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SHAVE, WASH, AND GET THE MUSTARD GAS OFF
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Company D, 53rd Pioneer Infantry, Rattontaut, France, engaged in a very delicate operation. Great care had to be exercised in shaving. Because of the germ infested ground, the slightest cut usually resulted in serious infection. |
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MUSTARD GAS SEEMED TO BE EVERYWHERE
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This gas was difficult to detect because it was practically odorless and invisible, and the concentration of only 1 to 100,000 was sufficient to put a man out of commission. Its effect was cumulative, lasting over a long period. Horses, as well as men, had to be washed whenever water and time were both available. |