Show You and Your Health By MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of ih the lii American Medical Association end and of ia tit S Health again I At home or at work carbon tetrachloride as a poison must be guarded against This substance substance substance sub sub- stance is used in in the rubber Industry in industry industry in- in as a a. so solvent vent and in the I dry cleaning industry as a cleansIng cleansing cleans- cleans Ing Irig agent It is put in fire extinguishers extinguishers extin extin- because of its power to put out flame Many cleansing fluids sold for home use consist largely of carboa carbon carbon car car- bon boa tetrachloride In machine shops workers use this substance for removing grease from machines machines machines ma ma- chines and from the hands hands' Beauty Beauty Beauty Beau Beau- ty shops use it as a dry shampoo and doctors prescribe it for re removal removal removal re- re moval of hookworm and other parasites Nevertheless the fumes of carboa carbon carbon car car- bon boa tetrachloride in quantity will disturb health and overdoses are exceedingly poisonous If the hands are kept too long longin in carbon tetrachloride the chemIcal chemical chemical chem chem- ical will draw the fat out of the skin which then becomes dry A Adry Adry Adry dry skin cracks easily and germs then can enter and cause secondary secondary secondary second second- ary Infection People who work a a. great deal with carbon tetrachloride tetrachloride tetrachloride tetra tetra- chloride should grease the hands regularly with ointment before going to work to prevent the dryness dryness dry dry- ness that may result In preventing intoxication from front carbon tetrachloride good ventilation ventilation ven yen is of at utmost importance The fumes are heavier than air and seek the lower levels In large plants where many workers are employed it is customary to build suction devices which will draw the poisonous fumes out of ot the room Carbon tetrachloride should never be used in shampoos for hair drying because of the danger of poisoning those on whom it Is used A person who is acutely poisoned poisoned poisoned poi poi- poi poi- by carbon tetrachloride should be removed at once from contact with the substance and given plenty of ot fresh air The doctor will alkalinize the body provide suitable remedies for building up the blood and will guard against any possible dangers dangers dan dan- gers gets to stomach kidneys and other organs which may be damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged by this chemical |