The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

| the superintendent who do not come in
| constant or immediate contact with the
rubber have been known to fail in
health. And chemists are now occupied
| with experiments in their private labora-
tories, looking to the possible simplifying
of the process or the rendering it less I'M
wholesome
The charm of the balloons is their trans
parency, and unless they are as delicate
as a bubble, they will not catch and hold
the light or be buoyant. The squawkers
and funny-faced toys made to blow up
and sing are constructed like the ball
loon, but made of thicker texture. all
are troublesome to make, and for while
yet their manufacture will be confined to
those countries where labor Is cheap.
French Children Make Them.
There's money in toy balloons. but I
wouldn't touch them if somebody gave me
a factory" said a dealer in leeches and
| essences who imports the balloons as a
side issue. 'These from Paris are the
best made. The factories are well beyond
the barriers of the city and every soil
tary man and boy in the rubber rooms has
to show doctors certificate at stated
intervals testifying that he is sound in
health from head to toe. Even a de-
fective tooth would endanger his safety,
and yet those fellows work for much
less pay than skilled labor OF the same
sort would command here.
"There is regular colony OF India rub
Der workers. The knowledge of the trade
is handed down from father 10 son, or
from uncle to nephew, the mere mechani-
cal work after it is cut and shaped is
taken home piecemeal to be done by the
wives and children. Little tots and s
years old fasten in the wooden mouth
pieces and tie in the handles to the bal
looms and the shaping, whiting and paint
ing of these wooden handles is also a
home industry. There are no laws pre-
venting the little folks working in France.
as in this country, beside the work is
done at home under the mothers super
vision. The work Of an entire family will
not amount in wages to more than or
a francs a day, but the peasant workers
do not look for large gains. They are
not as restlessly ambitious as the Ameri-
cans. And as long as they can have
their simple wants supplied for that
money they arc content. The workmen
IN the rubber rooms are familiar with
the risk they run. They take care and
use precautions against incubation.
when a comrade sickens and dies they
take 1t as matter of courses and they
are in themselves stolid example Of the
survival Of the fittest.
.Srbev have superstitions In the matter
A man OF a certain complexion and ply
sical type is regarded as immune TO risk.
Another VIII be lookeu upon from tne
arst as a likely candidate for infection.
Certain of these beliefs are founded IN
rational conclusions, others have sprung
M seemingly without reason. But the
Younger men abide by them and those
Who fail 10 come up TO the accepted re-
onlrements for a rubber maker turn their
attention TO another trade. Instances are
citad OF rash boys who dared 20 try tho
work even when warned OF their unfitness
fer il and who speedily fell into declining
health"
An American maker OF rubber sursi-
cal appliances has lately originated N
method for partially overcoming the
harmful Influences Of working IN rubber
and has started a factory for making toy
balloons by this new process. Three times
he cesayed tho manufacture ana was
stopped BY the city authorities 70 whom
nelRhbors had reported the place as a