May i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



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THE SNYDER HEALTH VIBRATOR. 



THE value of a system of exercise and massage as a cura- 

 tive agent is now very widely recognized, but the most 

 approved methods to date have involved the necessity 

 of em ploying an adept masseur, owing to the difficulty of 

 manual application on one's self. By means of a device in- 

 vented by Lambert Snyder, and on which patents are pending, 



it is claimed that in- 

 dividual application 

 is practicable, and 

 that the resutls are of 

 the highest efficiency, 

 while the cost of the 

 apparatus is slight. 

 The device is called 

 the Portable Exhila- 

 rator. It consists of 

 a steel horizontal rod, crooked at one end to provide a conve- 

 nient means of grasping it in one hand, and a dependent 

 movable rod, attached to the other by means of a socket. 

 Steady pressure of the operator's free hand, causing the 

 dependent rod to move back and forth along the horizon- 

 tal one, produces a vibratory effect which is conveyed to the 

 system of the operator. This may be regulated in force by the 

 rate of speed in using the device — varying from the most deli- 

 cate vibrations to such strong effects as will affect the most 

 robust constitution. The applications of rubber in this device 

 are : (1) A covering of rubber for the crook, by which the de- 

 vice is gripped by the operator ; (2) a ball at the other end of 

 the rod, which, in some treatments, as for headache, is applied 

 to the portion of the body to be treated, while the crook rests 

 against a table or other firm object ; (3) two balls on the sus- 

 pended rod, by varying the position of which the force of the 

 vibrations is controlled ; and (4) a covering for the suspended 

 rod, between said balls, to render it more agreeable to the hand 

 of the operator. The rubber employed is referred to as being 

 of the best quality, adding to the durability of the device. [The 

 Lambert Snyder Co., No. 10 West Twenty-second street, New 

 York] 



A NEW DOUBLE TUBE BICYCLE TIRE. 



The cut herewith illustrates a new double tube tire, the fea- 

 tures of which are an extra heavy cover and especially heavy 



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tread. This tire is made under a patent granted September 15, 

 1903 (No. 739,053), which, with the method employed for coat- 

 ing the inner side of the cover, is designed to prevent any 

 chafing of the inner tube. The inner tube is constructed with 

 the " Continental " end, also protected by the patents of the 



same company. The tire as illustrated is designed for bicycle 

 use, and is one of an extensive line of bicycle tires now being 

 produced by the Continental Rubber Works, Erie, Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



A RUBBER AUTOMOBILE VEIL. 



The article of ladies' wear for automobiling, illustrated here- 

 with, is gathered around the top on a ribbon, which is tied un- 



der the brim of the hat and is then thrown over it. It is abso- 

 lutely waterproof and dustproof. It folds in a case the size of 

 a ladies' pocketbook and can be carried without any inconven- 

 ience. It looks like a silk chiffon veil, and is just as light. 

 These veils are particularly adapted for automobiling, driving, 

 and stormy weather. It will fit over a hat of any size and will 

 not harm the trimming. The demand for these veils is con- 

 stantly increasing, as the ladies realize their many advantages. 

 [Hill Brothers, wholesale agents for New York, Nos. 707-709 

 Broadway.] 



DR. CRILE'S PNEUMATIC PRESSURE SUIT. 

 Dr. George Crile, of Baltimore, has done some exceedingly 

 brilliant work in the way of controlling blood pressure in 



case of shock or collapse. A series of experiments on animals 

 led this distinguished physician to doubt the efficacy of the 

 stimulants in general use, and to come to the conclusion that 

 failing blood pressure could be remedied by mechanical means 

 alone. This resulted in the production of a rubber suit of great 

 strength with which the patient to be treated was clothed and 

 into which air could be pumped at pressures that were always 

 under the control of the surgeon. The suit consists of a pair 

 of trousers with feet, and a pair of sleeves with mittens. The 

 suit is double lined with rubber both inside and out, and is both 



