The guardian., 1941-08-23

if you sit in the . co. uss
enough. Either Of these sisoa ~
tions will happen more s'ts.' oi,..|
than an enemy gas attaek III
people do not WORRY abont @' !
situations. We wonder # T.. y.
pie in general know that pso' +.
best gas mask on the m.,s.. =
does not keep out ,a.ss csrs..
monoxide, though it is vsru ~luaa
fectiye against the in.is,,. Il
gases Of an enemy. You d T..
smell carbon monoxide. ~ '
may be able to smell anv = isa ,sa
cold.
Not all of the gases usos
warfare are deadly. soms .u \
them cause horrible snffs,,.9
but there are some which u u,
used merely to upset people n
make them Ineffective AND
burden to others, at least Il,
porarily. They produce q ss,,, -
OF illness, without pemar.s.
injury to the victim. You will i,
comforted to know that tho +.
Raid Precaution schools u
teaching wardens consjdersS,I
about these gases.
These men will have sufarisD.
technical knowledge and nrss'.
tical experience to HELM Fl H,
civilian population in aD,E
emergency. All Responsbl{
People (ARPl Should knoT
some of the elemental fsMH
concerning gases. They nav
studied in the books ayaiishll
at our public libraries. Nh
shall give the important farts
Before we begin a CLASSIFIED
ton of the poison gases Wbjsl
have been used, or which al
available for use. we want
suggest that weather condition.
have a great bearing on M
possibilities of an attack UI
less there are favorable condI,E
tionS enemy attackers will III
waste their poison gas. NIL
should be most comforting
our people. Let us pray for b3
flying weather when enem
bombers make their appearanc.
If our city were in the thrq
of a good windstorm on the n
rival of enemy bomberS, orE
city would be safe from gas /.
tack, for a good wind would
make the concentration Of pOs
on gas in any area very dih,
cult. The wind would blow
away as fast as the yaor
formed. If there were rasT
conditions, the operation
airplaneS carrying poison ri
bombs would be hazardous.
good rainStorm would be Il.
fective in washing away a largs
portion of the gas Bhick
dropped in the area, and oH
sewerage systems would take
out to sea. There would be 1Ha
danger in the residue which r.
manned in the catch basins
Children would be watched ven
carefully to see that they II
mained away from them, Ra
dies and places having deprea
ed surfaces would have to
watched, for it is here that "
great danger turks. Air NJ
wardens would have to delH
these areas forbidden to a
general public.
The favorable conditions iE
g a a It a C k S on a tiil
occur when the weather
clear and the temperatu;
cold. On moonlit night; b.
skulking enemy would come !
drop. his gas bombs, haFis
that they would be unn0la'
until the next day. As p
morning sun comes, the sasl
are vaporized and begin to va
about. Unfortunately pNs
would be subject to them alna
before they realized their p's
ence. In walking through
area which has been contains
ated by poison gas, the aa
and the clothing become u
pregnated, and the victim
such impregnation soon ~
the effect of the gas.
Although foggy condla
make the operation Of rla
very difficult, such condiisl
are ripe for gas attack \
fog vapor retains and diSlHs
utes the poison gas. The ga
especially effective in low aiss
Under such conditions pa
who live in areas affected
gas bombs must seek hl.
levels, even if they ascend
the upper levels Of the now
in which they live.
In our next article we
classify the gases, give Sug9
tions for identifying them
suggest what to do in cav
such an attack. In the rlss
time don't worry about poD
gas from enemy bombeB Y
a gasmeter were destroyeo
your neighborhood, you "
have much more to worry A.
What would you do if tna' Y
pened?
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