16 MARCH 1918, Page 17

The Medical Research Committee of the National Health Insur- ance

Department has published an instructive Report on The Causation and Prevention of Tri-nitro-toluene (T.N.T.) Poisoning. It seems that the poison is largely absorbed through the skin of the hands, and that strict cleanliness and the wearing of gloves may do much to avert the danger of cyanosis, developing into jaundice.