The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
bility be used in mistake for kerosene

bility be used in mistake for kerosene cans.
 Third: Never keep naphtha, nc matter how contained, near fire or in a warm place.
 Fourth: Never pour naphtha into a glass, china or earthenware dish and rub any article in it, even cot ton which though less dangerous than
 silk or wool is still hazardous. Re- ] member that naphtha is easily cleo , trifed, perhaps the most easily of any
 substance in common use and human | legs are better electrical conductors than table legs. Therefore, as the l discharge of electricity always seeks
 the ground, placing such a dish on a table is especially dangerous. If rub ping is, apparently necessary use a
 metal dish, placed directly upon the earth Of the earth is damp, so much the better). and do the rubbing as far as is possible with two sticks. Dc not place a board or any other thing between the pan and the earth. The practice of cleaning kid gloves in naphtha while stretched upon the
 hands does not appear to be especial ly hazardous provided proper precau- tions, such as lights, fires and venti- lation are observed and provided the
 rubbing is done while the hands. are
 out of and not within six inches of the
 naphtha, but the naphtha should not be agitated by moving the hands about in it quickly or violently.
 Fifth: Hang all goods that have been cleaned with or in any manner saturated with naphtha in the open air until the odor practically disap- pears and do not press or iron while the odor remains. The temperature of the air may be wholly disregarded as naphtha does not freeze, and evap- | crates freely at any temperature above IS degrees. below zero, merely slow 1 ing down in rate of evaporation by cold.
 Sixth: sprinkling furniture, etc., to kill moths should be done out of doors and the article remain outside while the odor persists. Do not l sprinkle naphtha about the edges of carpets to kill moths. A weak solu- ! tion of corrosive sublimate (mer- l cury bi-chloride) is more effective and Is comparatively permanent. In | these rare cases where water cannot be used, there are other effective ! means. In such cases mixture of 50 per cent. carbon tetrachloride and 40 per cent. naphtha may be used if all of the precautions as to fires and lights are observed for at least six hours after application and all win dows and doors are kept open. Seventh: Do not keep a supply of naphtha for stove or lamps in the
 house. especially not in a cellar where the vapor from a possible leak might 1 accumulate. If the amount used does | not Justify a buried tank and box we'll removed from the house is in convenient, keep the can on a shelf four feet or thereabouts from the ground as for from any window as practicable. A five or ten gallon can
 may be so kept with reasonable safe ty If the stopper is tight and effective. Cans with effective stoppers cost lit
 tie if any more than those requiring | corks and should be insisted upon. Cork stoppers for naphtha cans should not be used. As to naphtha stoves or lights, their use must be dictated by
 the needs of the particular case, but cannot be denied In purchasing such apparatus, care should be ob- served to get only those of the safest types. The approval of the Under
 writers Laboratories which covers the output of the seven principal manu- lecturers of naphtha stoves is the best
 guide.
 The complete observance of the sey-
 en rules set forth will eliminate the hazards of handling and using naph- tha in the household about as com pletely as such elimination is possible.