Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-09
HOUSEHOLD.
Traps.

Not rat traps, nor mouse traps, but traps
for people. Don't put them into YOU
house or about your premises. Some peo
pie live on year after year with shack.
ling old we'll curb just ready to break in
pieces. 1t is patched up little from time
to time, but never securely. Some day q
little ones foot trips on the icy stones, the
rotten boards crash, and your child is in
the cold depths below. If his life is saved
YOU may we'll think it miracle. So, too
a cistern will be covered with loose board
or two, which any child may remove and
these have often proved death trap tc
some beloved member of your flock.
Don't put lock on your closet doors
that opens with spring. Have fail
door knob that can be opened on either
side. A great deal of trouble may come
in the train of one of these spring locks
in the course of houses lifetime had
a friend shut into such a closet once by
the sudden closing of the door, by gust
of wind which came in through the open
window. She called, and pounded on the
sides of her prison until she feared she
should faint or smother before any help
came. Finally the curiosity of the old
woman with whom she boarded was
aroused by hearing such peculiar ham
mering up stairs and came up to inquire
into the same.
A servant in large house in the city
was left alone one morning to take charge
of little child just running about She
happened to 60 into closet with such
lock on the door, when the baby closed
the door upon her. He was too small to
open it, or to realize the mischief he had
done. 1t would be two hours before the
family returned, and when they did the
doors were all fastened. She felt that she
could not survive half hours imprison-
ment in that smothering place. That
thought gave strength to her nerves and
muscles, and with all her might she beat
against the door. A stout pair Of shoes
helped considerably, and at last she burst
open the door, and was free.
Boys and girls, never get into big box
or chest to hide when playing with your
companions. Too many fatal accidents
have come from such practice. A lad
got into big grain box in his fathers
barn while playing hide and seek, and a
strong wooden hasp sprung into place and
fastened him down. His mate sought for
him in vain, and when night came he did
not return to his home Then a regular
search began of the whole premises, with
very discouraging results. Finally hired
man CHANGED to go into this room, but
little used, and thought he heard faint
tapping on the old chest The poor boy
was quickly released, and none too soon.
He would probably have smotheredifthe
fastening had not worked little loose so
that he managed to slip hickory nut he
had in his pocket under the edge of the
lid affording him little air. tits useless
to say "boys must keep out of such
places" They will not, so it is wisdom
to keep the traps out of their way.
But worse trap than all these is the
trap of whisky barrel in the cellar. II
works the deaths of the household more
surely than the uncovered well. They
may possibly escape that. There is little
chance of the other. The world is full
enough of snares and pit falls for youl
children, without your placing these I'M
der their young unwary feet.