Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
BE CAREFUL


Over two hundred American citi-
zens are killed every day by acct
dents, and most of these accidents
are preventable.
Hunters are abroad in all parts
of the land and accidents are being
reported in all the newspapers
Practically all of them are the re-
suits of carelessness.
The gun that wasn't loaded" has
been described as "the most deadly
weapon" Thousands of people have
been killed by it.
Possibly five hundred boys and
girls are being MANNED this year by
picking up and playing with blast
ing caps. These blasting caps are
left by careless wOrkmen to be
found by children. Careless children
pick at the cap with the result that
hands are blown off, eyes are blown
out, and young faces are disf1gured
for life. Every one of these five
hundred accidents each year may
be traced to carelessness.
The Fourth of July usually claims
about eleven hundred killed and
wounded. The so-called harmless
sparklers have burned to death as
high as forty children in a single
Fourth of July celebration. Disfigur-
ed for life, arms, fingers and legs
lost, and other mutilations, was the
fate of many children last Fourth.
Nearly one hundred and fifty chill
dren lost the sight of one or both
eyes by carelessly celebrating our
independence as a nation.
About nine thousand persons are
killed at grade crossing accidents
every year, and most of these acct
dents would be prevented if people
would obey the signs they see, and
''look out for the cars"
During the period of ten years
nearly $4,000 workers were killed
and over 100000 workmen injured
in industrial occupations in the
State of Pennsylvania. Most OF them
were killed because of carelessness
on their own part.
It's so easy to get killed by an
automobile that great care should
he exercised by every individual.
The ordinary automobile, if care
fully driven, is not apt to get It's
occupants or pedestrians into trou-
ble. Ninety per cent of all automo-
biIe accidents are due to careless
ness. ,.,o,,,,,
About twenty persons are drown
ed every day in the United STATES
Nearly all of these tragedies are due
to carelessness. ,r
There is a modern saying, when
in mart is as follows: "Be good, and
if Won can't be good be careful.
@Binder'tO King Charles Ill"
An unusually fine and rare exam
ple of old English book binding mas
recently been secured for America
as a priced possession of f. w.
Pickard, of Wilmington, Delaware
whose effort to get the book has eX-
tended over a considerable period.
II is a book of common prayer
nrinted in 1850 and presented TO
King Charles II of England as a hit
ting tribute for the deliverance OF
the nation from CrOmwellism and
the restoration of the King to his
throne.
The binding which gives it its
great value is by Samuel Mearns'
"binder to King Charles H." The
book bears the Kings monogram
and the authenticity of its history IS
attested by the fact that it is given
an important place in the record OF
fine old bindings in the library OF
Edward Almack, recognized as a
collector of such volumes. 1t is
pictured in color as Book of Com
mon Prayer, 1850, bound by Samuel
Mearns for Charles the Second" in
a volume entitled "Fine old bind
ings, with other interesting miscel-
lanea in Edward Almack's Library.
This catalogue volume, printed in
London in 1913, is itself very rare
and is much priced by collectors, as
only 200 copies were printed.
The description of the binding
reads like a treatise on some her
aIdic treasure. 1t is in folio, en-
graved title laid down, bound in
full red old English morocco richly
gilt. The back is fooled in each pan
ell and finished in black strap work
with the royal monogram of Charles
II in seven panels and in each cor
ner of the inside pattern is mag
njfcent specimen of cottage pattern
tooling. Altogether the royal mon
ogram is worked on each side twelve
times in three distinct sizes.
Included in the volume is the
Royal Edict of King Charles 1 pro-
Viding for the annual reading on
November fifth of prayers with
Thanksgiving "for the happy deliv-
erance Of the King, and the three
estates of the Realm, from the nlost
Traiterous and Bloody intended
Massacre by gun-powder."
After the long exile of Charles II
during the vromwell regime, he le'
turned as King in May 1880, anC
on landing at Dover received as {
gift from the Mayor ga very ricI
Bible" He reached London on Ma!
20, his birthday, and his Prayer
Book includes "a Form of Common
Prayer with Thanksgiving to b.
used yearly upon the goth day O.
May; Being the day of His Males
tics Birth, and Happy Return of Hi!
Kingdoms.
Uncle Sans War Story
what did you do in the grea
war, Uncle Sam?" might very vel
be asked without meaning offense
for the general public has haz.