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Show HOW BOOKS ARE DISINFECTED Method Employed in France Is Said to Be .the Most Successful Yet Devised. The danger of contagion from books that have been in the hands of persons per-sons suffering from various diseases has led to the invention of methods of disinfecting, of wliicli none appears to be more effective than that devised by a member of the municipal council of Paris. This process consists of two features. fea-tures. In the first place, the books are placed in a "beater," where a strong current of air opens every leaf, and an aspirator sucks out the dust and deposits it in aseptic water. Then they are suspended in a disinfector, the covers being bent hack and held by clips, so that the leaves are widely opened, and placed over a heater, which for a long time subjects them to a temperature of 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Fah-renheit. The paper is not damaged, and the efficiency of the process is said to be well demonstrated. |