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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1906. 



INDESTRUCTIBLE WHITE SHEET PACKING. 

 A SHEET packing that will stand the highest pressure is 

 one that is in the greatest possible demand. Extreme heat, 



too, is one of the 

 severe tests to which 

 packing is also nec- 

 essarily subjected. 

 The packing shown 

 in the accompany- 

 ing illustration has 

 many (lualities that 

 recommend it to the 

 consumer. It does 

 not become afTccted 

 by ammonia, li<i- 

 uor, or alkali, mak- 

 ing a tight joint 

 when used for steam, 

 air. hot or cold water. It does not dry out or become hard 

 and brittle, but retains its tough elastic qualities either in 

 or out of service. It will not blow out under any pressure, 

 and the joint can be broken numerous times without renew- 

 ing the [Kicking. [New York IJelting and Packing Co., Ltd.] 

 FLUFF BAND SNOW EXCLUDER. 

 Thesic bands are designed to keep the feet warm and dry 

 and are admirably suited to the purpose. They are attached 



to leather leggins, and 

 are usually worn over a 

 leather slipper sock, 

 and these leggins are 

 put on before the over- 

 shoe. The (luff band 

 falls below the ankle, 

 and when the overshoes 

 are put on the top of 

 the fluff is a good bit 

 over the top of those, 

 thus making it practi- 

 cally impossible for 

 any snow to find its 

 VFay inside of the over- 

 shoe, and the band 01 necessity keeps out cold as well. The 

 leggins are easily removed, which is a feature that also 

 makes them desirable. Both for wear in snow and cold they 

 seem to offer splendid possibilities of comfort. [The Mer- 

 chants' Rubber Co., Limited. Berlin.] 



A RECEPTACLE FOR ASHES. 

 Th.\T woman's extremity is woman's opportunity is a 

 paraphrase of an old adage, that might well be applied to 

 the recent invention of a woman. However, even if she is 

 the chief beneficiary, man also is directly benefited, for by 

 its use he can enjoy the luxury of his cigar in anj' place 

 without a thought of what will become of the ashes. This 

 convenient little device is a rubber ash receptacle which 

 takes up but a little space in the pocket, and when it is to 

 be used a slight pressure opens the mouth of the fish (for 

 the little invention has assumed this form) and the ashes 

 are deposited and give no further trouble. When the press- 

 ure is removed the mouth closes tightly, retaining the con- 

 tents until such time as the smoker shall see fit to empty 

 the fish in order to recapaciate him. The pocket of every 

 smoking jacket should be provided with a rubber fish. 



ICE CREEPER. 



TiiomiH ice creepers are not used to any extent in the 

 United .States, yet our Canadian friends just to the north of 

 us find them almost 

 indispensable. These 

 creepers are made in 

 many styles, but those 

 of rubber with the met- 

 al spikes, supplied by 

 the Canadian Rubber 

 Co. of Montreal, Lim- 

 ited, are proving most 

 satisfactory. They are 

 modeled somewhat aft- 

 er the plan of the foot- 

 holds, the rubber strap 

 fitting over the instep, while the spikes project from a sub- 

 stantial rubber heel covering, which is held in place by the 

 strap. These come for both men and women. If their use 

 were more universal ths injuries arising from falls on the 

 ice might be lessened, and while their actual necessity does 

 not often occur in this climate, the innovation of an occa- 

 sional wearing might prove the ounce of prevention that is 

 better than a pound of cure. Thej' are not cumbersome 

 in the form here described and would not be awkward to 

 wear. 



DETACHABLE RUBBER HEEL. 



A RUBBER heel that can be used on different shoes is one 

 of the conveniences recently launched on a willing purchas- 

 ing public. By means of a pronged metal plate, and cur\'ed 

 ribs, the heels are attached, and the process of detaching, 

 when the heels are wished for another shoe, is most simple, 

 the insertion of a thin metal bar, or small screw driver, is 

 sufficient to disengage the plate so that the rubber heel may 

 be removed. The adjustment is simple and the many ad- 

 vantages to be derived from the use of this comparatively 

 new invention outweigh all the inconveniences of being 

 one's own shoemaker. Rubber heels are used so extensively 

 that this device will be greeted with very genral favor. The 

 inventor is Nils P. Bolin, Brockton, Massachusetts. 

 A NEW RUBBER REDUCING SUIT. 



With the approach of the torrid months, when everybody 

 is sweltering or preparing to, it would seem that nature's 

 methods of inducing perspiration were all-sufficient. But 

 such is not the case with everj'body. Shakespeare, or some- 

 body once expressed a wish that "this too, too solid flesh 

 would melt," but the desire was unfulfilled because in those 

 daj'S rubber flesh melters were not known. Nowadays the 

 corpulent one would only need to don one of Riker's Reducing 

 Suits, go about his work, or plaj', and think no more about 

 it. In due time, when his flesh had been reduced to the de- 

 sired point, the suit could be discarded until it should be 

 needed again. This reducing suit differs in many respects 

 from others on the market intended for similar uses. It is 

 made in two pieces, almost exactl}- like ordinary underwear, 

 and is adjusted the same way. It is made of pure gum of 

 high grade and is said to be most eflicacious as a superfluous 

 flesh dissolver. [William B. Riker & .Son Co., New York.] 



The government of Southern Nigeria, in West Africa, has 

 advertised at .Singapore for 20.000 seeds of Hcvea Brasilien- 

 sis. 



