. The story of the Pullman car . \ IP, At the end of its journeythe Pullman car is thoroughlycleaned and disinfected. Thefirst picture on this pageshows the bedding beinggiven a sun bath. Thenext, the appearance of thecar when ready for fumi-gation, and the two illus-trations at the bottom, thevacuum machine at OPERATING THE PULLMAN CAR tresses and pillows are hung in the open air for theaction of that greatest of all purifiers, the are given a similar treatment. Watercoolers are cleaned and sterilized with steam. Infact, nothing that could harbor a speck of dust isneglecte
. The story of the Pullman car . \ IP, At the end of its journeythe Pullman car is thoroughlycleaned and disinfected. Thefirst picture on this pageshows the bedding beinggiven a sun bath. Thenext, the appearance of thecar when ready for fumi-gation, and the two illus-trations at the bottom, thevacuum machine at OPERATING THE PULLMAN CAR tresses and pillows are hung in the open air for theaction of that greatest of all purifiers, the are given a similar treatment. Watercoolers are cleaned and sterilized with steam. Infact, nothing that could harbor a speck of dust isneglected. The slight, acrid odor sometimes noticeable in aPullman car at the beginning of a run is caused bythe disinfectants which are liberally employed. Ajug of disinfectant solution is a part of the equip-ment of every car and this is used for all car washingand particularly on the floors and in the toilet andwashrooms. To protect still further the health of the passen-gers, the cars are regularly fumigated with a gaswhich kills all disease-producing bacteria. When-ever a car has carried a sick person it is fumigatedas soon as it is vacated, in addition to the regularmonthly, weekly, or other schedule of fumigationfor various lines and terminals. In order that thedistrict offices may be promptly informed as to th
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