Republican farmer., 1920-08-06

reduce the probability hazard, but I owing to narrow streets and the fore going adverse features to conflagra- l ton hazard must still be rated as l severe.
 In manufacturing districts, the | larger plants are mainly detached there are numerous automatic
 sprinkler. equipments and much pri- 1 vate protection, and the general, | hazard is slight In minor mercan-I | tile districts areas are mainly small l and heights low and only group fires are probable. There are three con- gested centers in tenement districts i where the conflagration hazard is | high and increasing, especially in the i lower East Side district. Residential districts consist of brick and frame
 dwellings, largely with shingle roofs
 and presenting the usual flying-brand
 hazard.
 The adoption of the following rec
 concentrations is urgent:
 , That a drill tower and school be es-
 tablished, where all members of the department, including probationers, shall be trained in the use of tools and appliances, the quick handling of hose, salvage work and life saving; structor. who shah 1a gent to afzxaa , drills to be in charge of a competent instructor, who shall be sent to some } school to obtain experience in aP- proved methods.
 That response to telephone and still
 alarms for fires in buildings be the
 same as to the corresponding box. That telephone alarms be verified over the fire alarm system by send ,, ing out the nearest box number after the closest company has been notified by telephone.
 That the building code be amended , to conform to modern requirements
 for construction and fire prevention as given in the National Board build ing code, especially as to improved
 types of construction, limitations of heights and areas, thickness of walls, and protection to openings in roofs, !, floors and external and internal walls. That more rigid inspections be made by the members of the fire depart 3 rnent, with the view of correcting g present hazardous conditions as to = rubbish bonfires and storage of in- l fammaIb1e substances.
 l That the National EIectrica| Code = be made a part of the proposed ordi-
 nance as the standard for all electric = work; that the proposed electrical de- ] partment be placed under the super = vision of a suitably qualified electrl- t elan, with sufficient help to make in l spections of all inside and outside S work; that a complete inspection o1 a old equipments be made at an early = date, defects corrected and theres9tel a reinspections made at regular inter f vals.
 f That owners of existing effectively n constructed buildings, which are SC e located as to form conhagratlon areas -. be required to suitably protect roof I, party wall and exposed window open
 ings.
 n That automatic sprinkler equip ments, with outside siamese hose con y nections and controlling valve nea $ main in street, be required in al ~ buildings which, by reason of thei o size construction or occupancy, sin Is gly or combined, might act confag :. ration breeders. n Prevention.
 e Much can be accomplished towar
 the protection of persons who com
 in contact with Rhus vines, and als in. preventing or lessening tue disas T. trous effects following exposure. Toxi Il plants can usually be handled wit
 impunity if rubber gloves are worr
 provided none Of the dust or irrftat d ing material comes in contact wit t. the body"
 d s.One of the surest and best meth e- ods of individual prophylaxis is tn of use of soap and hot water. It ha d been found that the Rhus poison af st ter being deposited upon the ski II requires a certain time for penetra r. tion, and if this penetration can D l. prevented, irritating and the result Q. ing eruption will not occur. Hot wate .. and soap act mechanically, and -e judiciously used constitute by far nc T. only the most serviceable preventiv d but also one of the best curativ Id agents which we at present possess.
 This may be followed by bathin
 with salt water a solution mad n. by dissolving one teaspoonful of bor1 -d acid in a glass of hot water, apply m ing when it is cool. A paste mad I. from bi-carbonate of soda and wate r. will often alleviate the trouble. "A d previously mentioned, the soap-ano in water treatment is distinctively cura h. tive in those eases where all of tn ,s poison has not penetrated" Id Methods of Eradication. o-t CD The most rapid and effectiv
 method of dealing with isolate
 clumps of poison ivy is simply ,h grub them out, taking care to remov -t, thoroughly the running rootstock in which if left in the ground woul es soon produce another crop of plant lg CD Kerosene has been recommend IT, ed bv the U. s. Forest Service to of used where injury to other plants K of no consequence. It should not it's used near other valuable vegetation Ie The usefulness of the soil so treate ne is not long impaired and other plan ed grow again within a year after tt
 a soil is treated with kerosene. ry (3) Arsenic of soda can also be used but it is poisonous and has tf is disa dvantage of being injurious Nv small trees and vegetation and ma :. render land useless for a prolonge
 period. One or two pounds of sodiu of arsenite to 10 gallons of water b. the solution used.
 by fD A hot brine solution is also e as fective. using 8 pounds of salt D. IS, gallon oR water. This must be repea to ed several times during the summe ng nd HMCTPT1ET ID ART