This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...6 inches. He has charge of half the workings and the entrance tunnel, which is also the intake for fresh air. This entrance tunnel is lighted by torch lamps suspended from the roof. The chief part of his work consists in the examination twice a day of the roofs of all the passages in the pit, and in doing this he holds ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...6 inches. He has charge of half the workings and the entrance tunnel, which is also the intake for fresh air. This entrance tunnel is lighted by torch lamps suspended from the roof. The chief part of his work consists in the examination twice a day of the roofs of all the passages in the pit, and in doing this he holds his head very much on one side. He carries an improved Clanny lamp with him, except when examining the working places for gas which is very quickly done. For this he uses a Davy lamp. He attributes his affection to having had some time back to examine a long length of tunnel about 3Ooyards, closely set with props and bars. The passages are similar in what he has to look after now, but they are shorter. A man who worked with him some time back in a similar way, also, he said, suffered from Nystagmus. I have given the essential points from my correspondent's excellent description. The case is just like that of my own deputies, but it is of interest from the fact that the man appears to have done the bulk of his work, viz., that of examining the passages, in a good light. The next case (Case 113) is one also of considerable interest. His age was 28, and he came to me in December, 1882. He complained of the lights dancing and other symptoms, but the ocular movements were not grave, and they were not always noticeable. He had had symptoms for two years, but especially during the last three months. He was an engine man at the bottom of the pit. The notes made at the time were fairly complete, but as the patient had never been a miner the case was one of unusual interest, and it was determined, therefore, to try and find him, as he had not been seen for more than eight years. We were successful, and he paid me a visit in April, this year (1891). It h..
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Very Good. 8vo. xi, 143pp, appendix, bw ills. Or blue cloth with title in gold to front and spine. Bears stamps of San Diego Society of Natural History and O'Rourke Zoological Institute as well as previous owners label on front pastedown, several news clippings laid on to endpapers, slight rubbing at head and foot of spine, some light toning to pages edges. Investigation of the occurence of nystagmus in coal miners under varying forms of illumination, and working positions. Includes a section specifically of the Cornish mines. Nystagmus in a few other occupations is very briefly discussed. Quite a bit of information on various mining lamps, pit mining, seam mining etc. Quite early consideration of ergonomics.
