The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-07-05
SOME RULES FOR AVOIDING FIRE

Buy matches approved by the I'm
derwriters' Laboratories, II possible;
place them out of the reach Of little
children. If strike-anywhere match
es are used, put them in earthenware
receptacles. Be careful in discard
ing lighted matches.
Countless fires have been caused
by leaving electric irons with the
current con-; disconnect them at the
socket Immediately when through
using.
Ashes, whether inside or outside
of the house, should be placed in
metal receptacles.
Combustible rubbish should not be
allowed to accumulate. If rubbish
is burned out-of-doors, start the fires
a safe distance from buildings and
never light them on windy days.
Keep children away.
Rags or cloths used in oiling floors
or polishing furniture often ignite
spontaneously; they should be stored
in metal containers or else burned
after using.
Removal of paint with a torch is
dangerous; use a liquid paint re-
mover
If kerosene lamps are used, keep
them clean and well filed, for those
allowed to burn with little oil in
them are liable to explode. Filling
should be done in daylight; never
when a lamp is lighted.
Washing material with gasoline is
highly hazardous, for agitation is
liable to produce a spark Of static
electricity which will ignite the vapor
from the liquid. If gasoline or
naptha is used for cleaning spots
from clothing or upholstery, the
work should be done in the open or
at least in front of an open door,
distant from fire or open flames.
Better still, employ carbon tetra-
chloride which is safe; the fluid may
be procured at any druggists.
Screen all fireplaces in which a
fire is burning.
Hanging electric light cords on
nails or hooks is almos certain in
time to destroy or injure insula-
tion this condition may cause
fire.
Clothes should not be hung too
close to hot stoves or stove pipes.
Use an electric torch when ex-
ploring a dark closet.
Frozen water pipes are safely
thawed by wrapping them in cotton
cloths, kept saturated with hot
water.
If you notice the odor of gas in
your home, first open all doors and
windows and then seek the leak
with the aid of an electric torch and
the sense of smell. Soap suds ap-
piled to pipe-joints will help to To-
cate a leak.
Rigid metal connections to gas ap-
pliances should be substituted for
those of cheap rubber, which are
likely to develop leaks.
If houses are banked in winter
with leaves or other readily infiam-
mable materials, covering of earth
should be added to prevent a Chin
ney spark or carelessly thrown
match or cigarette from igniting
hem and spreading fire to the house.
Many fires from exposure have
been prevented by wetting down
roofs with a garden
hose. Frame dwellings have been
iaved from a nearby fire by mailing
carpets or blankets on the exposed
ides from caves downward and
,eeping them wet.
A candle in house is dangerous
lnder any circumstances. If it is
bsolutely necessary to use one, it
hould be fitted tightly into a sturdy
andle stick, having wide base, and
.ept away from anything that will
atch fire.
Kerosene should not be used to
nliven fire, nor poured into
ange or furnace even when the fire
5 out.
Burning fat may be extinguished
nth earth, sand, -four or salt, or by
with a metal cover;
yater will scatter flames from grease
r OIL
Burying instead of burning dry
caves will enrich the soil and will
emove another fire hazard.
Top-heavy and leaky oil heaters
re dangerous.
An electric light bulb used for
beds or for drying clothes