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Of each querist being used.-EditOr.
O:-By whom, when and where were
gas masks invented ?-P. K.
A:-On April %, 1915, when the Ger
mans introduced gas in modern warfare
the allies had no protection. British and
Canadian troops at Ypres were caught un-
prepared and 5000 casualties resulted
from chlorine, attack. Within two days
the allies had crude form of protection
nothing more than handkerchiefs bits of
shirting, etc.. wet with urine which con-
tains an alkali ammonia to combat acid
fumes. In a weeks time the French
women made thousands of strips of cause
and cotton for tying over the nose and
mouth. And May a, 1915, the famous
"black veil' was introduced by the Eng
lish. This was simply six layers of flannel
or cotton wrapped in muslin and soaked in
a solution of sodium carbonate, "hypo" and
water and wrung out before using. These
response to urgent appeals by Lord Kitch-
%ho OO hail.
flannel bag worn over the head and tucked
under the coat collar. This had single
mica eye piece and was soaked in "hypo,"
sodium carbonate, glycerine and water In
hot weather it proved so torturing that the
men actually took it off to get gassed.
Then DR.. Connell of this country developed
a mask with container of layers of ma
terial through which the soldier breathed.
Fumes were rendered harmless after pass
ing through this composition. The inven-
tor of the modern box respirator was 1t.
Col. E. F. Harrison. From civilian
chemist he became the head of the British
chemical warfare service but died in Nov
ember, 1918, as a result of exposure to gas
during experiments.
O-Does government guarantee fed
eral reserve bank against loss ?-W. McF.
Alt does not guarantee any bank
against failure. Federal reserve banks do
not deal with individuals, but with mem
Der banks only. Any member bank of
federal reserve system is a safe place to
deposit money, however
A:-Why do we call the old and new
books of the Bible "testaments ?"-J. D.
A:-As early as the second century the
two great divisions of the Bible were
known as the books of the Old Covenant
and New Covenant respectively. Among
Latin-speaking Christians the Greek word
for covenant was often incorrectly rem
dered testament" and thus Western
Christendom still uses the names Old and
New Testaments. The word "Bible,"
which is English is treated as singular
noun but in its original Greek form it was
plural, meaning "the (sacred) books"
Q-Are Montessori schools public or
private Pr. l.
A:-Montessori schools, which are, all
over the world, are usually the result of
private initiative, but in Switzerland they
were established by law in 1911.
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