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Figure 6-3 — Movies. 



FROSTBITE, SNOW BLINDNESS, SUNBURN 



Snow blindness, frostbite, frozen extremities, trench foot, im- 

 mersion foot, carbon monoxide poisoning, and insect bites are, on 

 first sight, a rather formidable array of ailments to face. On 

 examining each one, there is a gradual realization that each is 

 preventable, given the proper equipment intelligently used. Large 

 numbers of men have lived and survived in the Arctic without 

 suffering more than minimum injury from its many hazards. At 

 no time, however, must one relax guarding against the dangers 

 inherent in the environment. To do so may result in a crippling 

 illness, even death. 



Snow blindness results from the action of the sun's rays in the 

 presence of snow. Clear, bright days are not necessary, for some 

 of the most severe cases of snowblindness have occurred on over- 

 cast days. The present goggles or sunglasses issued to service 



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