Endless band of vulcanised india-rubber

WOMAN ELECTROCUTED BY MALFUNCTIONING HAIR BRUSH

Hadn't thought of that. With the "endless band of vulcanised india-rubber," I had more of the picture of an accident comparable to accidents with jacuzzi drains or escalators!

Re the cow-wash: On the next ranch over, they hang a rusty barrel on a rope and the cows scratch themselves against it. O'course, they're eatin' cows, not milkin' cows. Maybe don't have the same standards of happiness?