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No. 1. Taken 6 A.M., June 27. Man in good health; had been en- 

 gaged in spraying about two weeks ; trace of arsenic found. 



No. 2. Taken 8.15 A.M., June 24. Man enjoyed good health up to the 

 spraying season ; had been engaged in spraying three weeks 

 and during the last week had suffered from loss of appe- 

 tite, with considerable disturbance of the digestive system ; 

 17.6 mg. arsenic per litre were found. 



No. 3. Taken 12 noon, June 24. Man in fair health, aside from an 

 occasional "bilious attack;" had sprayed for three weeks; 

 no arsenic found. 



No. 4. Taken 12.30 P.M., June 24 Man in good health, but appetite 

 poor at times ; had worked at spraying for three weeks ; no 

 arsenic found. 



No 5. Taken 1.30 P.M., June 24. Man in excellent health; had 

 sprayed for six days ; trace of arsenic found. 



No. 6. Taken June 26. Man in poor health; was well until after he 

 had worked at spraying about two weeks ; had sprayed 

 nearly four weeks ; trace of arsenic found. 



No. 7. Taken June 26. Man had complained of various derangements 

 of his digestive system ; had sprayed for " over three weeks ; " 

 .2 mg of arsenic per litre found. 



No. 8. Taken June 1. Man in poor health ; had been engaged in ex- 

 perimenting with Paris green and other arsenical compounds 

 for about three months ; 4 mg. arsenic per litre found. 



The results of these analyses show conclusively that in 

 some cases men engaged in spraying acquire dangerous 

 amounts of arsenic. That actual sickness resulting from this 

 work is rare, is shown by the fact that but few of our many 

 employees lose time from this cause. A case of this kind 

 investigated by the writer in 1806 proved to be one of un- 

 mistakable arsenical poisoning, which in this instance was 

 not strange, since less than one week previous to the time 

 the man was taken sick he was observed to be especially 

 careless in the use of the poison, allowing the drippings of 

 the spraying pole to run freely up his arms and probably over 

 the greater part of his body. Nowhere, perhaps, do we find 

 a better illustration of the contempt bred by familiarity than 

 in the manner in which men ens'ao'ed in spraying make use 



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of insecticides. In the case of our employees an excuse is 

 found in the high state of physical vigor that characterizes 

 the whole force, the natural result of an active, outdoor 

 life. 



Strangely enough, the most frequent cause for complaint 



