Weather vane

Title (Dublin Core): Weather vane
Subject (Dublin Core): en Technology; en Other
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): Is the Wind Right for Gas? Look At the Trench Weather Vane; Caption: A weather vane made from bits of metal by a soldier at the front
extracted text (Extract Text): THERE are weath-

er vanes galore in

the trenches and
throughout the fight- |
ing area. Many of |
them are ornamental in
design and plainly tes-
tify to the skilful fin-
gers and artistic tem-
perament of some of
the boys. The one
shown in the accom-
panying illustration |
was made by a Cana-
dian soldier out of odds
and ends of metal, It
represents a cyclist and |
answers to the slight-
est breath of wind. |
It is vitally impor-
tant that the soldier
know in what direction
the wind is blowing or
- is likely to blow; for
if it is coming from |
over the enemy's camp |
there is danger of a gas
attack, and when the
gas starts over, he
has only from twenty |
to forty seconds in
which to adjust his
gas mask.
Contributor (Dublin Core): Western Newspaper Union (photo)
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): World War I
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1918-01
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Science Monthly, v. 92, n. 1, 1918
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 87
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain (Google digitized)
Source (Dublin Core): Google Books
Archived by (Dublin Core): Filippo Valle; Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)