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"Look," said he, "I feel sure that this is the IN-DI-A RUB-BER which we used to clean our school books." I took a piece of it in my hand, and said, "To be sure it is. What shall we not find in this rich land?" I then told him how the men in the New World made flasks of this gum, in which form it is sent to all parts of the world.
The next day we set sail at sun rise; for we had far to go, and the boys had a strange wish to hear Fritz tell his tale. When the boat had made a fair start, we all sat down on the deck, with Jane in our midst, while Fritz told his tale to the end. Jane Rose was born in IN-DI-A. She was the child of one Cap-tain Rose, whose wife died when Jane was but a babe in arms.
Can you guess who sent it to her? Many years ago a strange-looking man was sometimes seen in the streets of New York. His cap was made of In-di-a rubber. So was his coat. He wore a rubber waist-coat. Even his cravat was of In-di-a rubber. He wore rubber shoes in dry weather. People called this man "The In-di-a-rubber man." His name was Charles Good-year. He was very poor.
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