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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



(April 1, 1911. 



their deceased brolhers, James Bennett and George Henry For- 

 syth, the Forsyth Dental Infirmary, at Boston, the former of 

 whom had the foundation of such an institution in view, w'hen 

 unexpectedly overtaken by death before his plans had matured. 



The infirmary, which judging from the accompanying illus- 

 tration showing a front view of the edifice, will be a handsome 

 and imposing addition to Boston's public buildings, and in every 

 way in keeping with the best of them, is to be erected on a 

 tract of land, with an area of 51,000 sq. ft., on the Fenway, open- 

 ing on Hemenway street, one of the choicest and most accessible 

 sections of the city. The land nearest Massachusetts avenue, 

 will be converted into an enclosed park, the portion of the 

 property not occupied by the building will be handsomely laid 

 out, the two wings partially enclosing a sunken garden. Froiu 

 the residence in Brookline, of the Forsyth family, the infirmary 

 will be plainly visible. 



The total cost of the building and equipment, with the land, 

 will be not far short of $2.000.000 ; the land has already been pur- 

 chased and conveyed in trust to the institution which has been 

 incorporated, by ."Special act of legislature. In atUlition. an en- 

 dowment of $1,000,000 will be placed in the hands of the Old 

 Colony Trust Company, to be invested for the benefit of the in- 

 firmary. Of the income, 90 per cent, will be turne'd over to the 

 trustees for current expenses, the remaining 10 per cent, will 

 be used, half as a research fund, the remainder as a rebuilding 

 fund.- One of the trustees will represent the Old Colony Trust 

 Company in the board and he will be the treasurer of the in- 

 firmary. 



Every provision has been made by the founders for the attain- 

 ment of the maximum degree of efficiency and utility by the in- 

 stitution. There will be 104 chairs and the equipment throughout 

 will be of the best and most modern character. There will be a 

 permanent stafif of dentists in constant attendance, as well as 

 a consulting stafT, made up of dental practitioners who volun- 

 teer their services. Post graduate and regular students' courses 

 will also be provided for. 



All deserving children, under sixteen years of age, will be 

 entitled, free of charge, to advice and treatment at the in- 

 firmary. Patients above the age liinit will also be attended, on 

 payment of a small fee, and where it may be necessary, artificial 

 work will be undertaken for the younger patients, for which 

 ample provision will be made in the laboratories of the in- 

 firmary. A museum, as a depository for material of every de- 

 scription, for use in teaching dental hygiene and a lecture room, 

 in which addresses on the subject will be delivered by experts, 

 will be free to the public. A comprehensive dental library is 

 also part of the plan. 



The family, to the judicious munificence of whose members 

 Boston is indebted for this unique institution, is of ancient an- 

 cestry, tracing its lineage to Cadet De Forsath. who in 1236 was 

 in the train of Eleanor, daughter of the Comte de Provenge 

 when she journeyed to England to become the wife of Henry 

 III., King of that country, and to his son Williaiu de Forsath, 

 who is recorded as having taken the oath of fealty to King Ed- 

 ward I. of England, in 1296. From these ancestors the descent 

 is traced of William Forsyth, son of Captain John Forsyth, of 

 the British army, and father of the donors of the infirmary. He 

 was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1807, came to Boston in 1828, 

 subsequently becoming a resident of Brookline. Of five sons 

 and three daughters born to him, only the two sons above men- 

 tioned, whose portraits are presented herewith, survive. Both 

 are actively engaged in business with the Boston Belting Co. 



An improvement in anti-sup plugs for rubber soles is the 

 subject of a patent issued to R, E. Foster, Hyde Park. Mass., 

 under number 984,806. His solid plug, previously used, made the 

 sole less resilient ; this he remedies by inserting canvas treads 

 in part on the surface, in part somewhat below it ; the latter 

 coming into wear when the former have been worn away. 



THE EDITOR'S BOOK TABLE. 



BRITISH GUIANA, Ii.\L.\TA A.NU KLIillliK INDUSTRIES. PRE- 

 ji.ired by the secretary of llie rermancnt Exhibitions C'ommillce of British 

 Guiana and issued by th.it body. L^aper. 32 mo. Pp. 16.] 



