In some districts a stout stick is substituted for the paddle, on which the rubber as it coagulates is wound cylindrically.
The latex coagulates readily, especially if churned or if diluted with water, when a purer rubber is obtained.
None of them, in man, coagulates spontaneously, although they contain fibrinogen.
In some factories they are collected in suitable tanks, and steam is blown into them, which further coagulates the albuminous par Scums. tides.
When applied to broken skin or exposed surfaces it coagulates the albumen in the discharges, forming a protecting layer or coat.
