The Dangers Of Gasoline

The Michigan State Board of Heallh, In a circular just publisbed, give the followiag suceint rules for tlie use and care of gasoline. Every person employing or keeping giisoline should keep constautly in mlnd the following facts and caiitions rr-prrtill.' lts U-r: 1. Gasollne is an extremely dangerous, explosive substance. '2. It should be kept in a cool, well-ventilated place, if posslble out of iloors, or in uil outbuilding, never in a kitclien, closet or cellar, '.i. A vessel containing gasoline, unless tightly olmed, sliould never be brought withln ten feet of' a lamp, stove, grate, flaine, or lire of any sort. The small ríame of n match or even a spark is sufflcient to explode tlie gas wlien present in sufflcient quantity. I. The vapor of gasoline inay bu curried by a draught or current of air, and thns be brought in contact with fire at considerable distance, even greater t tut n tliat iiieiiticuic.il in the precedlng parasniph, consequently gasoline shouUl never be opened or poined from one vessel to another iu a current of air, unless the current is from the room out of doors. 5. The danger in conuection with the use of gasoline stoves Is not so rauch in the stovea themselres as in havlng the gasoline about, yet, by contlnued uae, the valves of a stove inay become woru, so that leaks raay occur, and thus a stoye may become a source of greai uai.fi v... a II au overflow of gasoline occurs from benig mn-..,i o_ too frec-ly, from lenkage of valve, orjiroin the blowing out of the generatlve bnrner, as sometiines HOciilcntally ixcius, the surplus gasoline shonld be carefully wiped up, and th room sliould be well uirt'il by the openinji of winJow nnl doors before the burner is lighted. 7. lf an open vessel coutaining gasoline bas been standing in a room over night, or an overflow has oceurred during the night, or if there is found in a room a strong smell of gasoliue at any time, the room should be opeued and well ai red before a match is lighted or a lighted lamp or candle is carried into the room. 8. Oafoline should never be used for h tire. An explosión, whlch may poësibly be fatal in ís effect, is almost eertaln to follow. Persons have heen maimed for llfe in tliis way. 9. The use of Kasoline lampa la, if posslble, Httended with even greater dnngers than tUe use of gasollne stoves. 10. A wise regard for safety will lead to disuse of ii-oütif in any forin for domestic purpose. 1 1 . Gas or kerosene stoves may be Bubstittited for gasoline stoves, but neitlier ga, gasoline, nor kerosene Btoves are 8O safe or healthl'ul as the ordinary wood or coal stove. The ordinary stove aids in the ventilation of the toom, and currics away the poisonoiis gasses forined by tlie combustión of the fuel, where as the other forras of stoves discharge the products of combustión into the uir of the room, coinpeUinjr the occupants to breathe the puUouous guates. Nelther gas, ifasoline, nor kerosene stove 8hould ever be eiuployed in other than very open or well venülated rooms, uoless provided with a special flue or ventiluting duet for the purpose of carrying off the products of combustión.