The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07

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TIE balloon psddlsEs bur the Etss
tuDosr oags, or "bladssrs,m in PS.is.
sometimes inportioS them themselves
anu sometimes buying thsm thr0ush
New hosA importers. Whan received
mere thsy are stuck ioget hsg ia a lump.
put Immersion IN warm wster spd "a
nttie rubbing up loo. ems them, and
they ate oSslV pulled apart. When
tAe "esiioou" man contaniplaf~s
going OUT for a esy hs ans as nrnv
naiiooas as le thinks he eau sell
lie generally Uoes the WORK al fillinv
III ,hs morning before soiog ouf'
GENERALLY tue balloon paddlsr carrie 5
oat one kind Of balloon with hin,
when "a either the gas ballooa, FAST
ehad to the end OF a thread, or inc air
ealioon on the end OF toy whip. Ths
latter Is the kind generally sold az
country lars, where men and maidsus,
children and old wnmen alike ouy ana
carry about the "airy uotniDgsn
Those ara simply iuila ted gum b,ad-
Fders, painted ami gelaSinei, nled with
mrething MORE than atmospheric air.
me bright colofed Snd glis.eniug
punches or balloons with which in.
uuslrilus tab aus excite the desires of
street, arr generally those fastened to
threads spd are inflated 40 as TO rise to
the ends of the psriDg. They are the
most exp nsiva aud troublesome Kind
that tbs oel ooa msn have 10 make.
Tue ordinary "sticll balloonn
requires nothing more 10,
mi ition tAao a mere blow-pipe of
any Kind small hand bellows being
generally used for tho purpose. Fur
the intlauon Of tho ''string" balloons
the arsS thing the manufactures must
purchase is gas clau hine, in which no
manutactniSS tbs liRhr ggs with which
ne blows up the tiimy bays. These
machines cycoF foreign manufacture,
and can only b. purchased through
some impoftin& trn III New YORK,
The gas Ia made by mixing certain
proportions Of muTiatic acid and
zinc with SONS othe! iul;redisvt
tho natQre Of which tue makers refuse
to divulge, in tho largo generating
tank OF Gho machine. From the large
tank rnbbsr pipe connection carries
the generated gas into tao small filed
tank, which stands upright. From
the top 0i this smRiler tank piece of
Pipe of small Galore extends tour or
hve inches. THERE'S key in the p!ps
like an ordinary gas key.
Whsn che peddler knows The day
will be fair no knows also thst taa bal.
loon market will be q rising QUE, and
he makes a supply Of gas sufficiant 10
initiate from 100 TO $50 balloons. hs
sils down at his initiating machine
with u pile of rubber blacosrs ON one
s Dc OF MIN and his spool Of white
thread on the other. Ole by uns he
takes up the little ruboer bag, insert,
tue small lube into this neck OF The
bay, turns Inc key, and Gus swoils the
paloon TO the proper si23. A quick
turn, and tha neck Of The balloon is
twisted tight enough Is prevent the
escape of the gas. A few turns
ct threads knot, end the
must be ornamented with little daubs
OF paint which represent flags, eagles,
faces, BIRDS and aniaals. TO pr0teDL
them from the Influences Of tho wessh-
or and also 10 give Them their bright,
glist0ning appearance, Which is much
more pleasing to the infanttle eye than
the dali color OF the increased rubner,
a thin finn of very fine gelatlne il
spread over tbom with s brush. They
are then tied III buncbes and cent into
the street in the hands Of the entire
family, from The head OF the house, the
manufacturer Of tho toys, down to the
smallest child.
On nice, bright day q family Of
Italians, spread along Chestnut and
Eighth streets. can easily sell from $50
ts 200 balloons in day, anu Darn from
Sl2 to SIT. At that rate or profit, if
every day were bright and every days
sales so good, the balloon pedu Ter
would soon mako an independent for
tune. The days OF heavy sales are
iow, however, and there are less than
half dozen men in Philadelphia who
have an Initiating machine, and these
ava tho only ones who know how the
the initiating gas is made.
Another drawback to tho extensive
manufacture of toy balloons, il the fact
that it is toy for the day only, and
stock of inflated balloons can nos bs
kept on hand, rs they either collapse
so much as TO become unstable, or
else burst II kept over night. Fhe
salesman or maker get over this diff
Guilty by letting ont the gss ffom those
balloons whicu they fail to sell, aud
Initiate them again the next time they
want 60 oilar their wa,es Tor sale.
az have stoppa ia beesuass," said an
ola ballonu-meSer named Fogacci,
who was met by News reporter last
night, "Maks nue. seek"
The fumes OF tho muriatic acid and
zinc, he said, were luxurious to tbs
health, and besides thai, tao balloon.
maker gets his lungs iull of the Dust
of the rubber in testing tho
bags before initiating them, and
the smell OF the cheap paint
which le uses Pin oruatnautipp
them nauseates him. Nearly all the
balloon psddlers are at present max
Ing the circuit Of the different country
fairs, and only an occasional one can
be seen on the streets of Philadolphis.
They will be back sgaln during the
coming week, and Chestnut and
Eighth streets will be lined with
them.-I Philadelphia News.