Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

sided, and at the appointed time |
called the meeting 10 order.
Arsenic In wall paper and its effects |
upon life has been the subject OF con-
siderable comment OF late, but what |
truth or falsity there may be in the
question was the subject-matter OF
to-day's hearing.
Henry Saltonstall, Treasurer and
Manager OF the Pacific Mills, was
next heard. He said:
Il am In favor OF commission
which would decide what amount OF
arsenic should be used. When we
cannot determine the amount to be
used without endangering life think
that the Legislature should deter
mine" g.
DIR. Francis III. Brown, OF the Chill
dren's Hospital, next spoke as fol-
lows:
Several years ago 1 had large
number OF cases which resulted In
finding the presence OF arsenic. Then
some persons grew well on being re-
moved from certain rooms, and grew
worse on being taken back. The very
insidiousness is part Of the danger,
and is only discovered by examina-
tion and study.
ave do not ask that the use Of ar
senic be prohibited, but that it be so
to dangerous amount. We are not
fighting against the trace of arsenic,
but the amount OF color.
I'VE And paper-hangers frequently
affected with sores on their hands,
face, and affections Of the nose, which
no doubt is due to arsenic.
"A sample of paper referred to in
1872 contains 8 67-l00 grains OF ar
senic to the square inch. Here Is one
Showing sample) with over five
grains of arsenic to the yard, not
kindergarten, but wall; here is card
which belongs to the dispensary, and
here is cloth, plum color, worn by
one Of our prominent physicians who
was very susceptible to arsenic.
Il cannot tell You the amount
which should be used to the square
yard, but should imagine that l-5Oth
Of grain would be safe
wall paper on ten years viii not
give off yearly One-tenth Of its ar
senical contents, because there are so
many things to consider. The first
year morearsenic WILDE given of than
| in the second, because the coating OF
the FIRST protects the second in a
measure. The danger is growing less
each succeeding year as far as guam
tity is concerned, but mot as concerns
effect, but the charge is by no means
| the less.
This room surrounded by paper
will give OF arsenic until yOu take
of all the paper. As long as the pa
per remains upon the wall it is just
as dangerous as ever; that Is, you
shovel sand from a certain place,
there is sand bhere until the sand Is
all removed. AS long as the pigment
neInains the danger is not dimin-
ished."
Dr.. James ,. Putnam said:
1.-The testimony thus far presented
only covers a small portion OF the
State. / don't care TO say anything
in particular Us to the arsenic in pa
pers, but these papers which / have
here Showing a number of slipS) /
would like to pass around TO you. j
examined Number of samples re-
Gently and found NO arsenic. / have
fsamples which contain twelve
drachms, and are accordingly very
dangerous.
we find the digestive system az
fected, the eyes. and the nervous sys'
TEN, without necessarily exhibiting
other or ordinary symptoms.
within the last two months two
such eases have been treated in thu
Massachusetts Hospital. They were
paralyzed to such an extent that they
could not work. One was from tag
used by an expressman and the Othel
from wall paper"
Dr. E. w. Abbott, Of the Stat
Board OF Health, was the next called
He said:
~Tnere was one case reported fl
1889, In which the person was seri
Ously i'll, due to arsenical poisoning
There are other methods of getting
arsenic into the system besides in
haling. The case j speak of is ;
servant girl in Wakefield, who wa
employed in picking up scraps of pa
, per. She showed all the symptom
Of arsenical poisoning, and, on exam
, nation, the wall paper showed in
dicatiOns OF the poison. The poison
: ing was caused by the girl handling
' old paper which had been taken from
! the wall and burning 1t up in tn
r stove. She inhaled the fumes o
, smoke and thereby suffered the sam
! as though she had taken the poisol
4 into her system in the ordinary way
| Il know case where paris gree
|, was manufactured and the leaves @
!. the trees about the factory droppe
v off just the same as they would 1
r the fall. The time, however, wa
\ the spring. Within the distance q
d 300 feet every tree was stripped 9
. its leaves. 1t was due to the meth
. DDS Of manufacture which Above
4 the paris green to escape, and bein
q waited by the wind was carried I
Il some distance. At our suggestion
n change was made, the result of whic
q was 10 do away with the evil.
u large portion of paris green is arsenic
q probably half"
!. DIR. Charles p. Putnam said of th
subject under discussion:
Il went to an infants hospital nc
long ago and found not only the chi
dren but the nurses affected wit
IA sore fingers, and later two Of til
IN Ia 4. - 10 % HI frs