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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1912. 



SOMETHING NEW IN NIPPLES. 



TiiK iMui'-ual fi-atiirc of this nipple is the position of the orilice 



in tlic fide of the lobe, and this position is marked by a white 



spot of rubber cemented at the base. The 



theory, which works out in praction, is 



the fact that by turning this outlet to 



the roof of the mouth, it checks the flow 



of milk, and makes possible slow feeding 



from a nursing bottle. In every other way 



the nipple is the same as the ordinary nipple 



of trade. There are no corrugations or other 



devices to prevent collapsing, but the position 



of the hole practically makes this nipple non- 



Thermol.\c collapsible. [Thermolac Manufacturing Co., 



Nipple. Xo. 6 Beacon street. Boston, Massachusetts.] 



WATEEPHOOFING ROBE AND MOCCASINS. 



The new Gordon foot robe is a great boon to the nian who 

 drives a motor car in cold, wet or even cool weather. The robes 

 are water and wind proof, and so made 

 that the sides can be drawn under the 

 limbs and fastened, forming a loose trou- 

 ser robe. Attaclied to the bottom of the 

 robe is a pair of leather-soled moccasins, 

 lined with soft plush. The feet can be 

 easily shifted in or out as desired, but 

 when inside there is perfect freedom to 

 iipi-rate the pedals. [The Vehicle Apron 

 uiil Hood Company, Colnmbus, Ohio.] 



AN ELASTIC STOCKING THAT KEEPS ITS SHAPE. 



The illustration shows an elastic stocking used for varicose 

 veins, enlarged joints, etc., which pulls on like a boot, and does 

 not, even after much use, lose its shape or elasticity. This is ac- 

 complished partlx- by using a good rubber thread and partly be- 



The "Master" Elastic Stocking. 



cause along the sides of the stocking are sewed non-elastic stays 

 and loops. These do not add appreciably to the weight, nor 

 are they noticeable, but they prolong the life of the stocking 

 wonderfully. These stockings are made of three kinds of ma- 

 terials — heavy silk, tine silk or cotton elastic. [Pomeroy Com- 

 pany, New York.] 



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The Boston Gore 

 .\ND Web Co. 

 Band.\ge. 



At the automobile show at Madison Square Garden there were 

 84 cars equipped with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.'s tires. 



A RUBBER BANDAGE THAT ADMITS THE AIR. 



Those who are so unfurtunaic as to be obliged to wear an 



elastic bandage know by practical experience the discomfort 



which it produces because it is so nearly air-proof that it induces 



perspiration. A new elastic bandage is 



being placed upon the market which is 



entirely free from this objection, by the 



, * |'^ I- ;■ Boston Gore and Web Co. It differs from 



iool<'\ h '4 



. V ■ ' " , ;; the ordinary elastic bandage in two im- 



j portant particulars. It is of a novel and 



peculiar weave which makes it nearly as 



open as mosquito netting, thus allowing 



for thorough ventilation while being worn, 



and it is made with heavier rubber threads 



than the standard goods of this kind. The 



makers, who have taken out a patent on tliis bandage, claim that 



it is made ot specially prepared, soft mercerized yarn, and is put 



up in a germ-proof and attractive package. [Boston Gore and 



Web Co., Boston, Massachusetts.] 



AUTOMOBILES ON CREDIT. 



In our September issue we mentioned the fact that Fred 

 E. McEwen had formed a company known as the Auto Credit 

 Comp;iny, Inc., for Uk puriiose of selling automobiles on a credit 

 basis, the purchaser selecting his car, paying one-half cash and 

 the balance in monthly payments. The Studebaker has now- 

 adopted a similar plan. General Manager of the Company 

 Walter E. Flanders says : "I believe the automobile business 

 should be placed on a credit basis, and I think it will prove to be 

 the most important advance that has been made in the automo- 

 bile industry since its inception. 



''There is many a responsible business man and farmer who is 

 eminently able to own an automobile and who yet hesitates to 

 take so much cash out of the reserve on the instant. Then again 

 we find that frugal persons frequently resort to the expedient of 

 paying the ready cash they can afford for an unreliable second- 

 hand or a poorly constructed new car, when by the credit plan 

 they would select a lirst-class, full-sized automobile, paying part 

 cash and taking time for the balance." 



Just how this innovation will affect the profits of automobile 

 manufacturers cannot be prognosticated, but that it will very 

 considerably increase sales goes without saying. Whether the 

 makers of tires will be called upon to share in any of the risks 

 that naturally, to a certain extent at least, accompany business 

 on a credit basis, has not been stated. 



THE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF AEROPLANES. 



To people who have given no thought to the subject of aero- 

 planes, the information recently collated by the Bureau of Statis- 

 tics, Department of Commerce and Labor, showing the extent 

 of international commerce in these new articles, will be quite 

 a revelation. These statistics show that more than $50,000 worth 

 of aeroplanes were imported into, and exported from the United 

 States in the months of July, August and September of the cur- 

 rent year. The Bureau of Statistics only began keeping a sepa- 

 rate record of this new article of commerce with the opening 

 of the current fiscal year. In the three months for which a rec- 

 ord is now available five aeroplanes were exported, all going to 

 Canada, with a total value of $18,450, or an average valuation 

 of $3,690 each. On the import side no transactions are given 

 for the month of July, but in the month of August two aero- 

 planes were imported from France, their combined value being 

 stated as $15,091. In September the number imported was five 

 valued at $22,752, one being from England, valued at $4,700 and 

 five from France, valued at $18,052, making the total importa- 

 tions of the three months in question eight aeroplanes, valued 

 at $37,843, or an average valuation of $4,730 each. 



