July i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



349 



NEW GOODS AND SPECIALTIES IN RUBBER. 



RUBBER CUSHION FOR CORNET MOUTHPIECE. 



IT is asserted that without artificial aid few persons can be- 

 come proficient cornet players. If lacking good facial 

 muscular development, perfect jaw and teeth formation, 

 or having thin lips, something'must be done by art to make 

 up for the defects. The use of India-rubber cushions for the 

 mouthpieces of such instruments is not new ; indeed, the suc- 

 cess of what has become one of the largest factories in the 

 world for making brass and silver musical instruments, may be 

 credited to the invention by Mr. Charles G. Conn, of Elkhart, 

 Indiana, of an application of rubber in this field. The idea is 

 said to have come to him while, working as a jeweler, he was 

 repairing a horn. At any rate, by the time his first patent had 

 expired, in 1894, Mr. Conn was a millionaire, had been mayor 

 of his town several times, was a member of congress, and 

 owned newspapers at the national capital and elsewhere. But 

 Mr. Coun's first patent was not his last 



SIDE VIEW OF MOUTHPIECE. END VIEW. 



[The dark shading in the cuts indicates the position of rubber cushions.] 



one. The two cuts herewith illustrate a new " Compensating 

 Cornet Mouthpiece," with flexible projecting cushion, for which 

 United States patent No. 747,591 was issued December 22, 1903. 

 " As no pressure [on the metallic mouthpiece] is needed to 

 keep the lips from leaking or to reduce the unevenness of the 

 lips to an even surface, the buccinator muscles are brought 

 into use and given free control of the lip tissue, and the 

 various tones are made with greater ease." [C. G. Conn, Elk- 

 hart, Indiana.] 



DE VILBISS UNIVERSAL ATOMIZER. 

 The recognized prevalence of nasal catarrhal diseases ren- 

 ders desirable some means for effective self treatment by very 



many patients. Not 

 less important than the 

 prescription of a suit- 

 able remedy in any case 

 is the choice of an 



■:> U -WI 1 atomizer which will 



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' give the necessary ap- 

 plication to the affected 

 parts, and this should 

 be one which the pa- 

 tient can use conveniently and with satisfaction. Some of the 

 advantages of the De Vilbiss Universal Atomizer— one style of 

 which is illustrated herewith— are that it can be used to spray 

 any liquid, oil, aqueous or alcoholic solution ; the point can be 

 turned in any direction ; it will throw a spray from any bottle, 

 or from a tumbler or other open receptacle ; the connection is 

 made to the bottle by a flexible cap ; the force of the spray can be 

 regulated easily ; all parts are interchangeable, so that if one be 

 broken, it can be replaced. The same principle is involved in 

 construction of other devices made by the same company, in- 

 cluding, for example, dental syringes. [De Vilbiss Manufactur- 

 ing Co., Toledo, Ohio.] 



STEELE'S PATENT RUBBER FAUCET GUARD. 

 The object of this invention is to shield glasses from coming 

 in contact with metal faucets, and thus to prevent the chipping 

 and break- 

 ing of glass- 

 es and the 

 dropping of 

 chips into 

 the bever- 

 age. It con- 

 s i s t s of a 

 r u b b e r 

 guard made 

 to fit all or- 

 dinary beer 

 faucets, f or 

 instance, 

 and is readi- 

 ly attached 



or detached from faucets. A reference to the illustration will 

 readily show the rubber guard attached to an crdinary faucet. 

 This appears to be a very practical article, for which a wide 

 demand is in prospect. United States patent No. 739 031, 

 granted September 15, 1903,10 Andrew Steele. [Mattson Rub- 

 ber Co., No. 26 West Broadway, New York.] 



"PERFECTION" SAFETY VAPOR AND SHOWER BATH. 

 The bath here illustrated serves the purpose of the vapor 

 baths of the ancients, of which the ordinary Turkish bath has 

 for many years been 

 the successor. But 

 it renders unneces- 

 sary the expense and 

 trouble of the Turk- 

 ish bath ; moreover, 

 it can be taken regu- 

 larly, in but a few 

 minutes' time, in 

 one's own house. 

 The "Perfection" 

 bath includes a water 

 fountain which is 

 filled with the pull of 

 a nickel chain from 

 the main supply, with 

 either hot or cold 

 water ; a water mix- 

 ing valve placed on 

 the main standpipe 

 for use when there is 

 an unequal water 

 pressure between the 

 hot and cold water 

 supply ; and a coil 

 steel spring balance 

 attached to a wall 

 bracket and connected to a large curtain ring with brass sash 

 ribbon. The slightest touch will raise or lower the curtain, it 

 being so constructed as to remain at any height where placed. 

 No plumbing is required in mounting this device over any bath 

 tub; only two screws in the wall are needed to hold it in place. 



