RUBBER ARTICLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19626, 3 May 1927, Page 5

RUBBER ARTICLES.

When mantifactored by modern processes the life of rubber articles is usually a long one, provided they as* given ordinary care. Such article# should be protected as far as possible from grease and oil, while contact with acids should also be carefully avoided. It should abo be borne in mind that robber should not be exposed to strong sunlight more than is necessary, while treatment with water at boiling temperature is undesirable. Provided due regard is paid to thf.se tsleroentary points, rubber articles should not perish quickly. One of the great advantages of rubber ;s the ease with which it can be cleaned. In the ordinary way, washing with warm water is ail the care required; when very *oiled a fins abrasive cleanser can be used as a rale. For the bathroom in particular there are a vast number of useful %»d attractive rubber articles now on the market which can be strongly recommended. A rubber toot covering at once suggests it-self as being pre-eminently suitable. for it a soft, warm and gives Sjtaoet ! everlasting wear. The flooring may be either of carpeting or tiles, although readers are advised to select a ma.j'b!ed or mottled pattern. &3 footmarks, etc., do not show so readily at on a plaio surtac» Although rubber "wpmgw" are well known and recognised to be good substitutes for the real article, rubber washing gloves and oaii brushes are oat yet very common, The great advantage of a rubber isail brush is that, being soft, >t does not roaghea or wear the cuticle Rabbejr soap mats and sponge hags are among other a«f«l robber articles fas the- bathroom, while "non-slip" or "safety fiat" bath mats would be found invaluable to a slippery porcelain balk.