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Popular Science Monthly 



An Iron Worker's Steel Glove. It Is 

 As Flexible As Leather 



A GLOVE which will give as much pro- 

 tection to a man's hands as a glove of 

 , rigid steel, yet which is as flexible as 

 any glove of leather, has been de- 

 veloped by a Western manu" 

 turer. It is not the quality 

 the steel which is responsible 

 for these properties ; but it is 

 the clever way the ribbon 

 steel is interwoven in the 

 leather. The steel rib- 

 bons are woven across the 

 width of the glove so 

 that the fingers can be 

 flexed in them with 

 perfect ease. 



The ribbons being 

 close woven, they afford 

 foundrymen and me- 

 chanics a perfect protec- 

 tion from the sharp and 

 ragged edges of iron pieces. 

 Moreover, by bringing the 

 stitches of the ribbons to 

 the surface at every wear- 

 ing point, the glove, rather 

 than the hand, gets the 

 rough usage. The steel 

 stitches thus also protect 

 the leather, so that the 

 gloves will last indefinitely. 



Such a glove will be found a boon in such 

 work as sand blasting, in iron turning, iron 

 grinding and chipping, and even in wood 

 working. 



Inspecting the Six-Mile Gunnison 

 Tunnel by Automobile 



SOME time ago we printed an account of 

 the inspection of a sewer by motorcycle. 

 Now comes a description of a trip 

 through the Gunnison tunnel by 

 " ile. The trip was made by 

 D. Pyle, of the United 

 States Reclamation Engineers, 

 and its object was to inspect 

 the work on the automatic 

 gages in the tunnel. Ordi- 

 narily this work takes up 

 an entire day, and entails 

 a long hike with ladders 

 and blue-prints galore. 

 In the automobile all 

 the tediousness of the 

 trip was eliminated. 

 The car was lowered 

 into the tunnel, and 

 although the weather 

 was sloppy the trip was 

 made in sixty-five minutes 

 notwithstanding engine 

 trouble due to splashing 

 water and dampness. It 

 demonstrated the practi- 

 cability of using the auto- 

 mobile for inspection work 

 and for transportation of 

 supplies to gate tenders. 

 The machine was turned without leav- 

 ing the tunnel, so that a twelve-mile run 

 was made under the mountain. 



ribbons are 

 woven across the 

 width of the glove 



The 



'Red Gross" for the Soldiers; the 

 "Red Star" for Their Steeds 



WITH the advent of the United States 

 into the war, the American Red 

 Star Animal Relief Association springs into 

 prominence. It is an organization which 

 does for the horses what the Red Cross does 

 for the soldiers. The association has 

 branches in most of the European countries 

 and its work is authorized by the Secretary 

 of War. 



Its main objects are to found veterinary 

 hospitals and furnish veterinary attention 

 and supplies wherever needed. It is 

 pointed out by the organizers that the care 

 and conservation of the animals used by the 

 army is an important patriotic duty and 

 will contribute directly to the success of 

 the army operations. 



This automobile made a twelve-mile inspec- 

 tion round trip through the Gunnison Tunnel 

 and back in sloppy weather without mishap 



