HYDROCARBON PAINTS.
A curious instance reported from America show's that care should lie exercised in using paints giving off hydrocarbon vapours in enclosed spaces. Some workmen set to paint a large iron tube with a mixture of benzine and asphalt a*a a protection against rust, were found to become strangely exhilarated and wildly excited. Suspecting the cause, the superintendent had the men removed, some being in a state of stupor. The open air revived them, but the reaction was feu aftorv ards.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16512, 24 August 1921, Page 11
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82HYDROCARBON PAINTS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16512, 24 August 1921, Page 11
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