The Marshall republican., 1912-08-09

At each thousand feet would be
Q building from which a severely
injured person mad been rescued,
and every three quarters OF a
mile there would be the b.acken-
ed ruins OF a house in which some
one had been burned to death.
A movement has been started to
educate the public upon the means
Of reducing these enormous losses.
by enlisting volunteer "fire ward
ems and asking everybody to
Join. These fire wardens are
asked to pledge themselves to the
following rules:
i will e that lamps are not fiil-
ed by artificial light, or after
dark.
That coal oil is kept in metal
cans and In a safe place.
That no oily rags are left A.
round the premises over night out
side OF a good metal Receptacle.
That the furnace or heating ap-
paratus is seen to before closing
by a competent person.
will remove all waste packing
material and rubbish each day
that Is not properly kept in
metal r~eceptacles. Packing ma
terial regularly in use for pack
in or shipping purposes will be
kept In metal receptacles or IN
metal or asbestos-lined compare
ments, or outside the building.
will not allow sawdust to be
used In cuspidores, nor will smok-
ing be allowed in the building
during working hours by employ.
es- and only In restricted places
at stated times.
Will not allow the careless nae
OF matches nor have matches n
bout outside OF metal boxes un-
der proper custody.
During the month Of October I
Will cause to have examined all
fiues OF stoves or furnaces by n
competent person and have them
put In proper condition and re-
pair for winter use.
l Will not permit open elevator
shafts, well holes or stairway. IN
the premises, nor unprotected
outside or badly exposed OPEN
ings, II the same can be closed
thus preventing quick communica-
ton OF fire, II this can be done
without with serious injury to my BUSH
will not bermit the use OF
cotton or >fghted candles for de-
-ccsauon; nor place any inflam-
mabie material near opep urbts
l will not use inflammable ma
terial In building or for repa,ra
Il fire-resisting material can be
used. We
/ will be very careful about
lighted cigars and pipes.
1 will enforce neatness and will
Always have a serupulous care for
fire prevention.
will promptly turn In the a-
iarm for any fire that comes IN
my attention and then will as
sist In extinguishing IL, II INV as
sistance is required.
l will remedy or cause to be re-
ported any defect In Connection
with the heating, lighting, cook
ing or power plants within INV
control within twenty-four hours
after discovery.
will encourage the Sane Fourth
Of July idea.
While some lof these rules seem
to apply more especially to fac-
tories and stores, most OF tbem
are equally applicable to farm
homes. ~
II Is strange that farmers nav an
little attention to means of fire
protection. Portable chemical ex-
-su'herS' such as are kept in
business houses. cost only $1,000
apiece and n such is equivalent
20 seyeral barrels of water; be-
sides it throws the chemical In a
stream reaching as high as most
buildings and so reaching points
beyond the power of water-buck-
ct brigades.
Farmers should have half a doz-
en- or more of such safety appIi-
anees located at accessible points
IN barns and the residence. Even
II they have water under pressure
40 In windmill tanks, the chemi-
cais are better. The presence Of
ire protection reduces the rate Of
iire insurance, and often stops an
lncipient fire and saves from q con
migration and possible loss Of lie.