122 GOODYEAR ON GUM-ELASTIC. 



HYDRANT HOSE. 



Hydrant hose is made either of gum-eJastic felt, coated can- 

 vas, or vegetable leather, and is already becoming extensively 

 used in the United States. The substance being so admirably 

 adapted to this use, it was at first manufactured more exten- 

 sively than other articles, and from being improperly made of 

 coated cloths, the credit of the article was impaired by the gum 

 peeling from the cloth ; but recently the article is highly ap- 

 proved. 



FAUCETS. 



Faucet valves and stops have been described in Chapter VII., 

 besides which faucets of various kinds, and especially taps and 

 faucets which have heretofore been made of wood, may now be 

 made wholly of vulcanized gum-elastic materials. 



RESERVOIRS. 



Cisterns and tanks may, for many purposes, with economy be 

 lined with gum-elastic, but the reservoir or tank here alluded to, 

 is made of gum-elastic fabrics, so manufactured that it will be 

 elastic, and not burst when water freezes in it. These tanks, or 

 sacks, are designed to be placed under the roof in the attics of 

 dwelling-houses, with hose connecting with the water spout, and 



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