The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-03

hitting of closes and lVindling paced
near the stove to dry.
A stovdpipe should have no rust
holes in 1t nor openings, such as are
made by forcing together pipe which
do not fit. 1t should not pass through
a floor on partitidn or through any
space where II cannot be- seen, for in
such a place IT may part a joint or
form holes by rusting.
A gasoline stove should be closed
on three sides and its bminms should
be at least two feet from the floor.
If the chimney Is built up from the
kitchen ceiling instead Of from the
ground, at should be locked after often
to see if twisting or springng of the
Ioist has not caused It to crack so
sparks might get out and start a fire
in the attic, g.
A danger common in the pantry Is
shat from a gas bracket with a joint
Ihich permits II to be swung to one
side The flame from such a bracket
may light the paper us,d TO cover
shelf or may start fire in the wood
Rags smeared with butter lard or any
oil but kerosene may take fire II
thrown where there Is no movement
Of air to carry away the heat made
by the grease ON them drying. heh
rags and the wrappings from ham, II
a or lflrnlU
to set it, contents afire
A wood crash bin is very danger
ous unless placed in the open away
from buildings and fences. Hot Goals
are likc'y TO set fire TO the wood OF
bin or the trash often found in IT.
The kerosene cJn should not be
kept within fifteen feet of the stove
and the gasoline can is not safe any
whore in a kitchen. Indeed there Is
no safe place for q caroline can
except underground and oven there II
IS unsafe If mot tightly carked.
The worst fire dangers common in
cellars are from the top Of the furnace
being tco near the floor above It aud
from the pipes being too close TO the
wood of the bull ling. If amy pcrton
Of the wood has been charwed by heat
the danger fs great, for the nharred
wood viii soon take fire If a piece OF
tin or other metal Is not placed be
tween It and tho furnace All wood
near the smoke pipe should Pc lookel
at to see If It is dhared alnd If it Is,
II shOulI be cut away
Warm air f,uss Should have a collar
9rCmnd them where they pass through
a floor because they may become hot
cnorlyt TO set the wood afTc. Trash
on the FURNACE top starts some Tres.
Ga} jets should be as much as two
and a half feet below tho ceiling on
hawe above them a shield Of tin which
does not rest lat against wood. The
double-jolnted swinging gas fixture is
n common danger I'm cellars.
II there is no gas in the cellar there
should he a coal OIL clamp fixel in a
bracket. Many buildings are burned
by using match while getting some
prticle from a dark cellar Cellar win
dcws and other openings should be
covered by ssrenr OF wire so that
,ig9r stubs. fire crackers and Gowing
match silks cart not be thrown through
them Ly the careless.
Ash0s arc liairle, II moist to ignite
themselves because of fine particles
Of coal they always contain or from
being mixed with greasy rubbish.
I'm looking for fire daTgers in
cellar the nose should be used to
earn If lgae is coming in beside The
pipe from the street. One-sixth of all
the gas p~'. in the big pipes in the
rtrdets eaks out under the pavement
and is hkely to get into the cellar
the loose earth around the
house pire. This gas when II reaches
any blaze will explode killing per-
-ons and destroying the building.
w. s. RODGERS,
State Fire Marshal,