Copying-ink pencils qontain a dye which can kill slowly human flesh with which it comes in contact. 1 Medical Science Al> streets ’ says when the point of a violet copying-ink pencil is broken off in the hand the. aniline violet stains the surrounding tissues, and these soon dio» Inflammation insy continue for some weeks. It is said that in London alone there are 95 King, 90" Queen, 78 Princes, 109 George, 110 John, 91 Charles, 87 James, 47 Hennr, 54 Alfred, 88 William, and 57 Elisabeth streets.
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Evening Star, Issue 17594, 24 February 1921, Page 8
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87Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 17594, 24 February 1921, Page 8
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