Show SMOKE CANDLE VAPOR DEADLY Said Fearful Weapon Said to Have Been Brought to Perfection by the War Depart Department ent One of the many Ingenious ingenious' contrivances contrivances ances developed eloped during the recent war was the smoke candle Such candies candies candles can can- dies were little cylindrical boxes containing containing con con- smoke producing e chemicals which could be Ignited at a moments moment's notice by a sort of friction device They were used to conceal the movements movements movements move move- ments of sma small groups of men When touched off they were simply placed on the ground to make a n smoke screen The Americans thought It would be bea ben a n good Idea to use smoke candles candies that would give ghe off a poisonous smoke These Improved candles did not come Into use during the war but since then the chemists of our War department department depart depart- ment have perfected them The poison polson stuff used Is a n tar coal product which a solid at ordinary temperatures vaporizes vaporizes vaporizes va va- In the heat of the burning candle can can- dle die The rhe vapor will penetrate most gas bas as masks The military authorities think that such poison polson smokes will find tint very extensive use in future warfare reo The smoke of f n a smoke candle Is mma usually Iy white To be effective for tor concealment concealment con con- It must of course be as opaque as possible and It must also be heavy so as to be not easily blown awa away by a light breeze Candles that plOd produce ce a smoke of or zinc chloride meet these I requirements admirably but bu buttin tin tIll addition of makes them poisonous as well |