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Show Rubt-cr Plant Oil for Umbrellas. A vegetable oil used In making paper pa-per umbrellas in Japan Is pressed out ot tho seeds of the rubbor plant. This oil Is made In tho various Islands famed for oil and seeds from these plants Sandy ground Is favored for tho cultivation of the plant, and tho nil Is oxtracted from tho teods by prcssos. Tho Jiold ot seeds Is estimated esti-mated at 20 bushols por acre. Tho annual an-nual production throughout Japan amounts to 360,000 bushols, from which over a gallon of oil per bushel Is extracted Tho oil boforo It is used Is botlcd nnd then cooled until It can be applied by hand to umbrellas with a ploco of oloth or waste. No machinery or tools aro used In applying apply-ing the oil Whtn the oiling Is com-pleto com-pleto the umbrellas aro exposed In tho sun for about no hours Tlila oil Is also used In making the Japanoso lanterns, artificial leather, printing Ink, lnquir, varnishes, oil paper, and palntb |