Show MINE BUREAU HAS COMPLETE OUTFIT West Virginia Leads All in Safety Devices CHARLESTON W W. Va Oct 18 The West Vest Virginia bureau of ot mines which is credited credited- by experts with the best equipment in the country for rescuing ento entombed miners miners has just adl added e to its outfit for that work three new pl pieces ees of apparatus a. a a carbon monoxide detector and a abrass abrass brass Incased thermometer T Tv is similar to a 0 physicians physician's phy phy- bielan's stethoscope As the sope ls used to detect irregularities In the human body b by sound so the is used to detect earth sounds In this w way y entombed can be located noting the direction from flom which the sound vibrations come The encased brass thermometer records maximum and minimum temperatures temperatures tem tem- whereby Jt t can be ascertained ascertained ascer ascer- when it is safe to enter mines miness s s. s ded to smother fires Hitherto it hag lIas been a I problem to know when to enter tIle the shafts but with the thermometer ther thet- ter dropped through a hole In Inthe Inthe the barricade this can be determined easily Tho Th carbon monoxide detector is considered the most important pi piece cl of apparatus apparatus' from the point of protecting pro pro- the lives Jives of ot rescuers The as gasis is deeded by a tube and anda anda a a color on the Instrument Formerly For Fr merly canary birds were used but their use as not entirely satisfactory as the birds often orten succumbed to other gases gase a color detector instrument ment shows no other cas sas than carbon carbon car car- bon monoxide present tenth One of 1 per cent of ot the gas is said to be faial tc tl a human being I |