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Gottwals, at 1908 Second avenue,
Silver Spring.
Born in Washington, he was
graduated from Mckinley Tech
High School here and Carnegie
Tech In Pittsburgh.
Comdr. Gottwals served in the
Army in World War !. Between
wars he was q home builder in
Silver Spring.
U. s. Observer in Palestine.
He Joined the. Navy in 1942 and
first served as a resident officer in
charge Of the Naval Air Base at
Sitka, Alaska. Later, he COM
manded the 18th Seabee Battalion
at Bougainville, receiving the
Bronze Star and Purple Heart as
a result Of his service there. He
also served with the Seabees in
the Philippines.
Comdr. Gottwals served as q
United States observer OF the
Arab-Jewish war in Palestine in
August and September. 1s4s.
He was q member Of the Mill
tary Order Of Carabao, American
Legion and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. He also was q
member of the Washington Board
OF Trade, the University Club, the
Elks. the Civitan Club and the
Woodside Methodist Church In
Silver Spring.
Widow Survives.
In addition to his father he Is
survived by his widow. Mrs. Gene
We've Gottwals Of this city, and
two sisters. Mrs. Ruth G.: Belt OF
Kensington and Mrs. Esther G.
Crandall Of $500 Upton street
NV.
Tentative funeral services have
been set for Friday afternoon Ii
Fort Myer Chapel with burial In
Arlington Cemetery.
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ultCk Xd4 11Ckk1O4.
rhages for four weeks.
Miss Earhart, who vanished on
a Pacific flight in 1887, was the
second Of his four wives. Since
she was declared legally dead in
1899, he has married twice. He
instigated q long search for Miss
Earhart after her disappearance.
His present wife, the former
Margaret Haviland. was at his
bedside ut his death.
Putnam had lived at nearby
Lone Pine, Calf. since 1899.
Shortly after Miss Earhart was
declared legally dead, Mr.. Put
nam married Jean Marie James
Of Los Angeles in 1899, but she
divorced him five years later.
AS q publisher, Mr.. Putnam
paid Charles Lindbergh 500, 900
for his book. "We," the story
of Mr.. Lindbergh's epic nonstop
flight from New York to Paris.
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|vandenberg and Taft
Agree on Republican
Foreign Policy Aims
By the Asseeioisd Pssss

