The sun., 1916-02-06
PETROMORTIS MAY
Be AVOIDED EASILY
Just Keep Doors or Windows
in Garages Open When
nj Work.
IpLING MOTORS MAKE GAS

v'r,r OH" past month several cases
.s,c boon reported uf asphyxiation from
.s'.froh'lo gas fumes. which Chicago
,.r,.....,n, have defined ps "petromor,is."
. 'r..e Cascs the victims we're found
Gated 'n or standing alongside ~ their
lu,oirut.les in garage. apparently
.,dd.nlv overcome while making ad.
.t.tf,euts 80 or testing the motor pre-
,4ratory 'p taking the car an the road.
In commenting on this new dagger
. wotEirg ON q motor car IN 4 closed
st-ar,. Ur e.. L. Enfield in an article
pr.Ar.rs 'u the current issur Of tho
tior,,',, iu'. the automobile trade
Magazine ~tys that the owner or pri-
.ts .Nauifrur should never take the
.a ~ ,"un"inc himself tn th" smlll
...,.t.. G4.t-' with a motor ,Nhaustiuv
70 tr, aIr he has 20 breathe. hu' :
vo-. '.u-' be done with tho motor ruu-
-r 'f. doors and window hnud hr
Ncr g.. provide "a rrcc current of air.
>ieuua'r Ventilation is the only means
> cs,ap.ug this fatal poisoning
'1u cases recently reported says ne.
tracld. death resulted from being CON
rrtd iu e room with AN rdljug' motor
.Nhaus'.rE into the air Of the room
"a " would seem that death IN these
a-r- came too soon and after tro short
. period Of combustion to bc ~" result
Z mere oxygen exhaustion Of tho a.r
.l thc room. "a toxic agent has boon
ought as q cause rf death and appnr-
Fly discovered in the carbon mouoN do
90 which Is ouc ~ ~" products " iu-
omriete combustion in a gasolcne motor
.ir As i' g. IN a coal stove
an the ordinary burning process. i'm
gen of he air unitcs with the carbon
the fuel tu the proro~t on NJ i've
toms Of oxygen To one Of carbon. pro-
p".ns 'h" comparatively harmless gas
,arhou dloNide.
This gas is tho most common aud
n volume the most important product
= combustion. II Is not poisonous cN.
tert II Ice In sufficient concentration {,
70 down 'h" oxygen perre entdgc of The
llr materially. Experiments IN V"ntiia.
1oH have shown that u has little 'p du
ven with the headache aud drow~.u,~,
'hs' come so often as a result of &,
E'sv In An III ventilated room. VI the
same air with the same carbon dioNid,
oncentraLion, which causes these uu,
vleasart phenomena. hc frrSh-url ON ;
10y agitation with a fan. without m,
7dd,ton If any frc~h ar ai All thee.
,vnptonS of had ventilation disappear.
However. IN" carbon mouoNtdc ga.
~h'ch results i"Nm incomplete hurrirl
u the charge of saSolcu" vrpor 'h"r" ''
real and insdinus danger. This ga,
= composed o. D.' a'uu of oNN gen oulN
-Nnh.rcd with our atom of carbon. AN,
bV'nusIN the combination tuuG~ to re
n'H.. ;H" other Whenever 'h" dNailahl,
.'.g'a supply iS e lI'h" Low. In me
~. - tlc gu-n,cnr engine this coud,
o. uIEr' obtain as the result - po"
.|r' IrctGi. .tiJHs rnsut. Weak explosions
fr.I-.uprl, If -lso enc iu other words
r,'.N ru,., ."rd.t.uuS Whi.u tr, vor
r.., ., o." found 'u "a motor which d
>. r"r .u a s'."u.
.arh.n lnonrsidc IFS "a very active
% ..u o. .s ITO wo~' poisonous cun
-. .rd ut ordinary lighting 81 furl ga
7 ..t pp.~uu N.h'h kIl'- ~ ''r ira
..t,: Q't,9er- sun'hnd ~ -u
.. orya''r uf char p.t ne nm,
w .r'~h"~ ~ v.re ~u lu."tl.
n r... -. u. -u'.ug T. d.,- uuj "al-'
'a .L .t .roru ou 80 Nrs'. -" tht
...aN lrS 'r ".. 20 iu, "poi
. .. ..,u. i1'3u -"l,"- rather. tN.'
H', "1 "a-. 'y nf'n . ~it', %
......~ tr"m whlch. Y = lt.'
t OIL. '"' rriurn
..'. '"'I"r worry real j ,'ccr