The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-04
Home Fire Dangers.

Home Fire Dangers.
MOTHER. YOU care for your home,
because II holds AL that is most preci-
best OF your ability VIII you use all
possible precauiion 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
careless things that cause fires and
annually destroy many homes and cost
many precious lives.
STOVES. Use a perfect stove. II
the stove is cracked. fire is liable to
fan on the floor. Have metal protec-
within two feet OF the wall. Do not
place kindlng i'm 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 dc SO.
CHIMNEY Defective chimney S
cause many fires. Have them exam
med by an expert and repaired. ii
necessary. Have them cleaned cncc
a year at least.
MATCHES. Never use the paIloI
or crack-head match; the safety match
costs no more. Keep PHOSPHORUS
matches in a. metal receptacle with
cover. Never allow your children 70
play with matches. The hazard 10
their lives and to your home is too
great. DO not throw matches in the
wood box or receptacle containing pa
pers.
KEROSENE. Keep kerosene in a
metal can. Allow no filling Of lamps
or kerosene oil stove by artificial light
GASOLINE. This is especially dan
eerous. Keep il in an air-tight meta
can. marked GASOLINE" Never take
gasoline from the can by lamplight, MOI
| all the gasoline stove when there Is
any fire around. Never use gasoline TOT
cleaning near a fire or lamp If yot
must use II. go outdoors
OIL AND OILY RAGS. When puint.
ing or vanishing is done in your
home, be sure that no oily rags ar,
left lying around. Destroy them. This
also applies to mops used on freshly
| vanished floors. Keep paint, oils ant
varnishes in closed receptacles.
GAS. II you have gas in the house
Never allow swinsing gas brackets t'
he installed. Gas brackets near win
dows arc bad us the window curtains
are liable to nop against the Jet catci
fire, and In turn get the house on fire
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, These
have brought Eew dangers to the
home The electric iron should res
on q metal standard. When not using
the iron turn off the current. Let this
become a fixed habit. Electric coasters
warmers. etc. should rest on meta
base Do not use electric bed warm
ers. These appliances are often at
tached to already overloaded wire:
with disastrous results. Never allo"
Incompetent workmen to tamper witt
the wiring or attaching appliances
Never use paper shades or paper OF
cotton decorations on your electric
| lamps or wires. Dc not hang droI
cords ove- nails or pipes or suspend
them by wires
RUBBISH. DO not store excelsior ol
other inflamnahle stuff In the cellar
The dampness may cause combustion
Rubbish should not he allowed to ac
cumulate in cellar. garnet or else
where. Have the leaves and rubbish
| around the house raked UP. A care
less passer-by may cause a fire b!
throwing a cigar stub or match.
| RUBBISH FIRES. Allow none o
these near any building or on a Wind,
day: tho danger is too great.
| SHlNGLE ROOF The defectiv'
single roof is the best kind of a fir'
cathcer. Have II repaired. Insist oil
fire. proof roofs on, new buildings.
SMOKING. Your husband and som
ought to know enough not to smoke
in bed. Cigarets are especially dan
| gcrous from d Standpoint of fire.
Fire should be mans servant. neve
his master. Hate fire. the REL
PLAGUE" as you would the blacl
plague. Fire prevention in your hom'
Is bettef than an obituary over the re
mains of your loved ones or tho sym
pathy of your neigh5ors over YOU
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