Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 238, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1916 — Gasoline Danger. [ARTICLE]

Gasoline Danger.

A number of statements have been made at one time or another to the effect that the pouring of gasoline through a chamois skin in a funnel wiil generate enough electricity to Ignite the gases, unless the funnel is grounded on the tank. This is contradicted by Professor Foley of the Indiana university. He says, however, that when the atmosphere is very dry, as it usually is on a cold, clear day, a man may become charged by scuffling about on a clean, dry floor, or his clothing may become electrified by friction, as noticed sometimes when combing the hair. Under such circumstances, pouring gasoline through a funnel, whether or not there is any chamois In it, gives rise to induced charges that are quite too complicated to be explained in a few words. Such charges might fire the gas."'. ■ : r