Sand and dust got everywhere, but sand was considerably easier to cope with as it was "always clean and easy to shake away," but the "filthy, vile dust fog" clung to perspiring skin.
Sand og støv trængte ind alle steder, men sandet var væsentlig nemmere at håndtere, da det "altid var rent og nemt at rysse ud", men den "beskidte og ækle støvsky" klæbede til svedig hud.