A NEW ATMOSPHERE.
That a fuller knowledge of the atmosphere may assist in the control of disease is revealed by i>r.J. "Willa*} Hers&by, who has been studying the part rare gaees play in normal life. He claims: to have made air different from anything man breathes, which "will support life in white mice more effectively than normal atmosphere, in one experiment helium was substituted for th» 78 per cent, of nitrogen. As, far as could be seen ti£e"white mice were in\.a. \»righter, more active and healthier condition than incn<Mg^BuL air. The nice were also tested in axu atmosphere of 25 per cent, orygen and 75 per cent aigon. Again it was found that the general conditions of respiration; appetite, and rest were better than in. normal air. TVnen the argon was increased to 78 per cent the mice could not Kvel "'
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 35, 6 February 1930, Page 2
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141A NEW ATMOSPHERE. Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 35, 6 February 1930, Page 2
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