New Britain herald., 1922-03-10

Sec that matches are not thrown In waste baskets, place them on tray or sec that the glow has died out be- fore throwing 1t away, . Don't place hot ashes in barrels made of wood and keep them separ- ate from rubbish.
 Never leave ashes from furnaces in the cellar where they may start q blaze.
 Don't keep gasoline or other in- i Iiammable liquids in the house, and never near the, stove or hot places. | Don't set pipe leading from the stove vertically in the wall it must go m horizontally and never run i through wooden foundations; clean i them at least once n year.
 Be caroput in storing paints and 1 oils in the attic or cellar and never al- low rubbish in either of these places.
 Be careful when burning rubbish I near the building and never permit children 10 do this.
 Don't allow children 10 play with matches or 20 into closets with matches on any occasion.
 Never connect Il gas stove with rub Der hoses as has been found in sever | al places.
 Place metal protection bases under all stoves and if possible, over the woodwork in back of these. i Pick up matches you see lying on ne floor or in any public place.
 Don't run away if your clothin. atches fire, drop on the ground NnC oil if possible, keep your mouth 'losed.
 Fire Prevention Day
 On October of this year, Chief V J. Noble will assign various fire nen to visit the local schools and ioeak to the children on the subjec;
 f protection against fires. Points to se brought forward will be the fact hat there is a fire every minute in the
 nited States; how the children may ducate their parents in this master nat in 1918, there were five schoo
 res in the country; how the lives O. he children were threatened; how ut in an alarm and how to fight |;
 re until the deparment arrives
 ever to get confused or excited when he alarm in the school sounds and file out quietly and if ther is |. Gaze discovered not to arouse tho : ther children by shouting, but tc iaickly report the matter to tE@ .eacher or any official near at the moment
 Children Are Taught
 Fire prevention in modern educa- Ition is considered today one of the Iimportants factors in the daily routine The United States Bureau of Educa- tion has compiled a series of articles on this point and during the year 1919, 250,O0o copies were sold to the various institutions for study. The school authorities favored the new copies instructfngly the pupils in this branch and requests for more litera- ture were forwarded by them.
 Boy Scouts Aid
 The Boy Scout organizations early realized the importance of fire pre- vention and included in their courses of study, "Firemanship." Those who qualified in this subject were award cd merit badges. They must unde:, stand how to send in an alarm, how to enter burning buildings, preven- ton of panics, understand unrolling hose and connecting it to the hydrant, use of ladders and fire, escapes and the location of the exists in the build- ing he .freqIently visits. The Boy Scout also is an aid in forming bucket brigades and helps the police at fires in controlling the people.
 Local Schools Protected.
 The New Britain schools are well prepared in case of a fire Every school is equipped with eXtinguishers and has enough exits to accommodate the children without any trouble. Mayor Orson r. Curtis, in investiga- ting conditions in the city at one time, found that the children file out in or derly manner and the entire buildings are emptied in less than two minutes. This speaks well for the fire drill practice held in the local institutions and the pupils are instructed what to do in case of fire.
 Theatcr Connagrations.
 New Britain has so far been for tunate in not having a disastrous theater fire, the like of which has caused so many deaths throughout the country in the past few months investigations are conducted weekly by Arthur N. Rutherford, special state theater investigator. and all the local show houses have been found to be in good condition. Asbestos curtains