GERMS ON MONEY
On every penny there v are between two and three thousand live germs, according to a report made recently by • scientist in Czechoslovakia. He has been counting the number of germs on bank notes and on coins in general use.; Silver, is bad for germs. They flourish better on nickel—and best of all on copper or bronze Most of the bacteria l on coins are harmless. In contrast, those on bank notes are twice or three times as numerous, and many are capable of producing diseases. Microbes live on coins from ore to eicht days, and on notes from 10 to 100.
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Evening Star, Issue 22379, 1 July 1936, Page 12
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105GERMS ON MONEY Evening Star, Issue 22379, 1 July 1936, Page 12
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