Senators Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan and Taft, Re-
publican, OF Ohio have come to a
quiet agreement that may avoid
an open split between them over
foreign policy.
Senator Taft told a reporter hs
had written a statement on over
all Republican foreign policy aims
as he saw them and had found it
entirely acceptable to Senator
Vandenberg when he read it to
the Michigan Senator.
Senator Taft wouldn't disclose
now what the statement said. He
added that he was submitting it
as part Of a suggested statement
OF party principles to Guy G.
Gabrielson, the Republican ma
tional chairman.
Mr.. Gabrielson has asked some
leading Republicans to offer pro-
posals for study by q 15-member
Policy Committee he has set up
within the NATIONAL Committee.
Republican Senators voted yes
terday to work with House COM
mittee on the draft Of a brief
platfrom for this years congress
sional races.
Senator Millikin. Republican,
of Colorado insisted the congress
sional Republicans would speak
only for themselves, not the party
as whole. Since most of the
candidates will come from this
group, the National Committee
may be forced to ratify what the
Senate and House members say,
as the national group did in 1916.
Senator Taft Is expected to be
named member Of the Senate
licy-drafting group. Senator
Vandenberg has begged OF be-
cause of delicate health.
The two Republican leaders ap-
parently agree that the Republi-
cans should continue to cooper
ate with the Democrats on major
foreign policy decisions. 80 long
as the Republican members are
consulted in advance and have
some part in shaping those de-
cisions.
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these hitherto
political pat
ronage jobs who
failed to pass
the exam.
The commits
sion den e s
these charges.
Commission Of
ncials say the
r e suits con-
v n c e d them
they had not
prepared the
exam too skill
fully and that
a n o t her one
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attack yeSter-
day at Bethesda
Naval Hospital.
He was 40.
Comdr. Gott-
walls was strick-
en- at lunch in
the officers
mess at the
Naval Gun Fac
tory and was
taken to the
hospital. where
he died within
20 minutes. He
lived with his
%o&hn~ ro-iAn
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metal as well as coal mines. Since
his retirement, In 1897. he had
been a consulting engineer. He also
had served as chairman of the
Mine Safety Board of the Bureau
Of Mines.
Born in Claremont, N. H., he re-
ceived his mining engineering de-
gree from Columbia University.
He received an honorary degree
in mining engineering from Lafay-
cite College in 1886.
For many years associated with
various coal companies through
out the country, he became a min
ing engineer with the Geological
Survey In 1908. in charge of field
Investigations.
Peace Commission Adviser.
In 1919 DR.. Rice became an ad-
wiser on coal and iron resources in
Europe to the American Peace
Commission in France in 1919. He
also assisted in mine safety re-
search cooperation between the
Bureau Of Mines and the Safety
in Mines Research Board in Eng.
land.
In 1885 he was the United States
representative to the Seventh In
ternational Congress on Mining,
Metallurgy and Applied Geology
In Paris.
As chief mining engineer, he
was the leader in the long expert
ments that led to discovery that
many Of the explosions in coal
mines were due to dust rather
than gas as had formerly been
supposed. He advocated the
spreading OF non-inflammable
rock dust. which has prevented
many OF the disasters.
Honored by 3 Countries.
DR.. Rice also was instrumental
in development of a system Of ven
tilation Of the Holland Tunnel
under the Hudson River.
Dr.. Rice was an honorary mem
Der of the British Institution of
Mining Engineers and recipient Of
its medal for his work on mire
safety In England. He also had
been honored by the governments
Of France and Canada for his
work in preventing mine explo-
sions.
He was a member of the Co.'S
mos Club here.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Sarah Marie Rice: a daughter,
Mrs. Katharine Mollison, Welles-
ley Hill, Mass, and a son, j.
Brewster Rice, Short Hills, N. j.
A brother and four grandchildren
also survive.
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tarium, Takoma
Park after a
long Illness. He
lived at Well
| n g t on Villa,
south Of. Alex
andria.
DR.. Rice was
an internation-
ally-known ex-
pert on the pre-
vention Of coal
dust explosions
In mines and
other kinds of
a c cident is in
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Roft to Have Operation

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4 (P.-
Actor George Raft is scheduled to
undergo a gladstone operation to-
day in Cedars of Lebanon Hos
pital. His physician said Raft
had been suffering from the all
ment several months.
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bers say they will press for further
reductions in Government person.
mel this year. concentrating on
the Defense Department, the Vet
erans' Administration and the Post
Office Department, where the bulk
OF Federal employees are. Several
Democrats interviewed say some
personnel reductions probably will
be ordered. but can be achieved for
the most part by attrition rather
than dismissal of employees.
They explain that a modest per-
sonnel reduction can be achieved
by agencies not filling all the va
cancies that occur each year. They
say they very much doubt that
Congress will order any wholesale
flrings Of Government workers
this year.
PARTY-As one Of the high
lights of the annual observance
Of National Civil Service week, to
be held January 1922, the AFL
Government Employees Council
Will give party on January 18
for key members Of Congress and
top Government officials. The
party will be held in the Willard
Hotel. National Civil Service week
is sponsored by the Civil Service
Commission and the AFL Ameri-
can Federation Of Government
Employees, which is member of
Government Employees Council.
X X y X
INTERNAL REVENUE-Seven
employees Of the Bureau of Inter-
nal Revenue who are retiring
were presented with special
awards for 'long and meritorious
service" with the bureau.
They are Mrs. Emory L. Barlow.
Charles T. Haines, Mrs. Myrtle
H. Leary, James H. Lowe, Mrs.
Bertha r. Newman, Albert B.
Mess and Franklin L. Tewell.
X \ X X
JOBS-The Military District of
Washington has announced open
ings for civilian jobs as laundry
assistants and laundry operators
at salaries Of 80 cents to $1.21
an hour. The jobs are for men
only. Also. there are jobs open
for fork-lift truck operators and
checkers, at a salary of $1.h to
$1.40 an hour. Apply to Room
2E-1030. the Pentagon.'
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EarnarC, died
today.
Death came
at 6:05 am. to
the 63-year-old
Mr.. Putnam,
who was op-
orator of Stove
Pipe Wells re-
sort In Death
Valley.
He had been
u n d er treat
ment for urenic
poisoning and
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Fornnosu
Continued From First Page.)

