Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-11
INSPECT HOMES
FREQUENTLY AND
PREVENT LOSSES
Fire Prevention Should Be
Carried Into Dwellings as
Well as Business Houses,
Expert Declares

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Tire prevention should De car"
ried into the homes as well as the
business houses of the city, and II
The Mistress of the house will just
donate q little timo each week on
the day of general house cleaning
10 q little inspection and think OF
Fire Prevention while doing it and
look for all the small as well as
the large things that might start
q fire or add fuel to tho flames If
soue other person carelessly does
something to start one, in doing
this little thing you will feel lots
safer when retiring for the night
or'leaving the house for your shop
ping or visiting.
See that all old paper, old cloth,
trash and rubbish arc removed, not
only from the house but from the
ward, and allow no dry grass or
weeds that a spark might fall into.
Take a look at the stove pipes or
purnace pipe; see that they are
iolnted good and that the pipe has
not worked out of the flue hole.
See that no metal flue caps have
fallen out OF flue holes.
Don't allow the wood or hindllng
to be placed to near tho kitchen
stove or the furnace and don't al
low the wood or coal box to be
used as a trash box or for the
sReepings.
Burn them at once before they
accumulate,
Don't allow the ashes to get near
the coal or wood and never put |
them into boxes or barrels.
Don't have a clothes line over the
stove or too near the furnace OF
smoke pipe. ,..,,.j
BE careful in drying not TO nave
clothing too near the fire.
Don't allow the dish towel 10 aly
on the edge of the stove or nuhg
ON back of stove. -
IL kerosene or coal oil Is used
about the house, keep the can out
side if possible. Never use u 1ot
starting fires. Fill lamps and stoves
outside and clean them at least once
a week. If gas is used be sure the
flames can not reach the curtains
towel or table cloth.
Never fill the gasoline stove
while lighted and always reinehl-
l,er gasoline is more dangerous
than dynamite and never allow 1t
in the house and never keep It eN-
cent in air tight cans.
Don't use gasoline for cleaning
in house and IL any is ever spllied
oman all windows at once and put
OUT all open fires in the house or
room. -.
n YOU smell escaping gas open
ali windows and don't strike any
light and call a gasfitter at once;
II whenever rags are used with
aov kind of oil for cleaning floors
or furniture, either burn them az
ter using or hang them outsiae
with the oil mop.
Re sure that all compounds |
4fsed for cleaning are non-e&plos-
i've as a lot of them arc, even
some stove polishes, and some So
called dustless oil, you can never
be too careful with.
Sec that the matches are in a
safe place and the striking OF one
match will not set the rest on 1lre
and be sure and watch where the
ala burnt match is thrown and
never allow any body to so into
attic, basement or look into closets
with matches, or lamp either Use
a flash light. and the man Oh
the house should never, IL smoking
20 into a. clothes closet or attic OF
basement with lighted cigar or
If YOU have an open fire place
always use a wire screen in front
SO sparks will not fly out and De
sure fire is out at night time.
Don't allow the barn or shed to
be a storage place for useless artl-
cles or let the garage become fun
of old oil cans and oil rags. |,
Where electricity is used don't
allow any cord wiring to be hung
in closet or on nails and always
have the cut out switch at the fix
ture so when not in use there Is no
current in 1t. Il
In case Of fire try and keep cool
and remember that all fires except [
explosions, start small, and an eX-
or we'll placed bucket ]
Of water will put out nearly all of I
hem, but never use 1t on Oil, grease {
Or gasoline. These must be smoth-
cred out. But be sure to waste no {
time in calling the Fire Depart
alent because lots of fires have
caused big damage by trying to
put them out first and then call
ing the Fire Department.