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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[NOVEMUKK I, I90P. 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



WHEX the number of railway cars is considered, and the 

 necessity for keeping passenger cars in sanitary con- 

 dition, it will be seen how large a contract would be 

 involved in merely undertaking to supply apparatus for clean- 

 ing all the cars in the country. A distinctive feature of the 

 device illustrated here is that it may be employed to utilize 

 the compressed air with which every steam or electric railroad 

 is equipped. Where a compressed air plant is not permanently 

 installed this cleaner may be operated from the air brake pump 

 of any electric car by simply attaching it by means of a hose 

 to the brake reservoir. By means of this system a car may be 

 stopped at any place, the cleaner attached to the air brake line 



Electric Driven V.\cuum C.\r Cle.\ner. 



and the car cleaned in 10 or 15 minutes at a cost not exceeding 

 2 cents for power. The vacuum producer is connected to the 

 compressed air supply (either pipe line or air brake reservoir 

 on car) by means of a compressed air hose. The vacuum hose 

 is connected to the side of the tank and the other end to which 

 the tools are attached is taken into the car. The compressed 

 air is turned on and regulated by the valve on the vacuum pro- 

 ducer until the proper vacuum is obtained. The cleaning tools 

 are passed over the seats and other articles to be cleaned until 

 all the dirt is removed. The same general system is employed 

 in cleaning apparatus for office and household use involving a 

 stationary compressed air plant. [The National Vacuum Clean- 

 ing Co.. Dayton, Ohio.] 



"FEEL FINE" AIR HEELS. 



Among the specialties ofifcred to the trade by the Consolidated 

 Manufacturing Co. (Hartford, Connecticut) are the "Feel Fine" 



air heeis. I hese heels are pneumatic cushions of high grade 

 rubber for wearing inside the shoe. They are of rubber so pre- 

 pared that they contain horseshoe shaped channels, medically 

 sealed, but filled with air, and they are covered with a sock 

 lining of kid, so arranged that by placing them inside the shoe 

 they are at once cemented in the heel seat. It is claimed by 

 the manufacturers of this heel that the air-filled channels pro- 

 duce a resiliency not to be found in the same degree in any 

 other rubber heel. It is also claimed that the connection be- 

 tween the air channels largely obviates the tendency to "run- 

 ning over." 



cox TIRE CUSHION. 



This illustration relates to a cushion to be placed between the 

 inner tube and the slice of all types of pneumatic tires for auto- 

 mobiles. It is made of 

 felt and fabric. It is de- 

 signed to help in stop- 

 ping punctures and blow- 

 outs, to prevent inner 

 tubes from chafing or 

 being pinched, to keep 

 the tire cool in hot 

 weather, and in various 

 ways to make tires last 

 longer. .-Xny one can 

 apply the cushion , It is 

 pointed out that where 

 it is used smaller inner 

 tubes' may be bought, 

 which means a saving in 

 cost. [David H. Co.x, 

 Rahway, New Jersey.] 



iHION 

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Cox Tire Cushio.n. 



ROBINSON'S HYGIENIC MASSEUR. 



The illustration herewith relates to a small device or outfit 

 patented by Dr. H. Robinson, of Waco, Texas, for massaging 

 the eyes, eyelids, lips, and the like; it is designed to serve also 



"Feel Fine" Air Heels. 



Robinson's Hygienic Masseur. 



as a respirator or lung developer, a nasal or ear syringe, and for 

 other purposes. The numbers in the half-tone shown relate to 

 uses of the outfit as follows: (i) Interior view of receptacle 

 and appliances when not in use ; (2) eye bath; (3) massage cup 



