Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-11-25

lang CAOuo AdJ
Winter sports have their haz.
ards. Sure, you know all abou
the dangers of skiing and to,
bogganing and casting 6 anc
skating. The hazards tn a t
want to discuss are not those
of the sport itself, when con
Quoted under safeguards, bu'
the dangers that occur wher
the conditions are somewhat
makesift and people try short
cuts, or when non-participant'
get in the road. A group o.
small youngsters, may have
fine time and get lot of exer'
else from SNOWFALL fight. 1
is good sport. Even If they
should break a window no i'm
portant damage is done. But, l,
stray SNOWFALL should hit
person of more advanced year:
who is walking down the street
it might cause him to lose hi:
balance and fall, possibly frac'
ture a hip, or head. The snow
ball did no damage of itself
But the chain reaction tha
follows can be as destructive
to the individual as the chair
reaction in an atomic pile
Children should be taught how
to SNOWFALL Occasionally some
under-dog takes the advantage
of a chunk of ice wrapped ir
his SNOWFALL. Eyes have beer
lost from this kind of danger.
Gus weapon. Even few skull;
have been cracked.
Or taking coasting. Coastine
on a suitably prepared h IL l.
away from traffic, and in lanes
that are set aside for coasting
is a comparatively safe ano
stimulating sport. Coasting all
over the countryside where
those who have had their slide
are likely to be hit by oncom-
ing sleds is a very dangerous
activity. Coasting on the ter
races in the front of our homes
where the slider enters street
is almost suic d e. An auto
mobile driver can't see these
youngsters when they dart out
from behind parked auto
mobiles.
Skating in approved areas is
fine, but very frequently young
sters should be taught to play
hockey on hockey rinks and
not on the open rink used by
everyone of all ages. Crack the
whip Is a lot of fun, but play
ing crack the whip on crowd
ed skating rink sooner or later
is going to cause some very bad
cuts and falls.
Auto Exhaust and Coal Gas
In the wintertime our houses
are tightly closed. Every year,
in these tightly closed houses,
people are killed by gas ac-
cidents. Carbon monoxide, the
gas produced by imcompletely
burned fuels, is a deadly thing
which we must all understand.
The most common carbon mon
oxide poisoning occurs to peo-
pie who start their automobile
before they open their garage
door, or who are working on
their automobile in closed
garage and start the motor to
see how it is working after
their amateur repair job. Under
no circustances should an auto
mobile be started in a closed
space. Even if you may have
gotten away with 1t once, the
chances are pretty good that
you won't get away with 1t the
second or third time.
The other common source of
carbon monoxide is the banked
coal fire. If you use coal in any
of its forms as a fuel for house
heating, be sure you under
stand how to fire your furnace
or stove. A chimney and flue
partly blocked by SCOT and fur
ther obstructed by a damper
can force this deadly gas into
your house in such concentra-
tions that it can endanger your
life before you are even aware
that anything is wrong. When
coal stoves or furnaces are
banked at night, the dampers
c lose d and you 60 to bed,
check your job so you
will be sure to wake up in the
1t is wise to take no
chances. Keep your furnace or
your stove clean and in good
order, and be sure
you know how to operate 1t
safely.
Accidents with Illuminating
gas, such as Is used in the
kitchen stove and ome re-
and in the water
heater and furnace in many,
are less common but they do
occur. Periodically you should
make the rounds of all of your
gas appliances to be sure the
pilot lights are burning n 6
If accidents occur or il one
becomes ill, there are many
Red Feather services wh C h
.are for all kinds of ills.