more Chinese-to-English translation fail(ure)

[Mark Mandel]

The photo at
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/fail-owned-lightswitch-fail.jpg?w=500&h=332shows
part of what seems to be a switch panel mounted on a wall, possibly in
a hospital. There are two switches, each with an engraved label in English
and Chinese, and what seem to be cable or hose connections underneath.

I don't read Chinese and I don't know what the hanzi mean, and I won't try
to put them in this message. But the English labels are SMALLPOX and NIGHT
LIGHT.

Mark Mandel

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