New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
MAKING RUBBER GOODS.
AMERICAN wATERPRoors WEAR BETTER THAN
ENGLISH But THEY HAVE AN uN
PLEASANT DOOR.


PLEASANT DOOR
"ror some reason. rubber overcoats macksMs
toshes and wat, 70 roof garments made by English
manufacturers viii not stand the American climate
said man who has made the study Of rubber goods
his chief business for years The English goods
are what II called acldcurei." he continued while
the best American dealers vulcanise their garments
by means OF the Originating process. subjcc,ns
them to u certain degree 81 steam heat, In an air
tight compartment, for over twelve hours. year
OF two ago certain nrm In New-fork laid In
supply OF English garments from trustworthy
factory, which II cost them VI 30 10 import Ihs
entire invoice turned hard. sticky and absolutely
unstable on their hands although they had only
been I'm stock a short time. They were g,ad to sell
them on az auction at 10 cents apiece"
what Is 1t that makes rubber capes and coats
have that disagrecable odor peculiar 70 thcmv'
questioned the listener.
"They have that smell because they haven't been
deodorlzcd" was tho reply. IAN the leading rub
her factories I'm the country deodorizc their goods
OF cheap goods do not take this trou-
BILE and the compound which II ~ necessary 10 NIX
with the rubber In order TO make II p.able ana
yielding Is bound TO have an odor II the garmens
is not so treated. certain herb common To china,
Jonan and other Eastern countries. herb which
the Chinese In New-York smoke In little sticks. al
we do cigars. Is used 10 deodorlze rubber goods'
Tier upon tier OF finished garments are hung IN
an alright apartment AMI subjected TO the Tunes
of u
Of this kind the slightest scent or door can DO
detected on the goods
"Of course" added this authority IF people buy
any OF the common rubber garments sold at 81 81
and 50 apiece. they will find much TO complain OK
In their purchase. Not only VIII the garment ha'a
a disagreeable odor but II will not be waterproof.
II will be merely a protection against cold ana
will contain very small modicum of rubber in its
compositIon One can easily how that Is oy
thinking a little the subject
zone OF these so-called rubber coats weighs
at least two pounds. A fair quality or para
which the technical name given to RUBBER IN tne
trade sells at rs cents a pound. 1t would be I'M
possible for the garment sold at less than 81 TO
contain much para at those figures. TO say nothing
of the cost OF cutting and making There Is vast
difference between the ldfashionsd white-back.
sngle-surace rubber coat and the ideal rubber coat
OF to-day In the last eight years especially. great
improvements have been made In the manner ana
making OF rubber goods Now the best garments
are double-textured. that is. the rubber compound
Is contrived between the outer and inner sur
face. although all cemented together
81 have worn out three pairs of rubber overshoes
this season. and have just bought a fourth SAID
young woman. II wonder why they wear out
so fast?'
II can tell you" said the expert. taking the new
rubbers In his hand and examining them There
Ia n little separate piece OF rubber which we call
the cordng' missing from these shoes. All the old
fashioned rubbers had this cordng put In between
the soe and the upper just where the pieces joined
In order TO secure n more elcgant-looking rubber
shoe the manufacturers have recently LETT on put
ting In this cordlng The experiment has proved
gain in the matter OF appearance and distinct loss
In the matter OF durability, but the consumer Forced
the manufacturer to 1t. because the demand IL al
WAYS for shapcly looking goods at whatever-Host
predlct that in A season two that clumsy but
necessary cording will be renstated In overshoes.
One would scarcely credit II. but a woman's rubber
shoe Is made up of nine separate pieces. Sometimes
when a rubber shoe cracks across the toe Il Is be-
cause II has been overheated or oNeroaNen III -
in he nroccss of Vulcanizng that the different parts
~ tha shoe are thoroughly united but the tempera-
ture Of the heater has to be adjusted with great
judgement and discrimination according 10 the grade
and kind OF goods 20 be treated.
ere xl,canlzers consist O! huge wooden boxes
covered with sheet tin on the inside ana niled Win
steam pipes the doors of which are huns ~ the
ION After they have been filed the steam Is turned
! In. degree OF heat being carefully regulated BY
| means of thermometers seen from the outside
throuch small windows. Everybody has studied
! about the wonderful rubber tree which grows %
nrcf,selv in Africa South America and other hot
Countries They remember that the creani-like sap
~ x,eds is hardened by the natives into big balls,
| ike rosin. and that Afterwards; when melted ana
mixed with certain compound. II is coated on to
the cloth which is to be made waterproof II Is In
the compromising Of this mixture TO be worked into
the malieable gum or rubber that tne wnoie secret
perfection has yet been reached In regard to
ths mixing of these compounds. They are trying
a. roach perfection In the art and FOR this purpose
! they 20 experimenting ana SUBSTITUTING this.
In order TO attain some yet more satisfactory result
,r,o nuhilc "a occasionally the victim OF these ex-
nerlmens but the repeated efforts and failures Will
! effect good In the end