Show M f TO PREVENT RHEUMATISM I 4 S h S SS S 'S S y Why Asbestos Sheathing Is Used Use on onI J American Warships I S When the navy turned to building its is ships of ot steel it was vas remarked that unS unless unless un un- un- un S less some fome devi device was adopted for offsetting off off- setting the effect of heat condensing Of-I Of on I the metal it i would be only a matter mater of ot ota ofa a short time before all aU our officers would be be suffering from rheumatism I S The Introduction of metal chairs tables tables tables ta ta- ta- ta bles and other pieces of ot furniture followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed a fe feat years rears ago and now there Is not a single piece of wood of ol any size to be found in an officers officer's room on ona ona ona a a modern warship He sleeps in an Iron berth keeps his clothes in a steel stee chest while the floor foor ceiling and walls wals of his apartment are of the same metal metal Since the adoption of of- the solid sold armor aror I for the sides of warships a great deal dea of ot trouble has been experienced In making making ma ma- king habitable the quarters directly next to the outside covering The heat hea I of the room condensed on the cold metal meta i and In a very short time the occupant t I would be on the hospital list with wih a bad badi badH H i case ce of ot rheumatism This is now S guarded g against by the use of a a. sheathIng sheath sheath- hag Ing 1 of asbestos placed next nest net to the te metal meta k and nd held in place place by a framework This Is s found to absorb the moisture in a satisfactory manner Care is also taken taken ta taken ta- ta ken to see that the berths are not built buit against the outside of the vessel but against one of the side walls wals so that the he sleeper will wi be as far as aC possible from rom the metal that comes in contact with wih the water Brooklyn Brooklyn Eagle |