Show F fainting spells may be latest strike technique in france infranco washington A fainting strike as an advance in technique over sit down strikes may be the exola explanation nation of the reported mass paintings fain tings of girl workers ill ina a lille france p sugar refinery nery where workers fainted while ahil e at work one day and another 70 collapsed within a few hours after resuming work the taint faint strike explanation Is the suggestion of a national authority on industrial hyglen hygiene e ile ho refused to be quoted directly but pointed out that a combination of high temperature pera ture and high humidity labor unrest and a little hysteria might lead to such mass collapses dissatisfaction with wor working king conditions gener generally aUy plus buncom uncomfortable fordable for table working conditions during hot weather might lead the girls to think all their troubles due to something in the plant and tiley they would then fa faint nt on going to work A possible chemical chemic al explanation Is that during the refining process there might be some fermentation which would increase the carbon dioxide content of the air and reduce its oxygen content this could easily cause fainting the temperature has been reported as being hot in lille A temperature of 80 degrees fahren I 1 helt belt with a relative humidly humidity of per cent is the border line between conditions tolerable and intolerable tor for continued work if the air move ment Is good this temperature can be borne rne while working |