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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May i, 1904. 



strong and unstretchable. After the patient is placed in it and 

 the sides laced up, the air pressure is applied between the two 

 fabrics, an ordinary bicycle tire pump being used, until the 

 proper pressure is reached. The suit has been found particu- 

 larly useful in operations on the head and neck, particularly 

 where the patient is forced to take a sitting posture. As in all 

 important operations blood pressure is constantly and carefully 

 noted, it is an exceedingly simple matter to regulate the pres- 

 sure in the suit to fit the varying conditions that arise. After 

 the operation the suit is often left on for some time, its defla- 

 tion being accomplished as slowly as desired. [The B. F. Good- 

 rich Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



THREE "GLOVE COMPANY" NOVELTIES. 



The " Glove Company," as one of the best known rubber 

 manufacturing concerns are familiarly known, have for years 

 had a splendid reputation for excellence in manufacture. The 

 great bulk of their goods, however, were fine footwear and 

 equally fine clothing. But in the last few years, while still in- 

 creasing notably in the lines mentioned, they have built up a 

 very large business in general druggists sundries, until to-day 



that depart- 

 ment alone 

 would be 

 considered 

 enough of a 

 business for 

 many rub- 

 ber manu- 

 facturers. This business has been secured by the production 

 of good goods and new and useful novelties. For example 

 the Hygeia Reversible Surgical Pads are a novelty, and one 

 that appeals strongly to the operating surgeon. The cush- 

 ion part of the pad is pneumatic, and the whole can be re- 

 versed by a turn of the wrist. This reversible feature makes 

 the pad far more cleanly, useful, and durable. The drain- 

 age apron is arranged by an ingenious insertion of a strip 

 of ductile metal in the lower border, by which it is curved 

 to fit the contour desired. These pads are made of the special 

 maroon rubber for which the company have a reputation. =-— 

 Two other novelties that the same house have lately put upon 



the market are the " London" and the "Canteen" hotwater bot- 

 tles. Both of these are made in maroon rubber. The " Lon- 

 don," so called because its shape suggests the English type of 

 battle, has a round stiff handle, and is most convenient for fill- 

 ing and handling. The " Canteen " is a round bottle with the 

 same kind of handle. [Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Manu- 

 facturing Co., New York.] 



DARLINGTON DISHWASHER. 



The device illustrated herewith, which appears excellently 

 adapted for its use, is composed wholly of rubber, with the ex- 

 ception of the bristles 

 in the brush. The 

 head of the brush is 

 made of rubber, per- 

 forated to allow the 

 water to flow freely 

 among the bristles, 

 besides which the 

 tubing employed is 

 of course rubber, to- 

 gether with the con- 

 nection for the sink 

 faucet. Its use is 

 practicable wherever 

 a force of water can 

 be had, or a boiler is 

 used. It is used prac- 

 tically without wet- 

 ting the hands; it 

 does not chip china 

 or require a dish 

 cloth; it does away with dishpans and greasy water; it saves 

 soap and hot water; it is adjus'table to any faucet. [The Do- 

 mestic Utilities Co., No. 54 West Twenty-second street, New 

 York.] 



THE "SUMMIT INVIGORATOR." 

 This is a new rubber bath 

 brush, which is adapted also for 

 massage and shampoo purposes. 

 It is made with an opening for 

 the thumb, as shown in the- il- 

 lustration, which 

 preventsthe brush 

 from slipping off 

 the hand, a source 

 of complaint in re- 

 gard tosome other 

 bath brushes. 

 When the brush 

 is to be used, the 

 clasp is fastened, 

 after which the 

 brush is drawn 

 on as if it were a 

 glove ; it is taken 

 off the same way 

 as a glove, with- 

 out unfastening 

 the clasp. It is de- 

 signed to retail at 

 50 cents. [The 

 Summit Rubber 

 Co.. Barberton, 

 Ohio.] 



