MINE RESCUE DISCOVERIES
Sumo exceedingly interesting discover- j ies have been made by British mvcstiga- , tors in connection with mine rescue an- I paratus. This apparatus is supplied with ; oxygen to make up tor the foil ncss ot , the atmosphere through which the res-; cue- moves in a mine where there has ■, liecn an explosion. Dr. 3. S. Haldane, ; FR S experimented with the rescue np- ; paratus, and found that the extra sup- j I \))f of oxygen enabled him to walk las- , I tor and with greater comfort, than he ! could do in the open air even without I the weight of the apparatus. trials ! made with minors, however, brought out the unexpected conclusion I hat men who were accustomed to Hie atmosphere of mines did not find the same benefit. 1 heir lun»s had become adapled, through years of hard physical labour, In make fuller use of the' oxygen in the atmosphere, and therefore no additional oxygen was needed Dr. Haldnuo's general conclusion from this and other research is that full use should be made in lndiislrial work of the marvellous powers of adaptation possessed by tho human body, but that close study is needed to prevent thcse_ powers being overstrained. _ I
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 95, 16 January 1920, Page 7
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204MINE RESCUE DISCOVERIES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 95, 16 January 1920, Page 7
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