Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-11
MOMENTS THOUGHT
SAVES HUMAN LIFE
OBSERVANCE OF THE SIMPLEST
RULES OF SAFETY CON.
SERVES THOUSANDS.
CARELESSNESS CAUSES DEATH

North carolinians Should Be Careful
During Wartime-Stop! LookI
Listenl
(By T. Alfred Fleming, State Fire
Marsha, OF OhiO.)
A moments thought may save hui
man lives; the observance of the sim
plest rules of safety may mean the
conservation of thousands of dollars
In badly needed commodities
And Yet the + wspapers are full of
narrowing, heart ending accounts Of
men, women and babies, burned to
death through the thougltlesscess Of
others.
Babe porishes IN fire Mother visit
ing neighbour" reads one hea ilne.
"Explosition kits two; boy and
mother fatally burned when lad at.
tempts to start fire with gasoline"
reads another.
Burned when gas explodes," IL still
another headline.
Death and carelessness are allies;
and carelessness is the barrage under
which death makes the charge.
Wartime is the time of cons ervation.
Are We Conservative?
Are we conserving life and property
when such horrors as are headlined
daily, occur?
The government orders our food con-
served; we give gladly and willingly
to the sacred cause for which our own
sons are fighting; we are denying, AMI
we will continue to deny ourselves,
things thought indispensable to our
lives before the clouds of a worlds
storm covered the glade.
Is It conservation that babe, who
might In the time to come, be the man
or woman who would turn the sphere
OF Destiny, dies through carelessnes I?
Is it conservation that through not
properly inspecting vacant property, 2
lighted match and an open valve
makes for dangerous explosion and
possibly kills Or mains for life hui
man being?
Stop! Think! Reason!!!
The railway crossings are guarded
by the sign stop! Look! Listen!"
1t is true that this does not e.imi-
nate all accidents but it does a vast
number.
In the brain Of every man and
woman should be emblazoned this
slogan. Stop! Reason!
No one can tell when property has
been vacant for months, what con.
dition the gas pipes and fixtures may
be In. AS matter of self protection
and for public safety throw open doors
and windows before striking light.
Examine all gas connections and be
sure every thing is as it should be-.
Cellars are the subterranean gallcr.
les where the noxious gases love to
hide Air out the cellar before stop
ping there long.
Gasoline a Menace.
Gasoline is always dangerous. Iii q
hurry or in the darkness the gasoline
can Is too often mistaken for the coal
oil receptacle. Have distinctive types
OF cans so there can be no mistake in
the dark. If necessary wrap sand pa.
per about the wooden grasp of the
gasoline can. In that way no mistake
can be made. Paint the gasoline can
red; have a certain place to keen It
IN and when not in use see that It Is
kept there.
In the cold months there Is always
danger in the heating appliances fer
the house, whether coal, gas or cleo.
tr1city Is the agent employed.
Never leave children aloha in the
house where fires are going
This may seem needless advice, but
read the papers.
Tots will play with fire; will get to
tho match supply. Follow fires ind
death
Save Years Of Agony.
A moments thought on the part OF
parents will save years OF agony, re-
morse and grief.
America Is at war; conditions Will
become more and more active,-this "a
bound to be; but with the Increased
activity must como also an increased
mental capacity. The brain in these
high tension times must be mentor OF
the safety Of the commonwealth.
we, as Nation, we, as individuals.
must think as we have never thought
before. as we'll as work as We never
labored before.
AS a community, as a state and a. q
nation, we cannot afford to lose one
ounce Of commodity; neither can We
afford to lose q single human life
heedlessly, needlessly and unneces.
sarily.
Conservation does not alone mean
the gathering and outstanding and dis
tribution of foodstuffs, munitions
clothing, boots and shoes, but It means
also the safeguarding Of the lives and
health OF our people as a nation.