The Republican journal., 1907-01-03
/ PREVENT FIRES.
puilding and Other Safe
t,xy uou1as

more udiiSSA
'nnse than in the city
.ysrance Johnson, in the
or nt Country Life in
"a former is generally a
" A light construction,
M stIlct building laws
.t,yuald it as far as pos
ms the fancy of the
''sy,lls. In out of town
b+ means of lighting fire
4, likely as not there is
Nater supply. In the
- accordingly, a fire is
much more quickly than
telling. and when once
oon gets beyond all con-
.1,all the country home
"a that it will not readi-
of course, the easiest
a NJ Ike a city house, as
+ \, possible. True, but
rl DO this. The average
u.s 10 spend the money.
a e wants. as large a
M get. with rooms that
,glt yerandaS that are
1Vars. perhaps, that are
- sal. all cost too much
AIR nem of iron, stone
I.thermore, a frame
m.ly. especially if it is
Iumer, is often more
..- OF masonry. 1t is
-.rpl clean more easily.
,nl he entirely of iron,
~. Iowever, to be rea-
u..-t fire. Indeed, the
a.- tusting no more than
,.r his abode seventy
s 10y spending an adj
+ 4aiit : per cent of the
- Md, besides, he
many precautions
Practically nothing.
..ie IN safeguarding a
for example, costs
..0 30, and consists of
Mt Us "hrestops.' AS
1T tine walls of a frame
,rHAagration, the studs,
70 Ing forming veritable
. extend from the Gel
ut Half the fires in
% start in some waste
e cellar, and in a house
.lu the flames spread
% live walls, and then,
a#u4ht, they shoot up
5rsed by the heat, the
NaI- soon crumbles off,
t.e .athS as SO much
feel the flames. Such a
.r, after it has started,
Whole houSe.
l, Jmsist of brick laid
t.a. walls, so that they
..st the space between
1r this way the cellar
eur .tt from the hollow
re is confined until it
W. through the floor.
ac u,te are the "girts"
t. PIPER floors and the
% l..- PIPER floors. These
4 purpose as the fire
0H..t INTO the walls to
ad-nt from drawing the
the studs. These are
- NOT add more than
.a-- If imprisoning a eel
"-i usely, it is advisable
Uu of the cellar. If
I used this will cost
W.Je. And if the lath-
De expense may be
Wres in country houses
.H-lyt tlues. If a CHM
( auy one tier of brick,
lis Way four inches thick,
wn-rl That some time or
0 6gr 10 the house. Ma
G chimney are prone IN
ID slap some mortar be-
It.- lu such a way as to
Of the aperture, leav-
uuW. In case of a fire
q 5' leaving the Chin
4uueycomb. To con-
chimney absolutely fire
Wr about $40 more. 1t
Gr tw0 tiers of brick in
More important still, it
q inside with burnt clay
."r Ou!mney should catch
rI barn itself out, the
If tiay preventing the
Heug through and the
p,. ut brick overcoming
is q frame house are a
Z hanger, and for this rea-
q If ID ,0untry house adds
seeuty by using metal
Fora =, 800 house metal
u- lu. costs about $3.50
Grlroofing paint as an
o- agl.nSt a confiagratiOn
-lsi -lspute among build
B heG Ivy some architects
las Fe. been found which
.hau slightly retard a fire.
OF THIS character is used
and AaIls of a country
l5. the cost would not
aole .Nn S15.
OTIS 7uggested above will
INSURE 4 house against
NI'i ieIay a conaagration
y trtIsn can extinguish it.
p-nse If a $500 house
tlIr therefore, would be
I2Are, for houses of other
.lhe proportion. In case a
at there is danger of his
Y pre- rom the outside he
l'ili more nearly fireproot
''Ja tiles and using stuc'
5Jhs Do, plaster board for
us The roof would then
IL a5.3ao house, and the
-l' tdolltionai. To make
laltI, safe inside and out.
IL WoDti mean an extra
adJIons which lessen the
a~peDUi not on the purse
y vigilance of the owner.
Eamp.r should be kept
i, cans, and away from
"y.S used in cleaning