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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October 1, 1913. 



exceedingly popular in social as well as commercial circles. He 

 was one of the most prominent members of the American busi- 

 ness colony in Paris, his hospitality to visiting Americans being 

 proverbial. The the last 40 years of his life were spent abroad, 

 with only occasional visits to this country, he remained a staunch 

 American, showing his patriotism by the deep interest he took 

 in his fellow countrymen whom he met abroad. The late Charles 

 L. Johnson, general manager of the United States Rubber Co., 

 married Mr. Moorhouse's daughter in July, 1899. 



PAUL E. BEKTSCH. 



Paul E. Bertsch, vice-president and general manager of the 

 Motz Tire & Rubber Co., died on Sunday, September 10, at 

 his home at Akron, Ohio. Mr. Bertsch was thirty-four years 

 old, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, and a member of 

 several prominent local societies and associations. He is sur- 

 vived by his wife and two children. 



ALLAN W. PAIGE. 

 Allan W. Paige for many years president of The Derby Rubber 

 Co., of Shelton, Connecticut, passed away after an attack 

 of appendicitis while on a trip recently to the Pacific Coast. 

 He was taken ill on the train, being removed to the Streator 

 Hospital when the train reached Chicago. An operation was 

 immediately performed but was unsuccessful as the disease was 

 too far advanced. He did not rally from the operation. 



GEORGE PELLINGEE, JK. 



George Pellinger, Jr., vice-president of the Vulcanized Rubber 

 Co. of New York, died, as a result of an operation, at his 

 home at Hauxhurst Park, Weehawken, New Jersey, on Sep- 

 tember 10. He was born in Butler, Nevir Jersey, thirty-four 

 years ago and had spent seventeen years or just half of his 

 life in the rubber business, being associated during all that time 

 with the Vulcanized Rubber Co. and its predecessor. His wife 

 died about a year ago. He is survived by two young sons. 



ROBERT E. J. C. TEALE. 



Robert E. J. C. Teale, who was connected with the rubber 

 trade for fifty years, died at his home on Lafayette avenue. 

 Brooklyn, on the 26th of August, from pneumonia, after a short 

 illness. 



He was born in Brooklyn on June 1, 1848, received his educa- 

 tion in the public schools and in 1863, at the age of 15, entered 

 the employ of the Goodyear India Rubber Glove Co., then located 

 on Broadway, near Fulton street. New York. He was gradu- 

 ally advanced in the service of the company until he became a 

 salesman. In 1885 he resigned and formed a partnership with 

 A. T. Morro, under the name of Teale & Morro. This part- 

 nership was dissolved in 1891, but Mr. Teale continued to sell 

 rubber goods, particularly to the carpet and theatrical trade. 

 until 1902, when he entered the employ of the J. W. Buckley 

 Rubber Co., with which he was associated at the time of his 

 death. 



Mr. Teale came from an old Brooklyn family, his father being 

 Thomas F. Teale, who published the first directory of that city 

 and who was at one time lieutenant-colonel of the Thirteenth 

 Regiment. Mr. Teale was married in 1877 to Miss Fanny Whit- 

 taker, a sister of the well-known Brooklyn artist, John Whit- 

 taker, art director of Adclphi Academy. He was a member 

 of the organization known as "Old Brooklynites" and was asso- 

 ciated with St. Mary's Episcopal Church. His wife, daughter 

 and three sons survive him. 



TREATMENT OF RUBBER SPONGES. 



DRT FLOUR AS A RUBBER PRESERVER. 



A certain housekeeper with an open and receptive mind has 

 discovered that rubber rings, when they are removed from fruit 

 jars, can be put away in dry flour and are perfectly good for 

 use the next year, remaining soft and pliable. She states that 

 rubber goods can be preserved for years in this way. 



ALTHO the rubber sponge belongs to the more recent 

 products of the rubber industrj', and its general introduc- 

 tion has only taken place within the last ten years, it rapidly 

 became recognized as competing with the natural sponge. Not 

 only does this fact indicate a preference for the artificial, as 

 compared with the natural product, but it likewise affords a 

 proof that the rubber sponge fulfils requirements, particularly 

 when properly treated in use. 



That, nevertheless, complaints have been heard from con- 

 sumers, is attributed, in the first place, to the insufficient atten- 

 tion paid to the destructive influence of the soap used. It is 

 generally known that a sponge, even the best unbleached natural 

 variety, is destroyed by the caustic action of many soaps. Rub- 

 ber sponges in particular, when penetrated by particles of soap, 

 become soft in the course of time, being consequently unpleasant 

 to use. They, moreover, prematurely become smaller and lose 

 their shape. 



Commenting on the above facts, a writer in the "Gummi- 

 Zeitung" refers to a proposal which has been made for caution- 

 ing purchasers against the use of soap with rubber sponges. 

 It is, however, remarked that such a course would throw sus- 

 picion on the rubber sponge and its serviceability, which would 

 not be agreeable to either manufacturers or dealers, the idea 

 being thus conveyed that the article is not a perfect substitute 

 for the natural product. 



Of course the durability of a rubber sponge, like that of any 

 other article, cannot be expected to be unlimited. The dealer 

 should, however, inform the public how such durability may be 

 increased. The customer should always be informed that after 

 use the rubber sponge, like the natural kind, should be well 

 washed, in order to prevent its premature destruction by the 

 soap remaining in it. Natural sponges are often cleaned by 

 hot water being poured over them and being allowed to bleach 

 in the sun. This application of hot water, as well as solar 

 heat, is, however, apt to injure rubber sponges, while placing 

 them on heating or radiator pipes will cause them to lose 

 their elasticity and to crumble away. Only with proper treat- 

 ment can rubber sponges be expected to last. While natural 

 sponges are usually well squeezed out after use and placed in a 

 net for the purpose of drying, it often happens that rubber 

 sponges, while still saturated with soapy water, are carelessly 

 placed on the toilet table in a manner unfavorable to their 

 drying. 



It would, however, be a mistake for the rubber goods dealer 

 to urge that soap should not be used with rubber sponges, but 

 their proper treatment should always be recommended and ex- 

 plained. At the same time their many advantages should be 

 pointed out. such as handiness of form, color, uniformity of 

 pores, absorbent properties, softness of material, and advanta- 

 geous effects on the skin. 



What has been said as to rubber sponges for toilet use equally 

 applies to those manufactured for industrial and domestic 

 purposes. In almost every case, it is conceded that they compete 

 with natural sponges, being largely used in stables, in breweries 

 and distilleries (for washing bottles), for window cleaning, etc. 



In conclusion, the opinion is expressed that if the recom- 

 mendations for the proper treatment of rubber sponges are duly 

 followed, a successful future is in store for the article. 



EXPORTS OF MOTOR CARS TO SOUTH AFRICA. 



The United States exported to South Africa in 1912 motor 

 cars to the value of $720,000, which was nearly three times the 

 value of the exports for the preceding year, but only about one- 

 half of the amount of exports of motor cars to that section 

 from the United Kingdom. 