out whatever economic and po-
litcial assistance to the Chinese
Nationalists is found to be prac-
tical in order to encourage them
to hold out as long as possible
and, of course, in the hope that
a Communist conquest may Lot
materialize despite the indications
Cites Public Interest.
State Department Press Officer
Michael j. McDermott told re-
porters today he could neither
confirm nor deny the existence of
the document requested by Sena-
tor Knowland.
Under persistent questioning. he
added:
Sometimes we do have things
intended for official use. and
sometimes the public interest is
protected by not putting them on
the table,"
The memorandum which came
to light in Tokyo was said to be
one of q series the State Depart
ment regularly sends to American
representatives abroad to keep
them informed of policy decisions
here and provide guidance for
whatever statements they may
make about current problems.
Senator Knowland, who de-
manded a copy of the document
for study by the Senate Appro-
priations and Armed Services
Committees, said he was told 1t
was "classified"-that is. secret
and had been drafted only as con-
1idential advice to American Of
ficials abroad.
Document Classified.
The Senator said he under
stands these officials were told that
they must prepare public opinion
for the inevitable fall" of For
mosa, the island 100 miles off the
China coast where the Chinese
Nationalists set up their capital
after being driven from the main
land by Communists.
The classified" nature of the
document prevented any officials
here from discussing it for publi-
cation, since there are severe pen
alties for disclosing classified ma.
terial to unauthorized persons.
However, the reported purport of
the document has been reflected
for some time in private talks of
officials here.
Opens Political Controversy.
One reason for the reluctance
Of responsible officials to put such
gloomy views about the future OF
Formosa ION the record" is that
1t would provide valuable propa-
ganda material for Russia and
tend to discourage the Chinese
Nationalists from doing their best
on the long-shot chance that they
might be able to keep Formosa
from the Communists.
The whole question of what te
do about Formosa has become in
volved in political controversy.
Former President Herbert Hoo
yer and Senator Taft of Ohio
Republican leader, both have
urged that the United States USE
military power If necessary to de.
fend Formosa from attack.
But there was divided opinion
among Republican Senators. Sen.
stor Lodge, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts said he had grave doubts
about taking military action tt
hold Formosa. On the Democrat,
side, Senator Russell Of Georgia
said such q move would not bs
worth the risk of getting involved
In war.
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Comdr. GottwaIs Dies;
Assistant Director Of
Civil Engineer Corps

Comdr. David H. Gottwals, u. s.
N. r.. assistant director of the
Civil En9ineer Corps and Seabee
reserve activities, died of a heart
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DR.. George Rice Dies.
Long Chief Engineer
AT Bureau Of Mines

