Prompt application by firemen of tannic acid on the burns of a two-year old boy, a survivor of a fatal fire at South Bend, Ind., did much to soothe pain and start a smooth healing of the scorched tissue.

The boy and a brother were rescued by their parents when an oil stove exploded. Flames prevented the rescue of a four-year old sister. Firemen who responded applied a spray of tannic acid to the burns of the victims.

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