June 1, 192'l 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Repairing Rubber Gloves and Mittens — IV' 



A New and Valuable Line .for Repairmen 



Care and Use of Rubber Gloves — Two General Classes — Surgeons* Rubber Gloves — Hospital Glove Repairing — Applying Surgeons' Gloves — Sterilizing 



Rubber Gloves — A German Invention 



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CARE AND USE OF RUBBER GLOVES 

 ONTKARY to a popular nution, rubber gloves will give 

 good service and last a long time if given reasonable care, 

 as manufacturers and repair men well know. Glove makers 



from infection and save him repeated scouring of the hands with 

 powerful antiseptics, which sometimes induce eczema, but they 

 also safeguard the patient from infection. 



Some surgeons' glover arc made quite smooth and others have 



advise dealers to look over their stock every week, an<l to dip a finely pebbled surface by means of which a surgeon may get as 

 their rubber gloves in warm water and to roll them in tlie liands. tlrm a grip on instruments, tlireads, ligatures, etc., as with the 



This simple treatment not only 

 makes the goods look more at- 

 tractive to customers, but actu- 

 ally adds to their life, pliability, 

 and preserves their elasticity. 



Users of household gloves are 

 told that when putting gloves 

 away they should be carefidly 

 cleaned and dusted with starch 

 or talcum powder. They are 

 cautioned, too, against using any 

 oil, as many oily substances ruin 

 rubber. Glycerine, however, is 

 quite harmless. 



Rubber gloves should be 

 worn one size larger than kid 

 gloves. In putting them on, 

 tearing may be avoided if the 

 gauntlet is turned back a couple 

 of inches and then, by seizing 

 this double thickness, the glove 

 can be drawn over the hand. In 

 removing gloves they should 

 never be pulled by the fingers, 

 but rolled backward until the 

 gauntlet reaches the finger tips. 

 The glove thus turned inside out 

 can easily be blown back into 

 its original shape, if it is the 

 household, or surgeons' type. 

 TWO GENERAL CLASSES 



Rubber gloves divide them- 

 selves into two general classes, 

 light and heavy. The light 

 dipped glove is made on porce- 

 lain forms dipped in rubber solu- 

 tion many times and vulcanized 

 before taking off the form. 

 These are used by surgeons, 

 nurses and, to a degree, in the 

 household. As these sell often 

 as low as 30 cents a pair, it is 

 hardly worth while attempting 



bare fingers. These gloves come 

 in sizes from 6 to 11, inclu- 

 sive, in light, medium, and heavy 

 weights, and while most of them 

 are wrist length, some are made 

 to cover also half the forearm. 

 For special uses, surgeons' 

 gloves are made in three-finger 

 styles — thumb, index, and mid- 

 dle fingers. For obstetrical op- 

 erations, gloves are made 16 

 inches long, and extra sleeves, 

 16 and 18 inches, to fit from 

 wrist to shoulder, are also pro- 

 vided. A patented surgeon's 

 glove is made with allowances 

 for the knuckles, thus preserv- 

 ing the "cuticle touch." Gloves 

 similar to surgeons', but a trifle 

 stronger, are also made for 

 nurses, internes, midwives, and 

 others, where the sense of touch 

 need not be very keen. These 

 gloves range in size from &/i 

 to 9 inclusive, and cover the 

 wrist well. 



HOSPITAL GLOVE REPAIRING 

 Repairs are made to surgeons' 

 gloves in some hospitals by at- 

 tendants, who cut suitable 

 patches from old, torn gloves, 

 and affix them to reparable 

 gloves with ordinary rubber ce- 

 ment. While exacting physi- 

 cians may not use the mended 



gloves, the latter serve many 



Tvi'L.-, ui Rlbber Gloves 



(1) FiNCER Cot. (2) Surgeons' Glove. (3) Surgeons' Sleeve. (4) 



Obstetrical Glove. (5) JFinger Surgeons' Glove. (6) Household M = „f,,1 nMrnospQ npvprtliplps.; in 

 Glove. (7) F.leitricians' Light Gloves. (8) Klectric Linemen's "^^^I"' purposes, nevertneiess, in 

 Gloves, Heavy. (9) Motormen's Mittens. (10) Cement Workers' bi.g institutions. 

 Gloves. (11) Driving Gloves. (12) Firemen's Gloves. (13) Fire- 

 men's Mittens. (14) Tanners' Gloves, Gauntlet. (IS) Tanners' APPLYING SURGEONS' GLOVES 



IFINGER MiTTF.NS. (16) TaNNERS' MiTTENS. (]7) MeRCURY-WoRKERS' Snrci,,,,,:' ,Jl,^^■PC i,, rr,n„,/ 



Mittens. (18) X-Ray Workers' Gloves. Gauntlet. (19) Acid- surgeons gio\es m many 



Workers' Gloves. Tips Reinforced. (20) Acid-Workers' Short large hospitals are often thrown 



Gloves. (21) Cyanide- Workers' Gloves. , ,, 



away as useless after one or 



two operations. After the strain 

 to repair them, except in an emergency, when it can easily be of a severe operation a surgeon will impatiently tear the gloves 

 done. from his hands, when they could be saved from damage by either 

 SURGEONS' GLOVES of two modes of removal. One is opening the glove at the wrist 

 The finest article in rubber gloves is the kind worn by surgeons. ^^A allowing water from the faucet to flow into the glove ; and 

 The best grade is made by dipping porcelain forms in pure Para the other way is to roll the glove downward from the wrist until 

 rubber solution, after which they arc carefully vulcanized, the jt comes olT the hand inside out. The turning or reversal makes 

 aim of the makers being to get gloves in various sizes to fit the ji,g ^ight hand glove a left-hand one, and vice versa, and equal- 

 hand perfectly and to olitain a membrane that, while tough, will ,2gs wear. The gloves should never be pulled by the fingers. 

 yet l)e thin and pliant enough not to interfere with the wearer's !„ many hospitals thin gloves are frequently torn by surgeons 

 sense of touch. They arc, of course, seamless and the wrists are ^hile putting them on. To avoid this and to expedite the work 

 usually reinforced with rubber tape or cord. The gloves not ^f surgeons in speedy operation, a British inventor has devised 

 only afford the operating surgeon practically perfect immunity ^ simple apparatus which either a surgeon or a nurse may oper- 



■CopvriBliicd by Hcnrv C. Pearson. Continued from The India Rubber ^y^ Referring to the illustration, the wrist part of a gloVe is 

 World. May 1, 1921. pages 567-57U. 



