August 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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RUBBER TO START CIRCULATION. 



A hundred years ago when a doctor got a new patient he 

 proceeded immediately to cup him, and the more blood he could 

 draw the greater doctor he was. Fortunately our ancestors 

 were fairly hardy and quite a number of them survived this treat- 

 ment. Then came the era of drugs, and thousands of worthy 

 citizens were dosed to death. But matters are improving, and 

 now it is a very general opinion that the less we have to do with 

 pills, powders and scrums and the more we rely upon the forces 

 of nature, the more likely we are to enjoy good health. Among 

 the natural contributions to health now generally recognized is 

 a proper amount of exercise; and under this heading comes 

 massage. The value of massage has been recognized for many 

 years, but its applica- 

 tion has only been per- 

 fected within the last 

 few years — since the 

 invention of electrical 

 appliances by which 

 the patient could give 

 himself massage, or at 

 least could get it 

 through the aid of hi^ 

 friends, without call 

 ing in experts. The 

 accompanying picture 

 of a case, with its con- 

 tents, shows a mas- " 

 sage outfit which can be used by connecting the little motor with 

 the ordinary electric lighting current. It contains various ap- 

 pliances, made of either hard or soft rubber, three of which are 

 shown more in detail, viz.: the cut marked "A," which is a 

 hard rubber ball applicator, to be used where deep vibration is 

 required; the disc marked "B," which if a soft rubber brush ap- 



Shelton Vibrator Appliances. 



plicator used for scalp and spinal treatment, and the large disc, 

 "J," which is a hard rubber applicator used in abdominal treat- 

 ment. While this outfit can be used by the patient himself, it is 

 also popular among the doctors for use in their practice. [Shel- 

 ton Electric Co., 4 East Forty-second street. New York.] 



A COAT THAT WTLL FLOAT A HALF-DOZEN MEN. 



A coat, which is described as looking like any ordinary 

 Norfolk, and which is made of khaki in brown or blue, lined 

 with some sort of fibrous material much lighter than cork, 

 is alleged by its manufacturers to be so buoyant that it will 

 sustain in the water a dead weight of 21 pounds — which is 

 enough to hold up several men. Its description does not 

 indicate that any rubber is used in the coat, but it is an 

 interesting article and is vouched for by a number of reputable 

 people, — State quarter-masters and other officials. It is made 

 by the American Life Saving Garment Co., 53 State street, 

 Boston. Massachusetts. 



A FIRM SUPPORT FOR WEAK ANKLES. 



Probably the noble red man who ranged the primeval forests 

 was not greatly troubled with weak ankles or falling arches, but 

 our vaunted civilization has brought 

 with it both of these troubles, and a 

 great many people find it extremely dif- 

 iicult to get about without some arti- 

 ficial support. A New England manu- 

 facturing concern has contributed to 

 the comfort of weak-ankled people by 

 making the ankle support shown in this 

 illustration. The front of it consists of 

 seamless rubber, and the back is of 

 elastic construction, sufficiently strong 

 to give the ankle lirm support. This 

 same support serves equally well for 

 fallen arches. [H. J. Collis Manufac- 

 Taunton, Massachusetts I 



The Collis Ankle 

 AND Arch Support. 



luring Co 



A PNEUMATIC THAT WORKS WHEN DEFLATED. 

 A Frenclinian has invented a pneumatic tire — cut of which is 

 here shown — which is designed to work, at least comfortably 

 well, even when it is entirely 

 deflated. In addition to the 

 air chamber, wliich is of 

 peculiar shape — shown by the 

 v.liite space in the center of 

 the cut — there is an upper 

 chamber (A) and a lower 

 chamber (D) which are 

 packed with elastic strips (C). 

 While of course the tire is in- 

 tended to be inflated, if a 

 puncture should occur it would 

 be possible, according to the 

 inventor's idea, to get along 

 without discomfort on the 



resiliency imparted to the tire by these two bodies of elastic 

 strips. 



The 



A SLEEVE FOR INNER TUBES. 



accompanying illustration shows an inner tire sleeve 



made of heavy chrome leather with strong metal buttons along 



one edge, and a 

 corresponding se- 

 ries of button-holes 

 along the other, 

 with an inside flap. 

 Each sleeve has 

 two rows of but- 

 ton-holes, so as to 

 fit two different sizes of tires. The sleeves come in two lengths, 

 10 and 15 inches, or can be made any other length if so de- 

 sired. [The Leather Tire Goods Co., Niagara Falls, New York] 



PROTECTING THE EAR IN TARGET PRACTICE. 



There is something very fine and heroic in firing off these 

 enormous 10-inch, 12-inch and 14-inch guns that carry their 

 missiles so accurately five, six and even eight miles. But it is 

 terrifically hard on the ears of the gunners ; in fact many of them 

 have been made deaf for life by the awful concussion. A simple 

 little protector has been devised, consisting of a celluloid tube 

 on which there are two rubber discs, the whole being small 

 enough to insert in the ear, over the drum. A peculiarity of 

 this device is that, while it enables the wearer to hear ordinary 

 conversation without difficulty, it is a perfect protection against 

 injury from the concussion made by the discharge of these 

 enormous guns. 