Dr.. George s. Rice, 83. who had
been chief engineer of the Bureau
OF Mines for 81 years, died early
today at the Washington Sani-
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(The Federal Spotlight radio
program featuring additional
netDs and uietDs of the Gopern-
ment IS heard each Saturday at
Gas pm. oDer WMAL. The Star
stdtionJ
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House Will Consider
FEpC Bill by Jan. 3,
|Lesinski Announces

not later than January % a meas
ure creating Fair Employment
Practices Commission, the main
feature of President Truman's
controversial civil rights program.
This indicated that Congress will
be plunged into bitter wrangle
over civil rights legislation before
the second session is a month old.
The Senate is expected to take
up a similar measure after dis
posing of three bills-one repeal
ing Federal taxes on oleomarga-
rine. the basing point legislation
and a third on housing.
Approved at Last Session.
The Fair Employment Practices
Bill, forbiding job discrimination,
was approved by the House Labor
Committee late in the last session.
Mr.. Lesinski can call UP the
measure for House action on the
second or fourth Monday without
first getting approval Of the Rules
Committee. To avoid getting the
new session off on controversial
issue, House leaders decided to
put the bill over for two weeks
instead of calling 1t up next Mon
day.
House passage seems assured.
But a Southern f1libuster is in
prospect when the bill reaches the
Senate floor. Most Southern
members are bitterly opposed to
any sort Of compulsory FEPC.
Morse Bans Compromise.
Senator Morse, Republican, of
Oregon, reported that a COM
promise proposal is being dis
cussed whereby the anti-lynching
and anti-poll tax bills, other fea-
lures of the Presidents program,
would be passed in return for
dropping the FEPC measure.
Opposing the idea, Senator
Morse said:
"The Republicans cannot afford
to enter into any kind of a trade
with Southern Democrats on this
issue. "Our party was founded
on civil rights and 1t must not be-
tray its heritage"
NAACP Urges Enactment
OF Federal FEPC Law
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-speedy
passage by Congress of a Federal
fair employment practices law is
urged by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People.
The associations position was
stated at its 41st annual meeting
yesterday In a resolution.
New members elected to the
NAACP board include Kelly M.
Alexander, president of the North
Carolina State Conference; DR..
w. Montague Cobb of Washing
ton. Howard University anatomy
professor; Harry j. Greene, men,
Der of the Executive Committee of
the Philadelphia branch; Carl r.
Johnson, president of the Kansas
City branch, and Wesley w. Law,
former president of the Savannah
(Ga.) NAACP Youth Council.
Reelected were Arthur B. Spin
garn, president: DR.. Louis T.
Wright, chairman of the board;
the Rev. DR.. Allan Knight Chal-
mers. treasurer, and Charming H.
Tobias. assistant treasurer. ="
The board voted to continue
Walter White as executive secre-
tary-on-leave until June, 1850,
with Roy wilkins serving as act
ting executive secretary.
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Commission to Void Results
Of Deputy Exam, Hold Another
By Joseph Young

Amid cries Of political the Civil Service Commission
has decided nvalidate the
United States deputy marshal jobs entirely
examination
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The irish River Shannon Is the
longest river flowing Ia the Rrit-
ish Isles
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Report

District Of Colmnbia-Cloudy,
warm and windy; highest temper
ature upper Sos today with show
ers this afternoon or tonight.
Lowest tonight about 56 degrees.
Tomorrow wind shifting to
northwest turning colder with
rain.
Maryland and Virginia - Mild
and windy with showers tonight.
Decidedly colder tomorrow with
rain in east and rain mixed with
some snow or sleet in mountains
west portion.
Wind velocity. 20 miles per
hour: direction. south-southwest.
River Report.
rrom United States Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah cloudy
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u. S. Firm Builds Pier

Work on Saudi Arabia's DAM
man deep-water pier has been
taken over by an American COM
pany after the British contract
ing hrm was unable to continue.
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George P. Putnam
Dies in California
BY The Asseeioisd Press

" nv NSS0tIofoo FTo8o
TRoNA, Calf, Jan. 4.-George
Palmer Putnam, publisher-hus-
band Of the late aviatrix, Amelia
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Bockers Of 6. O. P. Tie
TO South S Democrats
Called 'NociIbupers'

