November 



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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



53 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



THE U. S. A. LIQUID PISTOL. 



THIS is really the liquid pistol first introduced to the pub- 

 lic under the name " Son of a Gun," but so improved 

 that its predecessor has now been withdrawn from the 

 market. In the " U. S. A." pistol the reservoir is an 

 oval bulb of rubber that fills the hollow in the pistol handle. 



Connected with the 

 trigger is a spoon valve 

 that does all of the fir- 

 ing and recharging. The 

 same principle was in- 

 volved in the pistol as 

 formerly made, but the 

 bulb was then exposed 

 to wear and tear, where- 

 u. s. a. liquid pistol. as it is now f ully cover- 



ed and protected by the metal handle. In its present form the 

 pistol should last a life time, as there is nothing to get out of 

 order. For pedestrian, bicyclist, or automobilist it is a first 

 class discourager to dogs or tramps, even if loaded with water 

 only, but if the charge be diluted ammonia or tincture of red 

 pepper it is remarkably effective. The capacity of the pistol 

 is twenty charges without refilling. It is five inches long, fin- 

 ished in nickel. [Parker, Stearns & Sutton, No, 222 South 

 street, New York.] 



A NEW HOT WATER BOTTLE. 

 A SPECIAL feature of the hot water bottle illustrated on this 

 page is the even distribution of its contents, due to the novel 

 form of construction. The side walls of this bottle are united 

 at intervals by eyelets, said eyelets consisting of short lengths 

 of a tube made of the same material as the body of the bag, 





NEW HOT WATER BOTTLE. 



with the edges of the eyelet or tube rounded over and adherent 

 to the side walls and arranged to unite therewith during the 

 process of vulcanization. One of the accompanying cuts shows 

 the hot water bottle with a knit cover and another the bottle 

 without the cover. The article has recently been patented 

 and is understood to have met an encouraging reception in the 

 trade. [The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



THE ACHILLES EXERCISER. 

 The new article herewith illustrated is made of rubber alone 

 and combines simplicity, durability, noiselessness, and con- 

 venience. When folded up it takes up about as much space, in 

 the words of its inventor, as an apple. It can be packed con- 

 veniently into any grip, and can be used anywhere and at any 

 time. There are no wires involved in its construction, no pul- 



ACHILLAS EXERCISER. 



leys to put up, no screws or hooks to deface walls or furniture. 

 Moreover, it is a practical device. It is adaptable for a long 

 list of exercises, admitting the arms or the feet through the 

 rings, while the middle connection will stretch to any desirable 

 length. The inventor is Mr. Franklin C. Holmes, of Los An- 

 geles, California, and patents have been applied for. [The 

 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio]. 



THE HICKS DRESS SHIELD. 

 The illustration represents the trademark ?dopted for a new 

 pure gum dress shield made by the Canfield Rubber Co. 

 (Bridgepert, Connecticut) and named for 

 the president of that company, the Hon. 

 Ratcliffe Hicks. These shields are made 

 by a new process patented in the United 

 States and Europe, and have withstood 

 successfully severe tests under various 

 temperatures and degrees of moistures. 

 They are not only light in weight but durable and odorless, 

 and can be washed and ironed with a hot iron. 



THE RUBBER FACE MASK. 

 It has been the general belief that a face mask of India-rub- 

 ber was something that was sold chiefly to ladies wh6 desired 

 to enhance whatever beauties of com- 

 plexion nature had favored them with. 

 It seems, however, that this is far from 

 the truth. The rubber mask is used 

 to-day by expert dermatologists in re- 

 moving the pittings of smallpox, in the 

 following manner : The face is first 

 antiseptically cleaned. Then a lotion 

 made from bichloride of mercury, car- 

 bolic acid, glacial acetic acid, or cor- 

 rosive sublimate, is rubbed into the skin 

 thoroughly. The patient is then sent home to rest until the 

 next day. The following day shows the face red, inflamed, and 

 blistered. A second lotion is then applied, and the face then 

 covered with a rubber mask. The patient is afterward kept in 

 retirement for from six to twelve days. During this period 

 suppuration goes on, the old skin is wholly destroyed, and a 

 new skin revealed — pink, soft, and smooth. Further than this, 

 it is claimed that in ordinary use the toilet face mask, made of 



RUBBER FACE MASK. 



