MAKING A ROOM LIGHT-PROOF
Sir,-The timely advice on blacking-out a room, given from the BBC and reprinted in this week’s Listener, should be sent to every householder. Having recently spent a lot of time blacking-out my home, I quite agree with " John Londoner’s" claim that a frame of wood with black-out material pasted or tacked on it is superior to heavy curtains. A little ingenuity and ability to use a hammer is all that is needed. As "John Londoner" says, the only way to test one’s work is to put up the screens and so on and then turn on all lights and go outside. It is surprising what light gets through. i live in a suburb where the water level is not very far below the ground, and when I came to dig a trench you would be surprised at the task I had. What does one do when one’s trench fills with water? I vrefer myself to take the risk of injury from high
explosive to drowning.
E.P.
S.
(Lower Hutt).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 132, 2 January 1942, Page 4
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173MAKING A ROOM LIGHT-PROOF New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 132, 2 January 1942, Page 4
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