Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-07

, in mid-winter, to most owners is hissing and a mocking
 Rather than allow the air to be replenished or the consumed, still oXy- gen to be restored by air in motion, the owner who is also his own me chanic and chauffeur risks life and health by extension of the mischief. He starts his engine and allows gas oline to burn and eat up what little remnants of oXidiZed air still remain. There is camouf1age in the poison gases shot from the exhaust of gas oline engine because they are invisi- | ble. But they are the real thing l Among these dampening. deadening and deadly vapors are various oxides of carbon, such as the insidious, odor- less monoxide of carbon, as well as the dioxide and the peroxides. | The nearer the victim works to these exhaust vapors, the less fresh air is present. The more tightly closed the garage, the greater is the menace to his life. There are one or | two instances-one victim describes | his experience herewith-where the man overwhelmed escaped with his life. He is unique and fortunate l Most of those overcome have not sur V1ved to warn others.
 These abominable by-products of gasoline combustion are as stealthy and unrecognizable as was the Ger man propaganda and poison gases un- | til discovered. They are somewhat heavier. that is to say, they tend to cling around the machine and under it, while the lighter oxygen, whatever little of it is left, ascends to the up- per regions of the garage | "The upshot of this Teuton-like rob bery and treachery is to deprive you of one of the most needed of human requirements. The vital processes be- gin to slow down and gradually, un- obtrusively, stealthily cease their ac- tivities.
 This is unperceived and unsensed by the 'gassed' person. Much as if he inhaled ether-another carbon com pound used harmlessly as an anesthe- tic-the doomed man usually falls in- to dreamy, restless, esoteric sleep never to be aroused-unless he is the exception who is discovered in time
 'The treatment for this condition is almost evident from this explana- tion of the deadliness of these gases, their nature, and their effects upon the blood, lungs and other human structures.
 Fresh air the oxygen tank and the
 pulmotor are to be applied at the
 same time a physician is summoned
 to give a dose of atropine or some
 equally harmless heart stimulant
 Slow, rhythmic movements of the arms and chest, not faster than if
 teen to eighteen a minute, help, if
 carried out early, enough to keep the
 blood in motion as we'll as the heart and lungs in action.
 Here is what a friend of mine tells
 me:
 CT had been installing an engine
 tire pump. To do this, it had been
 necessary to remove the pin from the
 end of the shaft which engages the
 starting crank. The pin had been
 put back temporarily while the tire
 pump was being tested out The car
 was in a small private garage with the doors closed The motor was moi run a great length of time. but start ed up several times to try out the pump.
 "T got down on my back under
 meath the car. I hit the pin once ant ] tried to hit it again, but for some reason, the hammer didn't seem t( reach the pin.
 CT had a sensation as if some on
 were holding the hammer down. I re Q member twisting my head around t 0 see if the hammer had got caught un 7 der the front wheel.
 "'When I saw the hammTr. I no l ticed that it was perfectly clear 0 l everything and I realized the troubl , must be with me. I felt physical, fit and was suffering no strain or in 2 convenience of any kind. I droppe ~ the hammer and struggled out iron
 under the car.
 I must have made my way, some
 how, to the door. which fortunateE was unlatched The next thing re 2 member vas finding myself lying wit
 head and shoulders outside of tn
 sick for the rest of the day. l "The after-e effects were peculiar. had a, frightful headache. I scene to have some difficulty in 1brea thin and had to lie perfectly still an breathe. with short, quick breaths
 Tt was about six or seven hour before I was able to get around an l twenty-four hours before the entir effects had left me. I didn't die-I ar
 still alive, although I don't know why
 50, readers, bear in mind alway 2 that exhaust fumes are poisonous an l have fatal results if you give them hal 2 chance"
 Q Captain Vernon Castle, who lost hi l life in fall in Texas, was one 0 Q the most popular and accomplishe | | men in the flying profession. He woul 5 undoubtedly made great record il
 actual overseas service. One of hi 8 favorite diversions was motoring, an I the last picture taken of him show |. him seated in his roadster, ready for
 drive.