Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-15
Safety Kinks About the Farm.

Keep all male auimals where the chill
dren cannot possibly reach them.
All poisonous chemicals should be
plainly labeled as to contents, and kept
strictly separate from all other medi,
cines.
A weak ladder should have no place
about the farm. See that all steps are
firmly nailed or mortised solidly in the
ladder.
By cleaning the chimney at least twice
year, there would be very little danger
of the SCOT catching fire In it and the
sparks setting fire to the house.
The horse that strikes or bites is in a
class with the vicious kicker and ought
to be in the msrket-place, no matter
how highly be is valued by the owner.
One should burn or bury all broken
bottles, fruit jars, ETC., instead Of throw
ing them out where they will cripple
some of the live stock or some member
of the family.
Many a painful accident would be
avoided If the driver would but look over
the harness before starting out on trip,
repairing those weak spots that would
give away later on, exciting the horse
and causing runaway.
Every fire or smoke passage about the
farm home should be closely examined
frequently, whether it be of. ordinary
stove pipe or brick flue, to ascertain il
there are any leaks where sparks might
creep through and set fire to the house.
Just consider for a moment how dan
gerous is an open well to both man and
beast; then fix every one about the farm
so it can be closed till not even mouse
can enter it aud see that 1t is kept that
way every hour in the year.
The small boy may be pretty good
rider, and the horse he rides may be
trusty enough, but unusual things are
forever occurring, and the safest plan is
to keep the little fellows of the horses
till they are stronger and more skillful
horsemen.
The kicky horse il a constant menace
to the life aud limb of every animal and
human being around the farm. He
should not be trusted at any time; he
should not have an additional and ugly
weapon given him by sboeipg his hoOfs
with steel. The safe horse costs NO
more than the unsafe one.
Keep a reliable telephone In the house,
and in case of fire, give tho line-alarm i'm
mediately. This Is also a safety kink
where some of the stock or one Of the
family becomes suddenly III, a. the vet
erinarian or doctor can thus be on the
scene 80 much quicker than where one
must depend upon messenger to carry
the call for assistance.
The stove pipe which runs through
the attic is q constant danger OF setting
the house on fire, as the joints 80 often
work loose, allowing the sparks to fall
inside the attic, where the fire gets q
good start before II is discovered. Such
pipes should have the joints firmly rivet-
ed together, or, better still, brick
chimney is safer, and may be construct
ed at small cost.
How often We read Of some ordinarily
Quiet, traclable stallion attacking his
keeper, horribly mangllng him and often
killing him. One never knows when
such outbursts of viciousness are apt to
occur, and to always be on the safe side,
the stallion should be kept where it is
possible for someone to feed him almost
altogether from the outside. Such an
arrangement is especially to be desired
where it sometimes becomes necessary
for the boys or the women folks to feed
and water the stallion when his regular
keeper is absent or i'll.