BY The Associated pfess
Representative Huber. DEM
ocrat, Of Ohio has coined a
word to describe those who
seek q union between Repub-
licans and Southern DEM
ocrats.
"Those who indulge In this
backward thinking should be
labeled and treated as Nacil-
bupers." Mr.. Huber set forth
In q prepared statement.
He explained later that 4
"Nacilbuper is = Republican
spelled backwards"
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20 UedT OH CIlt COlNluISSIOu 10
hold a new exam. They say this
was done to protect many Of the
political appointees now holding
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
Eagles and Ladies
Have Joint Meeting

The Eagles and auxiliary had a
joint meeting Tuesday evening at
their hall with Mrs. Margaret Leis
presiding.
Plans under discussion included
a public card party Thursday, Dec.
IA, the auxiliary's quarterly birth
day party Dec. 10, and a Christmas
party for children. Besides children
of members, other guests will be
Brownie troop 5 and the Boy Scout
troop sponsored by the aerie. A
New Years eve dance will be at
the Odd Fellows hall.
The aerie served refreshments,
with James Speare and James Gal
lagher on the committee. Paul Nc
Larnon showed movies of a recent
trip to Florida. Tennis Milligan,
Jr., received the rattle prize.
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ST. PAUL'S
CHTTPCH

SDOhSn
The Church of. the Lutheran Hour
Park City, Mont.
A. M. Bachanz, Pastor
The Lutheran Hour, KGHL, Sun
day, 9 a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a.. m.
Divine Worship at 10 and II
a. m.
Instruction class Monday, We'd
nesday, Friday, 7:45 a. m.
Mid-week Advent worship, Tues
day, 1880 p. m.
Saturday School, 9-11:45 a. m.
eff any man be in Christ, he is
a new creature: old things are
passed away, behold, all things are
become new" 2 Cor. 5, II.
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must be born again with the pure
ness of heart of a child? Well
there's a lot of heaven in the hap
piness of a child at Christmas
time.
We don't want to spoil that
happiness with u dampened spir-
its so perhaps, we should call a
truce in our w minds and shut
out all the hate and war for a
few days.
Let US strive to remember, this
Christmas eve, that we are sup
posed to be celebrating the new
born King. And let US read again
the Bible history of Jesus.
We don't know how long the war
will last or to what extent it will
rage. The worst could be the an
Inhalation of our beloved country;
the best, a lasting peace.
If we bomb others, we may ex-
pect to get bombed. 1t might hap
pen today or tomorrow.
This is not written as a scare.
1t is a realization. l think most of
you feel approximately the same
about the present world condition.
We work and wait and hope and
pray. But the probability of world
conflict and the possibility of
own country being invaded is in
our minds and hearts much of the
time.
This being the case it becomes
all the more important that our
children, who certainly feel the
world tension, must be spared for
few days during the Christmas
season.
Just for these precious days let
US recall the joy of the Christmas
holiday and the expectancy and
faith and the Santa Claus spirit.
Let's pack up the world problems
for a little while and give the kids
and ourselves a real old fashioned
Christmas.
We haven't the power of know
ing whether or not We'll be able
to next year or even again in a
lifetime.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
Unity Club Again
Seats Mrs. Hergett
AS It's President

