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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October i, 1903. 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



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NEW TYPES OF ICE AND WATER BAGS. 

 HE water bag and the ice bag made of rubber for local 

 applications have been in use for many years and almost 

 any civilized being the world over recognizes the ordi- 

 nary type at sight. Some very valuable and ingenious 



applications of the 

 principle have how- 

 ever lately appeared. 

 For example, the 

 Goodrich Eye Pad, 

 which is illustrated 

 herewith, is new, in- 

 genious, simple, and 

 easily understood. 

 It is designed for the 

 continuous flow of 

 either hot or iced 

 water, through a pair 

 of thin rubber rings 

 which lie against the 

 eye-lids, conforming 

 to the shape of the 

 ball and yet without 

 pressure. The flow 

 of the water can eas- 

 ily be regulated so 

 that it be a continu- 

 The application can 



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GOODRICH EYE PAD. 



ous stream or simply a drop at a time, 

 be made to one eye 

 or to both. These 

 goods are made of a 

 very high grade of 

 stock, with a soft 

 finish, and show 

 throughout the best/ 

 workmanship. ——J 

 Along the same line 

 of invention is the 

 Goodrich Mastoid 

 Ice Bag and the con- 

 tinuous flow hot or 

 cold water mastoid 



The former of the two 



QOODRICH.MASTOID ICE BAG. 



fine Para rubber bag, very 

 light and easily secured 

 in its place, covering 

 the mastoid process 

 only, but fully. For the 

 same purpose is the 

 continuous flow Mas- 

 toid Bag, which is ar- 

 ranged so that the up- 

 per tube may be readily 

 attached to a fountain 

 bag or reservoir and a 

 continuous flow of iced or hot water passed over the mastoid 

 process. ^Another Goodrich appliance that is exceptionally 

 useful for carrying off aural discharges or fluids used in irrigat- 

 ing is the Goodrich Funnel Drain. This can be readily ad- 

 justed under the ear as shown in the illustration, but is equally 

 applicable for treatment of the mouth or nose. These goods 



belong to a varied and very complete line produced in the 

 special surgical department of The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, 

 Ohio. 



THE PERFECTION BATH TUB MAT. 

 The ordinary porcelain bath tub is a very necessary but a 

 somewhat treacherous article of household economy. Owing 

 to its high polish it is slippery, and many a iall has resulted 

 from an incautious movement when getting in and out. The 

 rubber mat shown in an accompanying illustration obviates 

 every bit of this trouble. It fits snugly in the bottom of the 



GOODRICH FUNNEL DRAIN. 



tub, to which it adheres firmly. The stock of which the mat is 

 made is an excellent white compound, as soft as velvet, its 

 surface being slightly corrugated. After use it is easily rinsed 

 off and dries in a very few minutes. It is made in two sizes — 

 12 X 30 and 12 X 26 inches. [Perfection Rubber Co. — John J. 

 Cook, No. 923 South Clinton aveuue, Trenton, New Jersey.] 



PNEUMATIC PEW CUSHIONS. 



Iowa newspapers chronicle the invention, by one Hans Nei- 

 mend, of Ida Grove, of a device whereby occupants of church 

 pews, by dropping a nickel in the slot, can be automatically 

 provided with a pneumatic cushion made of India-rubber. Just 

 what denomination will be first to adopt this improvement, it 

 is hard to say ; but those who go to church to rest will at once 

 hail Mr. Neimend as a sane, practical benefactor of the human 

 race. 



THE "FAULTLESS" ONE-PIECE SYRINGE. 



A most beautiful piece of rubber work is the " Faultless " 

 one-piece bulb syringe. The surface of both tube and bulb is 

 actually as smooth as glass, and of a dark crimson color, with 

 a very curious and attractive mottling. The goods are steam 

 cured and are certainly fully as beautiful and more novel in fin- 

 ish as any foreign or domestic products in the same line that 

 have yet appeared. [The Faultless Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



THE GRAY RUBBER GLOVE. 

 When the rubber glove first saw the light it was black, 

 heavy, cumbrous, and fitted with seams, stays, and patches. 

 Later came the tan glove, much lighter and a pretty piece of 

 work. Then in the process of evolution came the " dipped " 

 glove, seamless, the color of pure rubber, and a genuinely artis- 

 tic bit of workmanship. The use of these gloves by surgeons was 

 wonderfully increased by the thin dipped glove that preserved 

 the sense of touch so perfectly while affording perfect protec- 

 tion to both patient and operator. A curious phase of the rub- 

 ber glove habit is that surgeons soon get accustomed to their 

 use and call for heavier gloves. To cater to this demand a new 

 seamless gray glove is now on the market, that has found a 

 warm welcome and is meeting with a gratifying sale. [The 

 Miller Rubber Manufacturing Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



