The new North-west., 1885-10-16
SECURITY AGAINST FIRE.
Precautions Which should He observsd-
A Good and Cheap Insurance.
Irl,resf Enr1e aud EARN

Precautions Which should He Obssrvsd-
Good and Cheap Insurance
Forrest, Forge and Farm.l
The question now arises: What rensds.
are to be applied. ami how c,ay county
houses be rem Tered more secure against frr,
without entirely reconstructiny themi
The simplicity OF the directions are very
Ii sely TO lead TO their Lsylsct Old
chimneys should he pointed up from
top to bottom; that Is. the joint, In the
bricks should be filed with fresh mortar
When the fiues are large they should be
plaStered inside M well as out Sometimes
round tiles can be put in 30 as to m Axe con-
tinuous fues. These are safe an I give an
excellent drausht The essential int /. to
make the chimney tight and keep It so; this
10 imperative. IL safety Is to bs secure 4.
Woodwork must not be allowed to coins
against fuss and chimnsys in such a way as
10 cause 1t to fssl hot or warm to the touch.
S.x inches clear space between q st ,vs-rips
and . beam or partition Is none too great
A sheet Of zinc l. not protection unless 1t
has an air space in addition. Dig into
beams, etc, that have bsen long expo ed to
heat and ses what condition the timber l.
in II charring has be gun IL Is high tins to
rsfor m the construction @..
Takc up ashes only 10 mstal vessels, and
II metal barre. or its equivalent can not be
had carry the ashes at onoe TO Q storehouse,
which should Be of brick or stone or made
hreproof BY some method OF construction
A barrel plastsred inside IL better than oas
with no protection In these days when
spices and many other things Of the kind
are put mp in tin boxs. or cans no excuse
exists for keeping mstchs In wood or paper
packagsa When In tin boxes they are out
of the way al mice. To lsave them scattered
upon NANTES or tables u . criminal act,
which too frequently brings its own punish
msnt Spontaneous combustion dos mot
oftsn occur In country houses. but barns are
frequsnty destroyed by heating Of wet hay,
or ars struck BY lightning on sccount of
the column Of steam and vapor which Rises
from thar damp and hsating contenfs
When hay goss into the barn In damp
condition the farmer runs great risks which
hs can mot we'll afford to take.
1he lightning-rod should have . large
and bsavy metallic counsctiou with damp
earth, and this should b inspected fire.
quently TO mako sure that rust has not de.
stroyel the rod and converted it into q
source of danger Every houss should b
provided wita some kind OF q portable
orcs-pump. capable Of throwing stream
Of water twenty-five or thirty feet The
pumps which can Be attached to q pail AMI
used for waterins gardens answer the pur.
pose perfectly. except that hoss eighteen
or twenty feet In length should be pro-
vidsd With such cheap add simple ap-
paratus water oan b thrown In between
beams behind chimnsya and into al
the nooks AMI cranniss that can not b.
rsschsd With pail nr dippsr. In such
PLACES nrss start and though their position
is oftsn sssa. the Householder stands hslp-
tess for want OF some means OF throwing .
few cupfuls Of water upoa the smoldsring
paaces
II Too fi~qusntly happens in winter that
. single pail OF water in tho kitchen sink ID
the only supply at hand II flrs should b.
d scovsrsL la mills. rails are ret in stated
places and kept always nllsd. Ths suggss-
ton Il good uns for fArmsrx A fsw ex-
tra pals Of water at night or in tho day
time form = very god and cheap In surancs.
In conelu ioa- IL Is safe 10 say that carslsss-
mas y the great incs iiiary. AMI that watch
fuins : Il as good as m Insurance policy.