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an international law existed compelling all fishing smacks to have their numbers painted in large figures, say, 2 feet long, then any boat causing a collision, or trespassing, could be known on the darkest night, whereas the culprits now make off under cover of darkness. In some instances where gas is not used the interior of railway carriages could, be painted, the paint answering for the longest, tunnels during the day time, and affording a fair light for use several hours .after dark. As - goods trains are more often worked by night, so the numbers and marks on the trucks, if luminous, would save the use of hand lamps. For hospital wards a luminous tray for bed-side use would enable patients to find their food and medicine, and if boards painted were affixed to the wall by the head of each bed, sufficient light might be given for night purposes, without needing gas, which vitiates and consumes the air so precious to invalids. The adoption of luminous paint would fulfil a humane purpose iri all buildings having crowded assemblies; for if the ceilings, or walls of the corridors, landings and staircases, were so painted, the gas jets would store the paint with sufficient artificiaflignt to denote the way when the gas wont out. It would help to restore order, allay panic, and enable rescuers to work. But wo might write at wearying length respecting the applications of which luminous paint is susceptible. We can only, therefore, sum up the matter by observing that wherever it is desired to render objects visible in the dark with absolute safety as regards fire, there luminous paint offers itself as an unfailing modi urn.
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Iron
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Feb 29, 1884
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