A NEATLY printed booklet, giving a brief historical account 

 of the industry, with statistics as to its growth, informa- 

 tion as to the area devoted to rubber production, rubber estates, 

 luethods of cultivation, the labor problem and particulars as to 

 yield, etc. Similar booklets relate to the sugar and rice indus- 

 tries, each of which furnishes interesting data relative to the 

 development of the colony and its material prosperity. 



KOLONIAL HANDELS ADDRESSBUCH, 1911 (15 JAHRGANG) MIT 

 K.SRTEN HER KOI.ONIEN IN BUNTURUCK. Berlin. Kolonial- 

 wirthschaftlichen Komitee. 1911. I Paper, large 8vo. Pp. 450. Price. 

 2.50 marks.] 



A co.Mri.KTE compendium of information in regard to German 

 colonies in all parts of the world, with their governing officials, 

 railroads, tariffs, freight rates, time tables, etc. ; in fact, every- 

 thing tliat a merchant having business relations with these 

 countries, requires to know. It also contains a list of mercantile 

 houses, planters and others, having trade relations with the 

 colonies, whose headquarters arc in Germany. In .scope and bulk 

 the work has been materially increased, the statistical tables of 

 trade being notably complete. 



CAOUTCHOUC ET GUTTAPERCHA. BY E. TASSILLY. PARIS. - - - 

 O. Doin et Fills. [Cloth. ISmo. Pp. 396. Price, 5 francs.] 



Plbi-ISHBD as part of the Encyclopedic Scientifique, issued 

 under the direction of Dr. Toulouse, this little work is intended 

 to give a full account of the present condition of the india rubber 

 .•ind gutta-percha industries. Starting with a brief historical in- 

 troduction relating to the earliest use of these substances by the 

 natives in Asia and South America, it follows the various pro- 

 cesses, from the collection of the latex, to the ultimate manu- 

 facturing processes, referring cursorily to the cheinical proper- 

 ties of both products, methods of analysis, etc.. and while ad- 

 mittedly somewhat condensed, it treats the various branches of 

 the subject concisely and comprehensively. 



LE CAOUTCHOUC. PAR L. TILLIER. PREFACE DU PRINCE 

 Pierre d'Arenberg. President of the Federation of District Automo- 

 bile Clubs of France. [Paper. 8mo. Pp. 34 Price. 1 franc] 



In his preface. Prince d'Arenberg refers to the importance 

 to which rubber has attained, in connection with the automo- 

 bile, in promoting and encouraging inter-conimunication. The 

 author deals with the subject of rubber ab ovo, referring to 

 the first mention of the substance by Columbus, on his re- 

 turn from the new world and following it up to the latest 

 developments. Successive chapters treat of the origin and 

 composition of caoutchouc, caoutchouc plants, their utiliza- 

 tion, geographical distribution and cultivation, trade in rub- 

 ber, rubber statistics, and indu>trial rubber, a number of 

 wood cuts serving to elucidate the text. 



AN ARTISTIC AND PATRIOTIC REMEMBRANCE. 



From Calender's Cable and Construction Co., Limited (Lon- 

 don), we have received a copy of a finely executed photogravure 

 of the recently launched British dreadnought Thunderer, of 

 which great things are expected in the way of speed and efficiency, 

 showing her as she will appear in cotnniission at sea. 



While there is nothing about the picture to suggest an adver- 

 tisement, it caiuiol but serve to keep in mind, the company 

 whose enterprise, probably not altogether uninfluenced by 

 patriotic pride, prompted its distribution, w'hich may also have 

 been inspired, in part, by the circumstance that the main electrical 

 distribution, so important a factor in the operation of the modern 

 battleship, has been effected entirely by means of Calender's 

 cable and special boxes. 



In any event, the pictttrc is an attractive work of art and a 

 reminder of the jealous care with which Great Britain seeks to 

 maintain her naval supremacy as an essential factor in her com- 

 mercial prosperity. 



