Army Gets New Snake-Bite Kit
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Army Gets New Snake-Bite Kit
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Army Gets New Snake-Bite Kit
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U. S. soldiers serving in jungle or desert country
can give themselves immediate first aid, in case
of snake bite, with a compact outfit being sup-
plied to the Army by the Saunders Venom
Extractor Co.; Tarpon: Springs, Fla. +
JUNGLE BOOTS, developed by
Army officers working in col-
laboration with designers of the
U.S. Rubber Co., are now being
issued to our troops in place of
regular G. I. leather boots, which
have proved impractical in tropical
climates because they disintegrate
rapidly in damp weather, do not
provide sufficiently sure footing,
and are inclined to be uncomfort-
able. Camouflage-green canvas
tops, designed to protect the
ankles against tropical under-
growth, make it possible for the
new boots to withstand repeated
soakings and dry out quickly.
Heavy, cleated rubber soles guar-
antee a firm footing even in
mountainous regions. Equipped
with-duck insoles which are easy
on overheated feet, the boots can
be pulled on or off quickly by
means of a special lacing—one
lace for the instep and another
for the legging, which also per-
mits the boots to be worn partly
open, providing ventilation when
needed and adding to the soldier's
‘comfort in hot climates.
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Language (Dublin Core)
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1943-09
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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102
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public Domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Matteo Ridolfi
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Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 143, n. 3, 1943
