The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
Home Fire
Dangers.
State Fire Warden Palmer Offers
Numerous Suggestions Regard
ing Danger From Fire.

Mother, you care for your home. be-
cause it holds all that is most precious
to you. Will you protect it to the best
of your ability? Will you use all pos
sible precaution against fire? We
know you will, if you realize the fire
dangers in your home, and so we want
to call your attention to the little care
less things that cause fires and annually
destroy many homes and cost many
precious lives.
Stoves. Use perfect stove. IF the
stove is cracked, fire is liable to fall on
the floor. Have metal protection un-
der the stove and back of it, if within
two feet of the wall. Do not place
kindling in the oven. Never leave
wood in the oven over night. Do not
hang clothing near the stove or stove
pipe. Never use kerosene to kindle
the fire nor allow your help to do so.
Chimney. Defective chimneys cause
many fires. Have them examined by
an expert and repaired. if necessary.
Have them cleaned once a year at
least
Matches. Never use the parlor or
crack head match; the safety match
costs no more. Keep PHOSPHORUS
matches, in a metal receptacle with
cover. Never allow your children to
play with matches. The hazard to
their lives and to your home is to
great Do not throw matches in the
wood box or receptacle containing pa
pers.
Kerosene. Keep kerosene in metal
can. Allow no filling of lamps or kerr
osene oil stove by artificial light.
Gasoline. This is especially danger
Gus, Keep it in an air-tight metal
can, marked gasoline. Never take
gasoline from the can by lamplight, nor
fill the gasoline store when there is any
fire around. Never use gasoline for
cleaning near fire or lamp. If you
must use it go outdoors.
Oil and Oily Rags. When painting
or vanishing 10 done in your home, be
sure that no oily rags are left lying
around. Destroy them. This also ap-
plies to mops used on freshly vanished
floors. Keep paint, oils and varnishes
in closed receptacles.
Gas. If you have gas in the house,
make sure of an outside shut-off. New
er allow swinging gas brackets be in
stalled. Gas brackets near windows
are bad as the window curtains are IL
able to flop against the jet, catch afire.
and in turn set the house on fire.
Electric Appliances. These have
brought new dangers to the homo.
The electric iron should rest on metal
standard. When not using the iron
turn of the current. Let this be a
fixed habit Electric toasters, warmers,
etc., should rest on metal base. Do
not, use ele ectric bed warmers. These
appliances are often attached to already
overloaded wires with disastrous re-
suits, Never allow incompetent work.
men to tamper with the wiring or at
taching appliances. Never use paper
shades or paper or cotton decorations
on your electric lamps on wires. Do
not hang drop cords over nails or pipes
or suspend them by wires.
Rubbish. Do aot store excelsior or
other inflammable stuff in the cellar.
The dampness may cause combustion.
Rubbish should not be allowed to ac-
cumulate in cellar, garret or elsewhere.
Have the leaves and rubbish around
the house raked up. A careless passer
by may cause fire by throwing a ci-
gar stub or matchs
Rubbish Fires. Allow none of these
near any building or on windy day;
the danger is too great
Shingle Roof. The defective shingle
roof is the best kind of fire catch.
Have it repaired. Insist on fire. proof
roofs on new buildings.
Smoking. Your husband and sons
ought TO Know enough not to smoke in
bed. Cigarets are especially danger
Gus from standpoint of fire.
Fire should be mans servant, never
his master. Hate fire, the RED
PLAGUE" as you would the black
plague. Fire prevention in your home
is better than an obituary over the
remains of your loved ones or the sym
pathy of your neighbors over Your
property loss.