Show GATHERING G HUBBEl It Is quite won wonderful erful how little tho average cyclist t knows Imo s of or how or where the rubber of oC which his tires are composed composed com com- posed Is l prepared r A quantity ot of It now comes from Africa where it Is cut and pr prepared paled by the thc natives of the Congo French Tho The plant from which Africa rubber rubber rub ruh ber bel Is procured is ts a n creeper which throws throw Its IlS long tendrils over oel tho the tops ops of or lofty forest trees and Is 18 sometimes three or 01 four foul Inches thick at tho the base Climbing up in t trio e trees the tho natives cs cut the vines IlIc loose and then descending descending descend descend- ing chop cho them off of below I. I N Next the stalks are arc cut in III short unon pieces three or 01 four Cour feet long and anti hung In bundles over Iron pots into which the Juice slowly drains Then the tho Juice Is s boiled for tor neatly nearly two hours hours and during tho the boiling process other Juices In small amounts and a a. little lime are aro n nixed mixed In to make mako the Juice more sticky and ea easily lh formed Cormel Into balls When hen cool the har hardening rubber Is shaped shape by winding it round rounda a stick The These c balls wel weigh h three pounds each The Tho best rubber is prepared prepared pre pre- pared without nn any boiling boning at all This Tills But nut it Is quite clear clem and anti transparent little lit little little lit lit- takes so long to harden that very vory tle of or it Is available Of OC course tho the darkles are arc paid chiefly In kind kind kind- cotton collon rum and old lock Hint guns March larch and anti April ruins rainy season sq ason as n months arc are f the tho best for t tie the v work orl v as us a then there is more Juice in the he vines I i i. i tJi it I f |