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Show Sterilized Coal. Coai in the mines is one of the-things the-things freest from germs. Old-time doctors used to notice coal miners' wounds healed fast, though begrimed and besmeared with coal dust. For a long time it has been thought tha breathing in coal duBt caused lung diseases dis-eases In miners. Some experts find fresh coal Is as good as sterilized, and say miners have lung trouble because they do not take the trouble to put off their damp and sweaty clothing before be-fore going from the mine to their homes, thus taking cold In the open-air open-air walk. Experts say our miners ought to put on warm and dry clothes at the mouth of the mine. But It seems the miners have minds of their own, and although the coal companies In some places fixed up hot and cold water baths and dressing rooms at the mouth of the mines the men would not use them, but went home to waBb and dress, aB had been their custom.' for generations. |