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THE iNDlA RUBBER WORLD 



[April i, 1901. 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



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THE "horseshoe AIR CUSHION. 



THE " Horseshoe " air cushion contains just those fea- 

 tures which have been sought in other air cushions, 

 but which no other cushion has possessed. It is made 

 to conform to the shape of the buttocks and thighs, 

 and, having a fiat surface when inflated, a firm and easy posi- 

 tion is assured to the body, and all strain and discomfort is re- 

 moved. The front of the cushion has a downward flare when 

 inflated, being thinner at the front than at the back, which 

 prevents that disagreeable upward pressure against the user's 

 thighs. The cushion being connected only in the back, as the 



illustration indicates, permits the 

 user to adjust it to his individual 

 requirements by widening or de- 

 creasing the front opening. The 

 opening at the front prevents con- 

 striction, and, in conjunction with 

 the grooves in the back, also insures 

 perfect ventilation. This ventila- 

 tion also prevents any perspiration 

 of the parts — a most necessary con- 

 sideration. The cushion may be 

 folded and used as a pillow or support for any special position, 

 by folding one side over the other, and deflating one side in 

 case the double cushion is too high. It is highly recommended 

 by specialists as the only satisfactory rubber cushion for per- 

 sons afflicted with rectal or spinal troubles, and is especially 

 indicated in gynecological practice. Each cushion is fitted 

 with a washable flannel covering, which can easily be removed 

 and replaced, and by the use of this removable cover, the cush- 

 ion can be kept clean and sanitary. That this distinctly meri- 

 torious departure in air cushions is welcomed by physicians 

 and nurses is evident by the degree of popularity which it has 

 already attained, although it has been on the market but a 

 short time. The " Horseshoe " air cushion is made in two 

 sizes, retailing at about $4.50 and $4 each, respectively. Al- 

 though patented by Meinecke & Co. (New York), makers of 

 advanced specialties for the sick room, the " Horseshoe " inva- 

 lid cushion is now controlled by the Davol Rubber Co., who 

 have the sole and exclusive rights to its manufacture under 

 Meinecke & Co.'s patents. The invention is broadly covered 

 by patents in the United States and Great Britain, and there 

 are also additional patents pending. The patents will be in- 

 sured by the Patent Title Guarantee Co., through whom any 

 infringements will be prosecuted. [Davol Rubber Co., Provi- 

 dence, Rhode Island.] 



NONINFLAMMABI.E RUBBER TUBING. 

 The United States consul at Coburg, Germany, Mr. Hughes, 

 reports that Miiller & Korte, of Pankow, near Berlin, have 

 brought out a new kind of rubber tubing, to be used in cases 

 where damage to the rubber is to be feared either from the 

 flame itself or by contact with hot dishes or stands. The rub- 

 ber tube is sheathed with asbestos and the asbestos coated 

 with incombustible paint, lest the fibres should peel off. The 

 tubing remains pliable and can be cut as before. Burners with 

 such rubber tubes may be placed on sand baths or hot stoves. 

 The protection is, of course, not absolute; for when the heat 

 becomes too strong the rubber inside will give way. The well 

 known pipes with metallic spirals were originally made with 



the same object, but they have found other useful applications, 

 and they differ from these new tubes by being hard and in- 

 clined to break ; once leaky, they cannot be mended. 

 GREENWOOD RUBBER HEELED HORSESHOE. 

 The article illustrated here is not a rubber horseshoe pad, 

 but a rubber heeled horseshoe, which is a distinction worth 



noting. The shoe itself is 

 made of drop forged steel, 

 in connection with which 

 adjustable rubber heels are 

 applied. The shoe can be 

 heated and fitted the same 

 as any ordinary steel shoe, 

 and the horseshoer adjusts 

 a toe calk of the proper 

 size for the horse to be 

 shod. When the shoe has 

 become worn it can be re- 

 set ; the toe calk can be 

 replaced, as also can the 

 rubber heels, which make 

 practically a new shoe. The 

 shoe is made in sizes from i to 6 inclusive, and has been on the 

 market for three years, the rubber heels being made by one of 

 the leading factories. [The Greenwood Manufacturing Co., 

 No. 23 North Main street, Chicago.] 



THE DAVIDSON NEBULIZER. 

 This is the simplest and most economical form of nebulizer 

 that has yet been put on the market, its economy coming not 

 from the cheapening of the material, but from fewer parts and 

 far less labor in manufacture. The Nebulizer, as the illustra- 

 tion shows, has a nasal cap 

 which can easily be removed, 

 leaving the throat tube, and 

 this can also be taken off, leav- 

 ing the open short tube for 

 further nasal work. The man- 

 ner in which the Nebulizer 

 works is exceedingly simple 

 and interesting. The pressure 

 of the bulb sends air through 

 the tube, forming a vacuum 

 and drawing the liquid up in- 

 to the tube. It then throws 

 it against the sides of the 

 bottle, breaking the atoms of liquid into the finest possible 

 vapor. Both hard and soft rubber parts are made of the best 

 of stock and the whole has the fine finish and the guarantee 

 of excellence that goes with goods put upon the market by the 

 Davidson Rubber Co., Boston. 



NEW " AMERICAN" WINDSOR TOE FOR WOMEN. 

 The making of this style was begun only last autumn, but it 

 is understood that it has met a good demand. A great point 

 in its favor is that it fits so well the leather shoes that women 

 are now wearing. The last has a pronounced right and left 

 swing and a fairly broad toe, and yet it avoids the extreme 

 swing and very wide toe of the " Bull-dog " shoe. This is a 

 mannish shape, but mannish in moderation. It just fits the 

 leather shoe now most in vogue. [American Rubber Co., Cam- 

 bridgeport, Mass., and New York.] 



