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  the 
  same 
  results, 
  was 
  completely 
  knocked 
  out 
  and 
  had 
  to 
  go 
  to 
  bed 
  

   Sometimes 
  the 
  effect 
  would 
  come 
  on 
  a 
  long 
  time 
  after 
  I 
  used 
  the 
  

   dynamite, 
  perhaps 
  hours 
  afterwards, 
  and 
  the 
  headache 
  would 
  in- 
  

   crease, 
  until 
  I 
  was 
  intensely 
  nauseated 
  and 
  had 
  to 
  give 
  up 
  entirely. 
  

   Is 
  there 
  anything 
  to 
  prevent 
  that? 
  Is 
  it 
  caused 
  by 
  the 
  fumes 
  after 
  

   the 
  explosion? 
  

  

  Me. 
  Evans: 
  Some 
  say 
  it 
  is 
  from 
  handling 
  the 
  dynamite, 
  others 
  

   say 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  fumes 
  after 
  the 
  explosion. 
  Red 
  Cross 
  has 
  ammonia 
  

   in 
  it 
  and 
  that 
  ought 
  to 
  help 
  some. 
  Dynamite 
  contains 
  nitro 
  gly- 
  

   cerine 
  and 
  if 
  you 
  handle 
  it 
  bare 
  handed 
  it 
  gets 
  in 
  the 
  pores 
  of 
  the 
  

   skin 
  and 
  causes 
  rapid 
  heart 
  action. 
  In 
  dynamiting 
  holes 
  for 
  tree 
  

   planting 
  you 
  will 
  get 
  the 
  fumes 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  get 
  a 
  headache. 
  If 
  a 
  

   man 
  could 
  work 
  with 
  gloves 
  on 
  he 
  could 
  avoid 
  this 
  to 
  a 
  very 
  great 
  

   extent. 
  You 
  can't 
  do 
  it 
  easily 
  but 
  if 
  you 
  can 
  do 
  it 
  without 
  taking 
  off 
  

   the 
  gloves 
  I 
  don't 
  think 
  it 
  would 
  bother 
  you 
  much. 
  I 
  neglected 
  to 
  

   state 
  that 
  dynamite 
  by 
  itself 
  is 
  not 
  dangerous 
  because 
  it 
  will 
  with- 
  

   stand 
  shock 
  or 
  fire 
  or 
  anything 
  like 
  that. 
  The 
  danger 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  cap. 
  

   It 
  contains 
  the 
  most 
  powerful 
  explosive 
  known. 
  It 
  you 
  handle 
  them 
  

   carefully, 
  there 
  is 
  absolutely 
  no 
  danger. 
  This 
  year 
  we 
  are 
  slipping 
  

   little 
  copper 
  disks 
  into 
  the 
  caps 
  with 
  a 
  pin 
  hole 
  for 
  the 
  fire 
  to 
  strike 
  

   through. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Hargis: 
  I 
  have 
  difficulty 
  in 
  making 
  the 
  shots. 
  Should 
  

   you 
  put 
  your 
  cap 
  at 
  the 
  bottom 
  or 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  stick? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Evans: 
  I 
  should 
  advise 
  the 
  top. 
  A 
  misfire 
  is 
  always 
  ex- 
  

   pensive. 
  If 
  you 
  think 
  it 
  is 
  necessary 
  put 
  in 
  a 
  cap 
  in 
  the 
  bottom 
  and 
  

   one 
  in 
  the 
  top. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Pomeroy: 
  If 
  you 
  have 
  a 
  misfire 
  and 
  the 
  men 
  don't 
  like 
  to 
  

   monkey 
  around 
  it, 
  and 
  neither 
  do 
  you, 
  just 
  step 
  off 
  a 
  few 
  inchc? 
  and 
  

   stick 
  in 
  another 
  one 
  and 
  let 
  her 
  go. 
  Will 
  that 
  fix 
  the 
  stick 
  that 
  

   didn't 
  go 
  off? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Evans 
  : 
  That 
  is 
  the 
  safest 
  way. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Hargis: 
  In 
  tamping 
  say 
  you 
  have 
  a 
  hole 
  in 
  a 
  rock 
  four 
  feet. 
  

   I 
  have 
  had 
  men 
  tell 
  me 
  to 
  pour 
  the 
  hole 
  full 
  of 
  water. 
  Is 
  that 
  right? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Evans 
  : 
  That 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  method 
  known. 
  

  

  In 
  tree 
  planting 
  you 
  will 
  always 
  have 
  to 
  use 
  your 
  own 
  judgment. 
  

   Go 
  down 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  feet 
  to 
  learn 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  soil, 
  

   tamp 
  the 
  cartridge 
  well 
  and 
  as 
  fuse 
  is 
  not 
  expensive, 
  always 
  use 
  

   plenty 
  of 
  it. 
  

  

  The 
  President: 
  Any 
  further 
  discussion 
  of 
  this, 
  or 
  any 
  further 
  

   questions 
  on 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  dynamite? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Doan: 
  Mr. 
  President, 
  I 
  would 
  like 
  to 
  mention 
  a 
  method 
  

   I 
  found 
  helpful. 
  That 
  is 
  to 
  make 
  two 
  holes 
  in 
  the 
  cartridge, 
  one 
  

  

  