Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-09

he giant strides chemistry has
achieved during The last half cen
tury has made possible the produc-
ton, AT Il low cost. of bright-colorcd
cloth, but it has also made adultcra-
ton easy, too.
~ great deal Of poisonous dye is
used in the making of smnrt.tintcd
fabrics such rs those known MS fon-
dant or bnnhnn shades. soft pinks.
delicate puppies, brilliant blues and
military reds, SO it is not surprising
to learn that ladies' clothes. dresses
and mantlcs positively rcck with poi
son.
The cheap clothes of bright hue 50
largely used by the middle classes
nave hecn proved distinctly deletcrious,
and many women have hccn made scri-
ously i'll owing To the dye in their
hlouScs soaking through and enter.
ing the open pores of the skin.
Analincs arc practically harmless
compared to fabrics colorcd yellow,
green and blue. Chrome ycllows have
been proved to contain lead: green's,
arsenic; and blues, nitrate of soda.
Rcd hosiery. however expensive,
should never he worn until il has bcen
thoroughly washed in hot water.
Scarlet socks. so much worn by the
working people, are generally put on
the moment they are hnught, nnd to
This foolish, though excusable, habit
many cases of poisoning have been
traced. -. s /.
The dye i'll the material of which
the socks are made is not fast, and
prespiration brings it out TO an
astounding degree. Several men have
lost their lives through wearing red
socks-blood poisoning ended their
days.
Our hats have always been con
sidercd paragon of ngliness, but an
American doctor now breaks ont with
the astonishing statement that there
is death in them.
The leather sweat-band is alleged
To be the guilty part of the hcadpiccc.
When placed in an incloscd chamber
snlphurcted hydrogen the
band is said to turn color, owing tn
The formation of sulphde of lead.
The doctor in question nut mum.
Der OF sweat bands under analysis,
and discovered that they contained
some 81 grains of lead apiece.
lie tells us that white lead and
litharge are often used in boiling oil
to give the leather n glossy finish.
More lead is used in the making
OF bands for cheap hats than cxpcn-
sivc ones, and whereas IL hgh-priccd
nat may cause little or no discomfort
To the wcarer, cheap one may bring
OH terrible headaches.
Leather gloves are quite as danger.
Gus as leather swcat-bands. They
contain about O.S5S5 grains of lead pcr
square inch.
Cheap yellow brown boot paste is
injurious. a case relating To the den
serous effect of this paste, which is
generally sold in penny bottles and
tins, was recently made public by the
French Academic dc Mcdccin.
A child wearing brown boots was
poisoned, and the evil was traced To
The poison she used on them. II con.
tanned large quantity Of nniline oil.
which had gradually soaked through
the leather of the boots and entered
the pores Of the skin OF the child's
feet.
Ladies are very fond of perfumes.
ana IT. may come as n surprise to them
to learn that cases OF heart failure
ana defective circulation of the blood
nave been traced to the Influence of
violet scent.
Doctors declare that the use of a
daily sprnkled with The
strong perfume, of the fragrant violet
VIII, sooner or later, cause nausea. in.
terrtlpted heart action. difficulty of
and other organic complica.
lions, which might result in serious
Illness.
Cold and cork tipped cigarettes are
'cSponsible for more cases of intlu-
,nza than all other causes nut to.
sethcr.
Cigarettes of this kind, when kent
long time, get their tips covered
with thin. invisible mold.
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