Officers recently elected for the
coming year were installed Dec. 7
at a meeting of the Unity Garden
club at the home of Mrs. H. M.
Larson, with Mrs. Robert Nc
Cormick as co-hostess. A luncheon
was served at 1:30.
The club voted to donate money
towards prizes the Laurel Garden
club will be giving to winners of
their home decorating contest, also
SIS for the Community Service
board, and SO for the hospital bed
being purchased by the V. F. w.
The club will place a book, "Roses
for Every Garden" by R. C. Allen,
in the Laurel public library.
Mrs. H. E. Starkey was ap-
pointed chairman to arrange for
making favors to be used at the
national convention to be held at
Missoula in June. Mrs. D. j. Hop
pei and Mrs. E. H. Ebersviller, Sr.,
were elected to membership.
Mrs. Lester Pomroy and Mrs.
Mike Kanzler and Mrs. Jack Goick
were appointed to arrange for the
Christmas party. Mrs. Dorothy
Bundy was appointed program
chairman. Names were drawn for
a gift exchange at the party.
Mrs. M. E. Garrett won the door
Prize and Mrs. Jack Goick the,
project prize. The birthday of Mrs.
Pomroy was noted.
Mrs. A. w. Richardson acted as
installing officer. With a pretty
ceremony written by Mrs. Starkey
she installed Mrs. L. Hergett as
president. When Mrs. Hergett was
presented with the gavel and a
rose, the club flower, she became
the first president reelected by
the club.
Mrs. H. M. Larson was presented
with a potted plant and installed
as vice president. Mrs. E. L. Som
ners received note book, pen and
money bag when she was installed
as secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Her.
gett was presented with a gift
representing the clubs %apprecia-
lion of her work of the past year.
gift was also presented to Mrs.
Mrs. Olive Cook and Mrs. Mike
.anzler were appointed members
If an auditing committee.
The next meeting, Dec. 81, at
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Jack
will be the clubs annual
Christmas party. There will be an
exchange of gifts and a program.
Laurel outlook., 1950-12-13
OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH AND
I0I IEyT L ITTHED N GHIrDGII

C.. o. Anderson, Pastor
At Laurel:
Sunday school and Bible class,
GAS a. m.
Services, II a. m. Theme-Great
Men Who Make Us Great. Matt.
11:11-15.
Bible class, Monday, 7 p. m.
Y. P. l.. L. meeting, Tuesday,
7 p. m.
The evening group of Mission
society will meet at thhe home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Brohaugh
Thursday, 8 p. m.
Boys group, Friday, 6 p. m.
Bible class, Friday, 7 p. m.
The Brotherhood will meet Fri
day, the 18th, at 8 p. m.
Confirmation class, 1920 a. m.
The Sunday school Christmas
program will be held on the eve
ming of the 24th.
At Joliet:
Sunday school and Bible class,
1:45 p. m.
Services, 2:30 p. m.
The Sunday school children will
give their program Saturday, the
23rd, at 8 p. m.
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monoxide. If the air breathed con-
tains only 1 per cent of carbon
monoxide, a few deep breaths may
produce a fatal case of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
The danger of carbon monoxide
is all the greater because it is
odorless, colorless, tasteless, and
non-irritating.
Poisoning Symptoms and Danger
The symptoms of carbon mon
oxide poisoning depend on the con-
%centration of the gas, the length
of exposure, and the degree of &C
tivity of the person affected. These
three factors determine the per-
centage of carbon monoxide alb
sorbed by the blood.
The symptoms from carbon mon
oxide poisoning, when there is a low
percentage of absorption, range
from headache, weakness, dizzi-
ness, dimness of vision to nausea.
If there is a higher percentage of
carbon monoxide absorption, the
symptoms may be depressed heart
action and respiration, uncon-
seriousness and possible death.
Often, workers in automobile re-
pair shops, in foundries, around
furnaces, or housewives in poorly
ventilated kitchens have symptoms
such as headaches, nausea, ia
tigue, and stomach disturbances
without realizing that the cause
may be carbon monoxide poisoning.
The danger of small amounts of
co in the atmosphere is shown by
the following example: If in an
average room, ~10'x10'x14', a gallon
of carbon monoxide was added and
mixed thoroughly, it would not be
safe for a person to be in that
room for nor than several hours.
Yet, the concentration in such a
room would be only 0.01%.
The danger of exhaust gas from
an average automobile can, there
fore, be easily understood, since
the exhaust gas contains about
carbon monoxide. A similar
danger exists if gas or coal heated
the home is not effectively
vented through ducts or if there
are leaks in the vent system. If
here is only $50 complete COM
ousion of the fuel, the exhaust gas
nay have as high as 20% carbon
nonoxide.