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Show , ;. YOU AUTO KNOW That It Is extremely danger-'ous danger-'ous to allow an automobile engine en-gine to run In a small garage or other Inclosed space, unless the door Is open and there Is plenty of ventilation. The danger la not to the car Itself, but to those who are In the garage, for the ' exhaust from the engine, mixing mix-ing with the air,-forms carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide the latter being carbonic acid gas which is deadly to all living organisms. . In addition, the carbon car-bon monoxide Is also extremely dangerous and the nitrogen In the air, from which the oxygen has been taken, forms still another an-other menace. These gases, two of which Issue Is-sue rapidly from the exhaust pipe of the car and the other being formed as speedily as a result re-sult f this Issuance, will. In an amazingly short time, reduce the air in a small garage to a point where It Is highly poisonous. For this' reason a gasoline motor should never be allowed to run In order to "heat up" a garage, nor should the driver permit the engine to warm itself up unless the door of the garage Is wide open. (Copyright, 1(11. br the WhMltr Syndics, Inc.) " . " |
