August i, 1906.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



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FLEXIBLE BUTT PAD. 



EACH season the inethods of tliose preceding give way 

 to the progress of the times, which manifests itself 

 -■ alike in the utilitarian world and the world of sports. 

 Hspecially in the summer when the minds of so 

 many dwell upon the pleasures to 

 be derived from relaxation and 

 rest, are the recent inventions con- 

 ducive to the increased ease or 

 pleasure, or both, most sought. 

 Fishermen everywhere are striving 

 to find new and improved devices 

 whereby they may lure the unwary 

 little or big fish to more certain 

 death. Frazer's Flexible Butt Pad 

 is said, really to put the finishing 

 touch to the first class casting rod. Anglers hold that there 

 is ho possibility of having the rod slip under any circum- 

 stances. It fits the contour of the body at any angle at 

 which the rod may be held. When the rod is laid down in 

 the boat if the butt pad is rested on one of the longitudinal 

 ribs, the flexible flange drops back of the rib and secures 

 the rod from rolling out of place. It is advertised to save 

 "the big ones," the rod, and the temper. [Sportsman's 

 Specialtj- Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.] 



RUBBER SUCTION GRIPS. 

 SoMKTHiNG that is attracting widespread attention among 

 golfers are the Rubber Suction Grips, which are said to 



have been the means 

 of raising the stand- 

 ard of the popular 

 game, inasmuch as 

 it insures a much 

 firmer footing, and 

 this, in turn, mean- 

 ing a better play. 

 No objectionable 

 features seem to 

 arise for criticism as 

 these grips can be 

 easily attached to 

 the shoes, are equal- 

 ly as effectual for 

 actual service on 

 baked, frozen or wet 

 ground, there is no 

 metal surface ex- 

 posed to m a r the 

 floors of the club 

 houses, and it is ex- 

 ceedingly' comfortable. The golfers who have experienced 

 the difficulty of securing a firm footing on the links, and 

 have not yet seen these grips, have something in prospect 

 to enhance the pleasures of the games of the coming sum- 

 mer. The editorials of the various golfing journals have 

 been unqualified in their endorsement. [The Suction Grip 

 Co., No. 242 Market street, Philadelphia.] 



NEW RUBBER ERASERS AND STENCIL. 



When work of a particularly neat order finds its way 

 from certain desks, it is a reasonably certain indication that 

 quite as much attention has been paid to the choice of an 

 eraser as to any of the other desk appointments. This 

 would seem one of the non-essentials, but upon second 



thought it will readily be seen that upon this much depends. 

 One that is being looked upon with favor at the present 

 time is the new combination ink and pencil eraser, cone 

 shape, held in clamps and inserted in each end of a metal 

 case of gun metal finish In this combination case the 



eraser that is slightly tinged with red is for the pencil. An- 

 other of somewhat diflerent shajjc is the Flite, the erasers 

 being held by metal oxidized band. The stencil eraser 

 which is of nickel plate, perfectly flat, is a great promoter 

 of neatness as it covers the writing that otherwise might be 



inadvertently rubbed, while the letter or word for erasure 

 alone is left visible through one of the various appertures 

 over which the stencil is placed. These erasers and the 

 stencil are manufactured by Eberhard Faber, New York. 



THE OMO DRESS SHIELD. 

 To the majority of women the dress shield is a very im- 

 portant toilet adjunct. There are great difiiculties that pre- 

 sent themselves in the matter of selection, however, as so 

 manj- requisites are reallj' necessary in that this innocent 

 looking little bit of rubber may do its perfect work. Often- 

 times one feature is sacrificed to another in order to special- 

 ize and the fairer wearer wonders if an ideal combination 

 really exists. The Omo claims for its product this distinc- 

 tion. The curvette, zouave, out-of-sight, detachable, linen 

 mesh and short flap are some of the varieties, all of which 

 they claim as odorless, impervious and hygienic. The jour- 

 nals of health and the medical profession have united in 

 their tributes, thus extending its popularity. [The Omo 

 Manufacturing Co., Middletown, Connecticut.] 



