After silk duty had been paid on a ease of teddy bears recently taken into England another duty was charged because the toys squeaked when squeezed. This made them liable to be classed as , “musical instruments.” I It has been estimated that it requires the annual production of four rubber trees to provide rubber for one motor■ar tire. This means that every inliabiant. of the United States must have at J. least one rubber tree working for him.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 260, 3 August 1928, Page 3
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