Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-03-27
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same time washes out all the dirt and
sand. This (not the dirt and sand) is
now shoveled into rolling machine
which compresses the mass into rough
sheets. This is the 6rst process. These
sheets are then taken to another build
ing and put into steam drying room,
where they remain about three months.
to free them from all moisture.
By the drying process they lose from
Is to 80 per cent. Of their weight. Ii
the least moisture remains in the rub
Der when made up into shoes, the
heat of vulcanization causes its expan-
sion, and cons quently causes bllsters
in the stock. The dry gum is then
run between heavy iron rolls. heated
by steam, and called grinders, by
which it is softened to permit the ad-
mixture of the vulcanizing material.
| Rubber in its natural state is unfit
for use. and Goodyear's process Of
vulcanization by the aid of sulphur is
necessary to utilize it. This mixing
is done by running the ground rubber
through still another series of rollers,
which press the rubber and sulphur
together in one soft, fine body, which
is finally run through calender, be-
tween great steel cylinders, the mass
is pressed out into long smooth sheets
of any desired width or thickness
Then comes the printing process
These sheets are fed through steel
cylinders, on the face of which is en-
graved the pattern for sole, heel and
upper desired to be produced. and
these impressions are as clearly print
ed on the rubber as this type impress
sion is on this paper.
| Then the sheets 90 to the cutters,
who cut out the different parts and
send them to their respective depart
ments. The lasting is done similarly
to that of other shoes, except that the
parts are all put together by rubber
cement, and, before removal from the
last, they are placed in the vulcaniz-
ing ovens, where they are subjected to
degrre Of heat that transforms the
various parts into homogeneous mass
in the shape of "a boot or shoe without
seam. nail or peg. Then, if dull
| finish is desired, the last is removed,
and e goods are ready for market
Otherwise they are vanished to give
the bright finish, and dried, when they
are ready.
Bob Ingersoll on the Family.
Bob Ingersoll recently Iectured in
New York. HIS subject was Liberty"
Il believe said he, Sin the institution
of marriage and | have no sort Of
vmpathy with those persons who en-
deavor to oppose that institution Tie
| tiresile is the most sacred thing on
earth, and the love of husband for
wife is God-like. | would rather live
With the woman | love in world Of
sorrow than be forever IN heavenfof
men alone. We may forget all other
crceds with impunity if We believe in
the republcanism of the fireside, the
democracy of the home and the abso-
lutte equality of husband and wife. |
doubt if men realize what it is to have
won the love Of good woman. He
who has done that has made Il success
in life, even though he dies in the
gutter. No man has right to regard
himself as the boss of the household.
The family should he an affair of CO.
partnership. No man has right to
assassinate the joy of a day in his own
house, and no woman should be COM
PEELED to live with a cross man. Treat
your wife like tender flower and she
will fill your life with the perfume of
love- And, to begin with. court your
wife. Don't think your wifes love is
not Of sufficient value to take care of
after you have secured it. The family
circle should be mans heaven, and
if you are blessed with children, burn
up your rods and let love and kindness
rule. The man who has not sufficient
brains to be able to govern his child
rem without appealing to their fear is
worthy of being father. You may
cali me isfdel, atheist or what you
please, but | intend SO to live that
when die my children can point to
my grave and ay, He who lies there
never gave us moments pain Have
your photograph taken in the act OF
beating your sweet little child. 1t
will be comfort to you perhaps, af-
ter the child is dead to 60 out in the
spring time to its little grave and there
lnok upon the photograph so taken. [
want to do what | can while live to
take the whip out Of the family. |
know that Solomon says, Spare the
rod, spoil the clild,' but | do not
think we need go for instruction upon
the best way of bringing up children
to man who was idiot enough to look
for domestic happiness by marrying
six or seven hundred wives"