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NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD                   25.

ed to the weather. Such covering will also be useful against sudden and great changes of temperature, and against damage from excess of light.

(iii) [[underline]] Precautions against blast and mechanical violence [[/underline]]
  (a) Try to have diverted from the immediate neighborhood artillery practice, the regular use of heavy trucks, etc.
  (b) Shore up or pull down buildings near by which seem likely to fall, especially if they are likely to fall on what you are trying to safeguard.

(iv) [[underline]] Precautions against smoke, dirt and gases [[/underline]]
  (a) Try to prevent the burning of garbage, cooking on a large scale, the operation of workshops and factories which emit smoke, in the neighborhood.
  (b) If this is impossible, and the danger seems serious, keep the opening in buildings closed as far as possible; or hang blankets, canvas, etc. (preferably dampened) over them.

(v) [[underline]] Precautions against insects [[/underline]]
  (a) Search for and destroy the nests of ants, termites, etc.
  (b) Make use of various insects deterrents, by spraying or sprinkling on floors, dis-