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Letter To Editor
Dear Editor, Do the people of Rappahannock know that the proposed raise in county government la going to cost $8010 or more. If you want to know how, go to the Clerk’s Office in Washington, Va.
A. H. Keyser
Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning Warning
v ■ A silent killer may be loose in your house. The deadly criminal is carfX bon monoxide—CO— a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas
Koduced every time a carn-containing
material burn^ f says a new leaflet from the American Medical Association.
CO combines with blood 200 times more easily than oxygen If you breathe air containing a normal amount of oxygen and a moderated amount of carbon monoxide, your blood will be starved for oxygen. When blood cannot suppy oxygen to your brain, permanent brain damage or death may result. Dangerous quantities of CO usually accumulate when a cool, slow fire burns in limited air. Since you can’t see, smell, or taste it, , the gas is hard to detect excepTby your symptoms—drowsiness, head ache, tightness across the fore bead* confusion, nausea, and muscular weakness. CO poisoning may confuse you so that you cannot reach fresh air to relieve die symptoms:
and prevent serious injury^ To prevent a carbon mop°*ide attack in your home— 1—Have aU beating systems I checked annually for operating efficiency. Make sure that vents, 'pipes, flues and chimneys are tight. s* Make certain that your heating plant is not starved for air. * Be sure that all heating , devices designed for venting are properly vented to the outside.
* Provide additional fresh < Sir for charcoal grills and hlbachis used indoors. • Never tamper with ducts or vents of a beating device to get more heat out of it. * Be sure that heating devices have been tested by a reputable firm. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for installation and use. * When changing types of fuel, ask a qualified serviceman tp adjust all appliances involved. • Don’t dose your fireplace damper until you are certain the fire is out. * Be sure that your garage Is sealed from the house. Never run the car in a closed garage.
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