdose may 

 mean a struggle ending in 

 death. The Somnoforme In- 

 haler, a new device, is intended 

 to regulate exactly the amount 

 of gas to be administered to the 

 ])atient. This Inhaler consists 

 of a pneumatic rubber facepiece, 

 covering mouth and nose, a cel- 

 luloid cone, a lint chamber, and 

 a rubber air bag, holding two 

 gallons. The liquid Soniuo- 

 ^'^^•^^■■^ forme is introduced into the 



lint chamber in a hermetically sealed glass capsule, where it is 

 broken. The air in the bag is inhaled through the saturated 

 lint, sleep being produced in about a half minute. The air 

 bag is readily reversible, which is a new and important fea- 

 ture. It can thus be more easily rendered aseptic, and it 

 should be turned inside out for each operation. The bag is 

 very soft, and can be wadded up until the whole inhaler will 

 go into an ordinary coat pocket — a very considerable advan- 

 tage. The bag which hangs from the metal part of the in- 

 haler, and also the part which fits over the face, are both 

 made of rubber. [E. de Trey & Sons, No. 28 South Fortieth 

 street, Philadelphia.] 



TO PRESERVE TIRE VALVE TUBING. 

 It has always been a ditTicuU thing to jirevent " heating, " 

 and consequent deterioration of rubber tubing for tire valves 



when kept in stock. A 

 German house has de- 

 vised a means for rem- 

 edying this condition, 

 so that the tubing may 

 be kept indefinitely, 

 with the certainty that 

 it will be as good when 

 taken from the pack- 

 age as it was when it 

 was received at the 

 store. This is accom- 

 plished by the use of a 

 specially devised tin 

 box, with perforated sides. The perforations permit the 

 free circulation of air at all times, so that " heating "is only 

 remotely possible. The manufacturers guarantee valve tub- 

 ing packed in these boxes for one year. It will be under- 

 stood, of course, that, owing to the difference in curing 

 processes used, this device will not be everywhere equallj- 







^^^"'^T^ry 



ajjplicable. [Vereinigte, Berlin-Frankfurter Gummiwaren- 

 l'"abriken, Berlin, Germany.] 



CANTON BATH AND BEAUTY BRUSH. 

 Tnic brush shown in the illustration is made in one piece, 

 and buttons over the hand, thus forming a "mitten." On 

 this account they are as pliable and convenient as a cloth or 

 sponge, and have the additional 

 merit of being readilj- cleaned, 

 and con.sequently are perfectly 

 sanitary. They are sufficiently 

 firm to do their work well, and 

 yet flexible enough to prevent 

 irritation of the skin. They are 

 made of high grade materials and are not to be confused 

 with cheap and inferior brushes. The bath. brush is 6 / 6 

 inches, and is slightly stiffer than the beauty bru.sh, which 

 is 5 X 5 inches. [Canton Rubber Co., Canton, Ohio.] 



SINK DRAIN MAT. 

 A RUBHER .sink drain mat is one of the aids to dishwash- 

 ing which has recently been devised, and it is proving emi- 

 nently practical and satisfactory. Its superiority over the 

 ordinary drain can be easily detected from various stand- 

 paints, but ts special recommendation lies in the fact that 

 its use removes the danger of chipped dishes— the house- 



keepers' pet abomination. From a sanitary point of view it 

 leaves little to be desired, a raised edge being so placed that 

 the water cannot get beneath the mat, although the corru- 

 gated back provides air chambers that insure c eanliness. 

 [C. W. Joslin, who is in charge of mat department of the 

 Cleveland Rubber Works of the Mechanical Rubber Co., 

 Clevela d, Ohio, is the inventor.] 



A KNEADED RUBBER ERASER. 

 The already almost endless variet\- of rubber erasers has 

 been added to by the production of one that fills a field pecu- 

 liar to itself. It is almost square 

 in shape and is made of very soft, 

 kneaded rubber. While this little 

 device will perform all the offices 

 ot the ordinarj' pencil eraser, its 

 special purpose is to erase un- 

 usually black and "soft " marks, 

 such as those made with charcoal. 

 This new eraser is known as the "No 1222," and is made 

 by the firm of Eberhard Faber, No. 545 Pearl street, New 

 York. 



lEBERHARD FABERJ 



NEADED Rubber! 



