Don’t Be a Sucker!
CUCKING leaded petrol through a tube to syphon it from the tank, or from one . container to another, is dangerous.
Medical opinion is that ordinary petrol may cause a form of petreff poisoning, while lead poisoning may follow if the petrol contains tetra ethyl lead. Occasional syphoning of ordinary petrol may not- be injurious, but do not do it frequently. Never do it at all with leaded petrbl.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19978, 1 July 1939, Page 11
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72Don’t Be a Sucker! Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19978, 1 July 1939, Page 11
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