August i, 1902.] 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



THE STOUGHTON GOLF BALL. 



THE new Stoughton ball seems to be in many respects 

 radically different from the ordinary ball, and is win- 

 ning many friends among both professionals and ex- 

 pert amateurs. The manufacturers claim for it that it 

 is made of pure Gutta-percha throughout, the gum being very 



carefully refined 



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by a new and elab- 

 orate process that 

 removes all traces 

 of resin. The ball 

 on being cut open 

 shows a dense 

 gum, varying in 

 color from a light 

 tan to a slaty 

 white. Thirty 

 days of seasoning 

 ages it sufficiently 

 for any player, and 

 alter that length of time it does not seem to harden at all. 

 The makers claim for it that it flies as far and as truly as any 

 ball on the market. It also putts with great sureness, keeps its 

 shape, does not hack, and the paint adheres to it excellently. 

 The only trouble that the manufacturers have at present, is 

 that they are not able to fill their orders as rapidly as they 

 come in. [The Stoughton Rubber Co., Stoughton, Massachu- 

 setts.] 



A POPULAR TOY. 



The whistling pig shown in the accompanying illustration is 



a grotesquely 

 funny toy and 

 one that is hav- 

 ing a very large 

 sale. It is made 

 of pure rubber, 

 similar to toy 

 balloon stock, 

 and when inflat- 

 ed is as rotund 

 as a prize porker. 

 As the air escapes in a prolonged whistle the creature shrinks 

 and expires with a pathetic wail. [Baumann Rubber Co., New 

 Haven, Connecticut.] 



THE "COMFORT " HEEL CUSHION. 



This is a springy cushion of "sponge rubber," protected by 



a flexible aluminum shield, cloth, and kid skin. It is worn 



inside the shoe, leather side up. Before placing it in position, 



the piece of leather or felt usually found in the heel is removed. 



It is then only necessary 

 to moisten the glue on 

 the bottom of the cush- 

 ion, and press firmly on 

 the cushion to make it 

 adhere to the sole. The 

 cushion is easily removed when the shoes are repaired or worn 

 out, and can be used again. These cushions are offered as 

 giving the same service in preventing jar in walking as rubber 

 heels, with greater convenience in application. They retail at 



30 cents. They are covered by a patent issued May 6, 1902, to 

 Frank P. Macintyre. [The " Comfort " Heel Cushion Co., No. 

 153 North Third street, Philadelphia.] 



A NEW BED SORE CUSHION. 



.\N article which is often of very great utility in the sick 

 room, whether at home or in a hospital, has 

 been brought out in a new form, which is 

 shown in the accompanying illustration. It 

 is similar in general design to an invalid 

 ring, except that it is oblong, having two 

 holes, and thus affording a surface on which 

 the patient can rest, while the openings pro- 

 tect the sore from coming in contact with 

 the bed. The medium size is 17 inches long 

 and 10 inches wide. A patent has been ap- 

 plied for. [Tyer Rubber Co., Andover, Mas- 

 sachusetts.] 



RUBBER CARRIAGE SPONGES. 



The ordinary sponge is very largely used for washing fine car- 

 riages, but is open to many objections. Chief among these is 

 the unavoidable presence of sand taken in while it is growing, 

 and the fine grit which the flabby texture of the sponge allows to 

 penetrate its walls while in use, thus proving a secondary cause 

 of scratching. Beyond this, there is the short life of the sponge 



under such severe work as the washing of rigid surfaces. It is, 

 therefore, interesting to note that an ideal carriage sponge is 

 now made of rubber. It is fully as soft as the softest natural 

 product, the cell walls are more resilient and do not catch sand 

 or grit, while one of these sponges will also outlast many of 

 the natural ones. [Alfred H. Smith, No. 84 Chambers street, 

 New York.] 



"universal" blue PRINT WRINGER. 



This is a wringer made on a new design, and intended espe- 

 cially for use in the manufacture of blue prints and in leather 



book, and paper work. It is fitted for use also in hosiery mills 

 and dye houses, and for medallion picture mounting. It has 

 steel spiral pressure springs, and the rolls can be reversed in 

 order to allow a crank to be placed at either end of the ma- 



