The hand-book of household scienceA popular account of heat, light, air, aliment, and cleansing, in their scientific principles and domestic . who, in 1855, first drew distinct atten-tion to the fact, that charcoal is rather a hastener of decompositionthan an antiseptic, has contrived ventilating arrangements in which theair of dwellings is filtered through charcoal. He has also a brcath-lilteror respirator, consisting of a hollow case of fine flexible Avire-gauze,which is mounted upon the face, asshown in Fig. 130. It is filled withcoarsely powdered charcoal, so that allthe air
The hand-book of household scienceA popular account of heat, light, air, aliment, and cleansing, in their scientific principles and domestic . who, in 1855, first drew distinct atten-tion to the fact, that charcoal is rather a hastener of decompositionthan an antiseptic, has contrived ventilating arrangements in which theair of dwellings is filtered through charcoal. He has also a brcath-lilteror respirator, consisting of a hollow case of fine flexible Avire-gauze,which is mounted upon the face, asshown in Fig. 130. It is filled withcoarsely powdered charcoal, so that allthe air that enters the lungs is strained ofits impurities. Charcoal is thus stronglycommended as a disinfectant. It hasmany advantages over the preparationsof chlorine, as it neither injures thetexture of substances, nor corrodesmetals, nor discharges the color offabrics by contact, nor gives off dis-agreeable fumes. It is never in anjapplication or use, poisonous or danger-ous, but is entirely innocent, and in only one solitary instance can itbecome pernicious, and that is when it ceases to become charcoal, andis burnt in a perfectly closed room. Fio. ? I took the body of an English torrior, weight about ten lbs., placed It on a stonefloor in a small apartment, and lightly covered it with charcoal; although the weatherwas very warm, not the slightest odor could be detected. By some accident the charcoalwas disturbed, and a largo portion of the was loft uncovered ; in spito of this thecircunijacent charcoal was sufficient to prevent any offensive stench. Upon seeing this,I left the body completely uncovered, merely surrounding it with the deodorizing agent;this again prevented any disagreeable smell. Having determined this fact, I a;ain cov-ered the carcass. In less than a fortnight not a pirticlo of flesh remained upon thobones, which were picked perfectly clean, an i were of a snowy whiteness.—(Bikd oj« CUAKCOIU) POISONS, Am) THEIE ANTIDOTES. 441 v.—POISONS. 812. Po
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