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Show DEADLY QUICKSILVER MINES Workers Are Effected by the Fumes of the Mercury nnd Soon Die. Europe's chief quicksilver mines aro are at tho Spanish town Almaden, which Is an Arabic word, meaning "tho mine of quicksilver," Theso mines woro formerly worked by tho lborlnna, nnd after them by tho ancient an-cient Uornnus. Between lctfl and 1843 the Spanish government employed em-ployed galley slaves In them, for working in those mines is occupation that soon ends In death. Tho fumes of tho mercury produca constant snll' vatlon, nnd tho system becomes permeated per-meated with tho metal. The minimi yield of mercury Is l.GOO.OOO pounds, to procuro which 4,000 wen aro engaged en-gaged In this unhealthy employment. After Almaden us a producer ot quicksilver comes Idrla, an Austrian town, '28 miles from Trieste. These mines also were onco w -ked by criminals, crim-inals, who, owing to tho terrible qualli.' -a of the mineral, expired aftor aboiu two yars' service. Thoro aro now ncar'v BOO minora engaged in tho work nt Idrla. Thoy are induced to enter the mines by high pay. A pension is "Mowed when thoy nro disabled, and provision Is mado for their widows and children. |