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• —. — .vv; CLOTHES PROOF AGAINST FIRE. (United Press Association-—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (PARIS, August 24. In order to prove the efficacy of her invention of fireproof clothing to save aviators whose machines are afire, a little law student, Mile. Suzanne Biget, smothered herself in petrol-soaked cotten wool, which she set afire. She resembled a human torch for some minutes but was cheerful and unharmed when the flames subsided.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1932, Page 5
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68SUCCESSFUL TEST Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1932, Page 5
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