New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

pressed air are we'll known in this coun.
try, where the digging Of submarine tun-l
neis and the construction of great
bridges and skyscrapers are constantly
going on. Fortunately methods for pro,
tecting workmen from serious attacks Of
the bends" are being used more and
more widely.
Workers in aniline dyes are subject to
headache, loss of appetite, shortness Of
breath, and a tingllng sensation In the
feet and legs. Children have been made
Ill from the effects OF aniline oil In
polishes for tan colored shoes. Nitro
benzine, owing TO the odor OF bitter al
mond which It gives off, is made use OF
I'm the manufacture Of perfumery and In
cooking. Workers in nitro-benzol fac
tories are liable TO attacks Of giddness
and of Inconsistencies, accompanied b.
blueness of the face or cyanosis.
WOMEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE.
The production of electric storage BAT.
teres is not without its dangers. for tn.
workmen are required to apply red
paste made of red lead and sulphuric acid
10 the openings of the perforated metallic
plates. The dangers Of lead poisoning ars
so great in this occupation, where proper
care is not exercised, that in some In
stances in Germany owing TO the number
of fatal cases occurring i'm certain works
among the employees it was found nees'
sary to conduct inquiries regarding The
causes Printing, typesetting. type found
ing and linotype operating are not with
out their dangers 10 the workmen ana
operators, owing to the possibility oil haa
poisoning and of inhalation Of gas 10
dve works where yellow colors are OBJ
tanned from chromate o. lead, the dust
given off by the yarn IS extremely m
furious. causing lead poisoning. In celeo
printing lead poisoning sometimes occurs
owing 20 the printing of the colors %
means of the lead salts.
As has been stated there are mere taan
$50 trades in which lead is used In some
form and In which danger OF lead poison
ing turks. Plumbism sometimes occurs
among workers employed in making iea'
capsules and In placing them over 'he
mouths OF bottles. Persons have sule'es
from this same disease through their con-
nection with the manufacture or use o.
tailors' measuring tapes. Carelesshes'
about putting the end Of the tape IN INV
mouth is responsible. The machine sifS
who bind Masonic aprons sometimes ~
attacked with moderate cases OF sa'
poisoning through the inhalation OF us
white dust which Is given OF from y.
aprons. This dust frequently contain'
small quantities OF white Lead bed'
poisoning is also met with in persons en'
ployed in india rubber works Wnese 'e'S
carbonate is used as a bleaching asen"
Working In lead Is especially dahse's
for women. for they seem to DC more gus
ceptible to poisoning. II seriously ahs,
their capacity TO bring children INTO Wv
world alive. When children are V'.a
alive they are likely to be ansmle'
may themselves become the sup'eeu
lead poisoning through their mo'"''
milk.
There arc upward OF thirty traces
which arsenic is used. This meta
as an irrltant to the skin. causing
and liberation, and Is capable OF p'V'e
ing general poisoning also. ie" -
ago an epidemic of arsenicsl poisohiHs
Cured in the Mdlands OF hhs.
through the drinking of beer mace ~
glucose containing arsenic. Many
those attacked suffered from paihie'
fections of the limbs, neurius io"o
by paralysis. dropsy and ulce'e''O 81.
the skin Mercurial poisoning slso "A
lows the trades in which mereur! !,
The workers may inhale the 'sr0.'
they may be poisoned by hahu's a,
Mercury is used in the Manufacture
barometers. thermometers and o'n', r.,
struments Of scientific precision '. m
salts, especially the nitrate are us.,rr
the making Of felt hats and the o's' ~,
of furs. In the preparation OF 'he sa,s
skins for the manufacture OF lev ~.
the process styled "carottins Ns
formed by the brushing OF the sSihs 80
an acid solution OF nitrate OF mei'n
The acid vapors cause the wofA"', An
lose their molar teeth. The rehaH
become black, eroded and loose ..r, /
Tinplate workers suffer iron i'
matory affections of the eyes, dryhe''
the throat, blackened teeth ana "ss
their hair, sulphuric acid fumes pis' ssss
large part In the production oi
troubles.
DUST AND TUBERCULOSIS
The workers in any industry ID WI
there is much dust are liable 10 Oe'N
the victims of tuberculosis. There o..
number of occupations such as '"e =,
pottery maker, cutler grinder ME "'s "A
glass maker, copper. iron, steel. stone , "a
brass worker, chimney sweep, ~,
worker and cotton operator In wnie"
mortality from tuberculosis ana oise,
OF the respiratory organs is more 80
double that OF agriculturists ana III
OF them Il is from three TO four 49,
half times greater ..a
Workers In the African boxwoou go
for making rulers and shutties "a
from Inflammation of The eyes, eN3es'
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