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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 1, 1912. 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



FOK FOOTBALLS AND STRIKING BAGS. 



IT would be a sad day for athletes if there were no rubber in 

 the world. For instance without rubber there would be no 

 football and without football half the colleges would close 

 down entirely, and the other half shrink fifty per cent. Here's an 

 interesting group of illustrations, showing the rubber envelopes 

 or "bladders" for a football, a regular shaped striking bag and 

 two pear-shaped striking bags. None of these can burst at the 

 seam, no matter how hard a kick or a blow they receive, be- 

 cause there aren't any seam ; they are made seamless. 



Seamless Striking Bag and Football Bladders. 



They are made in both maroon and black and lined with white. 

 The manufacturers also make basketball envelopes in the same 

 seamless style. They make three sizes of football bladders, two 

 sizes of basketball, three sizes of the regular striking bag, and 

 two sizes of the pear-shaped striking bag. [The L. & M. Rubber 

 Co., Carrollton, Ohio.] 



WHAT TIRE clips WILL DO. 



Tire clips are of obvious convenience to motorists who are 

 provident enough to carry along additional casings. These clips 

 hook over the beads of the casing preventing spreading, and also 



preventing the inside tube from 

 getting out. With these clips, 

 the casing can be carried ready 

 for instant use, with the inner 

 tube in place, and partially in- 

 flated. The manufacturers state 

 that a tire change can be made 

 in five minutes with rims having 

 but one flange or locking ring. 

 No tools are required except a 

 pair of hands. Where the rims 

 have two rings on the detachable 

 side, it requires a little longer. 

 The clips which are here illus- 

 trated are sold in sets of twenty- 

 five, which is enough to equip five 

 tires. These clips are intended for tires, to be used on wheels 

 having quick detachable rims. [i)raver Mfg. Co., Richmond, 

 Indiana.! 



Tire Clips for Extra 

 Casings. 



A HARD RUBBER INHALER FOR CATARRH. 



The English woman who went home after a visit to this coun- 

 try and reported that "Americans are such charming people, it 

 is really too bad that they all have catarrh," did not state the 

 case with absolute accuracy, because all Americans 

 do not have catarrh. But unfortunately a great many 

 of them do. For all such, a hard rubber inhaler 

 has been made which is shown in the accompanying 

 cut; this cut being one-third the size of the article 

 itself. The method of operation is simple. The cap, 

 which, in the illustration appears at the bottom of the 

 inhaler, is unscrewed, and a few drops of medicated 

 liquid are poured in on some gauze placed inside the 

 tubes. The cap is then replaced, the two prongs ap- 

 plied to the nostrils, and the fumes of the medicated 

 liquid duly inhaled. If the patient has sore throat 

 or a cough, the single end of the inhaler, with the 

 cap removed, may be placed in the mouth, and inhalation be 

 taken through the throat. [Windle Supply Co., Philadelphia^ 

 Pennsylvania.] 



RUBBER MAKES THE DEAF HEAR. 



It has long been known that rubber helps the lame to walk, 

 because in the form of bandages it gives strength and vigor to 

 defective limbs ; and that it helps the blind to see, for in the 



form of hard rubber rims it holds 

 the necessary lenses. But even 

 more directly it makes the deaf 

 hear. 



The accompanying illustration 

 shows an ingenious little device, 

 made of the finest Para rubber, 

 which fits into the auditory 

 canal and gathers and conveys 

 the sound waves to an impaired 

 tympanum. The smaller illus- 

 tration, showing this rubber ear- 

 drum in the ear, is just the size 

 of the device, the lower cut being 

 magnified in order to give a bet- 

 ter idea of its construction. It 

 will be noticed that the outer 

 edge flares a trifle so as to fit the 

 flare of the canal of the ear at 

 that point and also to receive all 

 sound waves. The inner end- has 

 one or more perforations simply 

 for the purpose of ventilation — 

 to keep the ear from becoming 

 uncomfortably hot. This rubber 

 drum is so light and delicate that 

 it can be worn without discomfort. Where the tympanum is im- 

 paired this rubber drum assists it in its work. Where it is de- 

 stroyed it is claimed that it does the work of the natural drum 

 to a considerable extent. It was invented by George H. Wilson, 

 of Louisville, Kentucky, to meet his own necessities, as he was 

 so unfortunate as to be extremely deaf. 



In its earlier and cruder form it came on the market about 

 20 years ago. As shown above it is much improved over its 

 earlier form. The cross piece which will be noticed in the lower 

 cut is for the purpose of keeping the delicate rubber tube from 

 collapsing. [Wilson Ear-Drum Co., Louisville, Kentucky.] 



Wilson's Improved Com- 

 mon-Sense Ear-Drum. 



Should be on every rubber man's desk— The Rubber Trade 

 Directorv of The World. 1912. 



