vi Contents 



What Is DDT? 39 



A brief discussion of the properties and preparation 

 of the insecticide. 



Free Enterprise 42 



Civilians get DDT when a young, enterprising chem- 

 ist forces the hand of W.P.B. 



CHAPTER THREE. NOT TOO HOT TO HANDLE 



Did It Taste Good.? 44 



A human guinea pig — a farm hand — chews DDT with 

 his tobacco. 



Don't Be Afraid! 45 



Words of caution were misinterpreted to mean danger 

 when DDT first came onto the market. 



How Much is Fatal? 47 



Tests on dogs, cats, and other animals show that large 

 doses of DDT can be tolerated. 



Will DDT Poison Warm-Blooded Animals? 49 



DDT is toxic to animals if taken in large quantities, 

 but it takes a lot to harm warm-blooded animals. 



Do You Inhale? 51 



The inhalation of DDT sprays is not apt to cause 

 trouble. 



Your Lily-white Skin 52 



DDT in solvents can be absorbed by the skin, but the 

 danger to humans has been greatly exaggerated. 



DDT Crashes the Barrier 54 



A further discussion of the effects of DDT solution 

 on the skin. 



The Poor Fish 60 



DDT is much more toxic to cold-blooded animals than 

 it is to mammals. 



It's a Bird! 61 



Birds can tolerate about the same proportional quan- 

 tities of DDT as can warm-blooded animals. 



The Killer of Killers at Work 62 



DDT acts as both a stomach poison and a contact 

 poison. 



DDT Jitters , 64 



DDT attacks the nerves. 



