February 1, l n l ; 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



269 



A NEW MASSAGE ROLLER. 



Many varieties of rubber massage rollers have been iritro 

 duced from time to time, but here is a new one. described in 



a circular issued by ils maker as "the ohl) 

 patented massage roller having suction cup-" 

 These cups are molded in the rubber, their 



action cau- 

 successive de- 

 pression a n rl 

 elevation of the cuticle. A tube of soft rub- 

 ber, the outer surface of which is covered 

 with these suction cups, i- placed over a hardwood cylinder. 

 A hardwood handle and mountings complete the roller, which 

 is operated by hand. [M. Stonebridge, 414.1 Park avenue. 

 Wu York.] 



DRESS SHIELDS AND RUBBER BIB. 

 A new line of dress shields being produced under the brand 

 "Omo-EIva" contains two distinctive styles worthy of note. 

 The first of these is a shield of regulation 

 _,j shape, the portion that extends under the 

 ^-^^ ;M arm having attached to it a net upper in 



C ,jrf the form of a short sleeve. This sleeve has 



.' an elastic band around the top to hold it 

 v in place over the . . , 



shoulder, making i' J,'. .. 



easy of adjustment ffi 

 The second is h/ 

 the sew-on type of (-' 

 shield, having a « 

 small pocket attachment for sachet. This * 

 new line is made of pure rubber, double 

 covered with fine absorbent nainsook. 



The plain rubber bib has saved many a small child's dress 

 from spots and stains that would have gone through a bib 

 of the ordinary variety — but usually at the expense of some 

 other article, the carpet, for instance. 

 jT' .} •> the milk, jell) or crumbs rolling of] 



{] / the bib on to the floor. The water- 



proof bib with a cover of absorbent 

 HI I ) material that can be detached and 



cleansed — which followed the plain rub- 

 ber sort — absorbs liquids, but does 

 not prevent crumbs from falling on 

 the floor. But the latest bib, just 

 introduced, is an improvement on all 

 its predecessors, having a pocket that catches all dropping; 

 and protects both the clothes and the floor. It is made of 

 rubber and can be washed easily. [The Omo Manufacturing 

 Co., Middletown, Connecticut.] 



DENTAL SUCTION CUPS. 



Rubber suction cups for dental plates are now being of- 

 fered, in sets, for either upper or lower plates. One feature 

 of these suction cups is that they 

 are renewable and may be applied 

 or taken off the plate by the 

 wearer in a moment. They are 

 said to be of great assistance in 

 difficult plate adjustments. 

 [Eureka Suction Co.. Loudonville, 

 I lhio.1 



An ingenious device to remove rain, sleet or snow from the 

 front window of a trolley car or other moving vehicle is the 

 rubber-edged squeegee. This is so arranged that it may be 

 easily moved bv turning a handle within convenient rea< 

 the motorman or driver, a metal rod holding the rub! 

 of the squeegee (irmly against the window. 



HOUSEWORK HELPS OF RUBBER. 



! everal cuts represent the successful carrying out of 



to relieve housework of a few of its many disagreeable 

 features. The first is an improvement on the 

 long-handled mop. It retains the long handle, 

 but on the end of this there is a toothed 'Crossbar 

 arrangement which resembles a rake. These 

 teeth are made of rubber and are intended 

 to grip the cloth and guide it over the sur- 

 face to be scrubbed. 

 Another device, combining water 



pail, sponge and drying cloth, is 



for use in washing windows. I h 



also has a long handle being in- 

 tended for use on the outside of 



the window. A shallow reservoir of metal with a sponge at 



one side and a rubber 



V * "squeegee" on the other is 



^^ . jM attached to the handle. 



I he Peerless window 

 cleaner illustrated is another 

 rubber squeegee. This has 

 a light-weight sheet steel 

 handle with an improved 

 drip catcher, the cleaner 



portion being made of hard wood with a rubber strip. 



[The D. W. Bosley Co., Chicago.] 

 The fourth cut shows a Japanned sink scraper with 



rubber edge. Messrs. Takito, Ogawa & Co., of 325 



West Madison street, Chicago, are manufacturers and importers 



of this class of goods. 



FURLINED MACKINTOSH. 



The British manufacturers of mackintoshes are 

 adapting their lines to the needs of the soldiers 

 in the field, and the coat illustrated is one of the 

 latest styles evolved. There is nothing in its gen- 

 eral appearance to indicate that it differs from the 

 ordinary. It is different, however, for while cut 

 on the lines of the regulation officer's mackintosh, 

 it has a fur lining, the one garment serving the 

 purposes of mackintosh and overcoat. [Deben- 

 ham & Freebody, London, W., England.] 



The British government has appointed an 



emergency committee to consider prevention of 



gun-deafness among soldiers and sailors, the 



incessant report of guns often causing rupture 



of the drum membrane. In the French, Japanese 



and American armies mechanical contrivances are employed to 



prevent this condition, the American soldiers being provided 



with a vulcanite device having celluloid ear stoppers. 



A new employment for insulated wire is in the propulsion of 

 a scrubbing machine. This is a small push cart apparatus 

 operated by levers on the handle. These levers control a supply 

 of water from a tank, powdered soap, a set of brushes which 

 revolve on the floor, and a pump which sucks up the dirty water 

 as the cart is pushed ahead. The power is supplied through a 

 wire cable connected with a lamp socket. 



It is now possible to administer anesthetics at body temperature, 

 thus insuring greater safety to the patient and more rapid and 

 satisfactory absorption. This is effected by the insertion in the 

 rubber inhaler tube of electric wires which heat the vapor be- 

 fore it passes into the inhaler. | The S. S. White Dental Manu- 

 facturing Co., Philadelphia ] 



