The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17

phyxia as already described. namely.
that 1t generally occurs without the
distress, alarm or struggle associ-
ated with ordinary asphyxia. Despite
the efforts Of many agencies to edu-
cate the public in respect to the
everyday hazard Of carbon monox-
ide an astonishing number Of peo-
pie still believe ones senses will
give warning Of the presence Of the
danger in time to prevent serious
injury. This childish iinawareness
accounts for many otherwise mex
plicable tragedies, especially cases
Of fatal asphyxia' from the exhaust
gas of an automobile allowed to
warm up on a cold morning nj a
small closed garage.
Then, too, many who are not well
informed or who have not had the
advantage of a year or two Of high
school are credulous enough to be-
neye specious assurances that an
appliance which burns one or an
other fuel will not or cannot give
of any harmful gas or fumes be-
cause the marvellous burner ''con-
slirnes" all such by-products, and
hence the thing is perfectly safe to
Use in any room without q stove
pipe connection to carry products Of
combustion up the due or out of the
house. Somehow these untutored
folk are unable to comprehend that
the deadly carbon monoxide may be
produced when any fuel at all burns
with an insufficient draft or supply
of fresh air and that carbon mon
oxide Is odorless and that only 4
parts Of carbon monoxide in 1000
parts Of air may, If breathed for an
hour, prove fatal. It should be UNI
derstood once and for all that the
presence or absence of odor from
a fuel burning appliance of any kind
is no indication of the safety or
danger Of the appliance so far as
polluting the air with carbon mon
oxide is concerned.
There Is but one safe rule to fol-
low in the use of any fuel-burning
appliance: See that there is a nom
leaking stove pipe connection with
chimney fiue, or else see that open
windows or doors always afford free
cross-ventilation while the appliance
is in use.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Goats Milk
Skin tests showed that I am all
lergic to cows milk. Using goats
milk, but cannot stand the taste
after 1t is boiled. Understand Bangs
disease prevalent among goats and
the raw milk unsafe to drink.
IT. s. M
Answer-Your physician or your
local health authorities will know
whether Bangs disease contagious
abortion) Is prevalent in your vicin-
ity. If not, then raw goats milk is
and healthful. Bangs
contagious abortion, brucella
fever or bruceilosis, undulant fever,
Malta fever, Mediterranean fever,
are different names for the same
Probably most cases in man
occur from accidental infection In
caring for live stock, handling hides,
etc., and few from drinking raw
milk from infected animals.
Second Hand Fur
Is there any risk to health in
volved in wearing a fur coat that
has been worn by an invalid with
Z. (Mrs. M. M. F.
Answer-No, that. is, not Of con-
tracing any disease worse than pre-
diculosis (infestation with lice),
scabies (the itch) or ringworm If
the previous wearer happened to
harbor any of these parasites. A
simple dry cleaning and an airing
for a day If possible in the sun,
makes any garment safe enough to
wear, no matter what disease the