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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



(July i, 1906. 



THE "eureka" bed CLOTHES KASTENER. 

 Fkw simple inventions promise more in the way of gen- 

 uine helpfulness in the household than the "Eureka " Red 

 Clothes l"Msti-mr I'"nr weary mothers who have been in the 

 _,_ — habit of watching the crib 



lest the baby be uncov- 

 ered, its use means sleep, 

 with all care removed ; for 

 the nurse it means a sense 

 of safety, for the patient 

 is in no danger of expos- 

 ure to drafts, and to the 

 cliild III invalid it means 

 comfort. The pins, which 

 are fastened to the upper 

 bed clothes only, allow 

 ample room for all thick- 

 ness of the coverings, and the elastic band gives perfect free- 

 dom of movement. Another fcatvire that lends itself to 

 consideration is found in the readiness with which it can be 

 detached, the spring between the elastic and the cord mak- 

 ing this possible. The use of the two fasteners precludes all 

 possibility of any dragging of the bed clothing on either 

 side. [The Hospital Supply Co., No. 35 East Twentieth 

 Street, New York.] 



TROUSER CREASE OF RUBBER. 

 To the fastidiously dressed gentleman nothing is of 

 greater importance than the well defined crease in his trou- 

 sers. This necessitates frequent pressing and oftentimes 

 attendant discomfort. The "Indestructible Crease, " made 

 of rubber, is the invention of a commercial traveler, who re- 

 lates an e.xperience of having to sit, minus trousers, in a 

 tailor's back room while the only pair he had with him was 

 being pressed, and from that episode dates the conception of 

 this adjunct of a gentleman's wardrobe. It holds the crease 

 firmly, as originally made, as long as the trousers last and 

 prevents, to a great extent, the unseemly bagging at the 

 knees. The cost is very slight, and the simplicity with 

 which a permanent crease is affected makes one wonder why 

 the little device has been so long in making its appearance. 

 [John Emison, No. 15 Cornelia street, Brooklyn, N. Y.J 



GALWAY SURGICAL OPERATING PADS. 

 A DISTINCTIVE feature of the surgical operating pad shown 

 in the illustration is the back rest, which is so stajed as to 

 support the heaviest patient without collapsing. It can be 

 filled with either air or hot water, the latter proving very 

 comfortable to patients and at times of very decided value. 



Irrigation or douching by means of this pad can be done 

 with special ease and comfort to the patient. Perfect drain- 

 age and cleansing are provided for, together with ample 

 operating room at tip of rims, and there is no crease wheie 

 the bottom joins the rims. [The B. F. Goodrich Co., Ak- 

 ron, Ohio. J 



LEADER CONVEYING TABLE. 

 Tin; Leader conveying table is an ingenious and thor- 

 oughly practical device for expediting the neck labeling, 

 capping, and tin foiling of bottles, but may be made equally 

 applicable to many other uses. It brings the work directly 

 in front of the operators, who are arranged on one or both 

 sides of the table. This operation greatly facilitates hand- 

 ling and cheapens the process materially. The table is of 

 the ordinary shop variety and may be made in any desir- 

 able length. A mechanism of simple arrangement carries 

 the wide rubber belt from one end of the table to the other 

 and the bottles, cans, boxes or whatever goods are being 

 handled are carried to the operators, who do not have to 

 leave their places at the table or even reach for the pieces or 

 push them aside. [The Bottlers' Machine Co., No. 89 

 Beach street, Boston.] 



•' YLDR " PNEUMATIC SYRINGE. 



The practicability of the employment of pneumatic force 



in sj'ringes has been successfully demonstrated in the 



" Yldr " Pneumatic Sj'ringe, which has recently been placed 



on the market. This is the outcome of the studj- of the 



simplest and most effi- 

 cient methods of rais- 

 ing liquids and has 

 marked advantages 

 over the suction prin- 

 ciple. A lighter and 

 larger bulb may be 

 used in operation, 

 wliuli i.-i uiuucUiately refilled after release, and the ability to 

 raise liquids to a considerable height is also obtained in its 

 use. These features alone insure its popularity, while the 

 expedition with which the liquid may be discharged comes 

 in for its share of consideration. [Cleveland Rubber Works 

 of the ^Mechanical Rubber Co., Cleveland, Ohio.] 



HOLLOW RUBBER CASTING FROGS. 



Every devotee of the rod and line — with the possible ex- 

 ception of the one to prove the rule — finds keener satisfac- 

 tion in his favorite pastime when using the hollow rubber 

 casting frogs and frog harness with single or double Carlisle 

 hooks. To J. T. Hastings & Co., Chicago, who manufacture 

 this innocent looking little device, the thanks of many 

 sportsmen have been extended, for with rubber frog cast- 

 ings, " fisherman's luck " is not so apt to be put in the clas- 

 sification of " other uncertain things." The summer sport 

 in which so large a proportion of the vacationists indulge, 

 will be greatly enhanced by the use of the frog and its popu- 

 larity is sure to advance appreciably with the advancing 

 season. 



HARI.AN'S BATH AND COMPLEXION BRUSH. 



.\ UNioL'E and useful rubber toilet accessory is a new 

 and excellent bath brush. It possesses various bene- 

 ficial qualities, and especially from a sanitary standpoint, 

 for it arrests declining energy by invigorating the circula- 

 tion. By gentlj- rubbing with the brush it imparts to the 

 skin softness and smoothness, and produces a healthy glow. 

 It is also recommended as a complexion improver and beau- 

 tifier. The pores of the skin are cleansed and the skin itself 

 becomes pliable and healthy. Roughening, thickening, and 

 sallowness of the skin are averted by the use of this brush. 

 [The Harlan Manufacturing Co., Toledo, Ohio.] 



