Show w t I a 1 t 2 f 4 J 4 Fly l r t rM I n 4 f- f t V Y YI r r I re en e r 1 y G s H How OW Dr Myron T. T Scudder cu I. I I of New ew York or Is s Teaching t l an Important Phase ass of ry r x f S Safety a f e t y F- F First Ft Irs t in In inFolded BI- BI BlindFolded Blind Blind- In- In d c 5 r r r J t Folded Lessons That Give Practising Descent of a ar at r t Ladder in the Dark by Toy Performing the he Work Blind- Blind folded t r x OW many adults know what to todo H HOW do in caso of or fire ho how to be of ot use to themselves or others 1 I How many man parents havo learned anything any any- tiling thing about fire prevention and how to c-to to escape from a burning building How many bavo realized that It t Is the duty of ot e er every r adult to know these things and when In n association with child to Impart tho the knowledge knowledge- to the th the ono anD r The Tho first man to Install a school for tor instruction fh in safety first from fire Is ls Dr Di Myron T. T Scudder of at New York city For years he has been connected connected connect- connect ed cd with educational institutions and RIn Fitt In studying the children under his hisA A care care hI ho ha disco the appalling Ignorance ig ignorance Ig- Ig norance on their part and tho the part part- of or parents of ot safeguarding me life when confronted by danger either In Ina ina a b burning building or caught in high places where one Is la apt to lose her bor head or finding it impossible to reach a place of or safety save e a by a n. leap or walking along some narrow coping above abo the ground Dr Scudder has bas built a model gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- and fire school in n t back backyard backyard yard Hero children of or 4 and 5 years old learn a l great deal about s self pres lC pres- pres There Thero are aro none of or them who Dr Scudder believes are not perfectly capable of or making making- their wa way to to safety and even a aiding older persons persons per per- sons in case e of or danger danser There Thero is no instruction Iven Inthis Inthis in inthis this gymnasium that cannot b bo be Imparted Imparted im imparted Im- Im parted by a n. parent to tho the child chUd In Inthe Inthe Inthe the home and speaking of or how much mucha u a parent may do for tor the this direction Dr Scudder says Sl'S In the tho first first place my warning Is is- is gain the little ones one's confidence give ghe the child to understand that In every ways way sho she may depend on you and never n never ver under nn any circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances do any anything thins to frighten heror heror her heror or t try r to induce her to perform some feat reat for tor which she has not been fully prepared by eI very careful stages Fire School Wisdom By this I mean never er c ask a a. child chUd or even suggest in the beginning that she mount a ladder to the toP Let her learn to climb a ladder and make the he descent one rung at a time if Ir this Is necessary y to preserve preserver her confidence confidence confidence con con- In you ou and her herself elt Dont Don't force orce her her for tor many times it has been that that a Q fright in childhood re- re the person throughout lifo life Ev Every ry child should be taught about th the different modes morIes of ot escape from Crom a burning building W When a a. family mo cs moves to to toa a a- anew new lie home It is only just lust t to to make a thorough Investigation In of various means of safe safo i egress See that th the stairs leading to tha It If If you ou are arc In an apartment apart apart- ment ment- are ment re re tree free and accessible See that the scuttle cover can bo be moved Ascertain Just where the tho fire escapes the Effe Darkness Darkness- a an n A Y Ya a tT J JI A a t tA tw w sl 4 y w l r. r Let I Let her learn to climb k a ladder and makek make s the descent one rung r. r J t I t at a time if this is 1 i I r p necessary to preserve to her confidence in r i x you ou and he herself are loc loc-c located led und and that thc they are free tree 0 of rubbish or articles that could In any wa way impede quick passage Every child chUd should be taught tomake to tomake make mal her wa way about the house house In the dark lark This may be accomplished by introducing a sort of ot game of or blindman's blind blindman's mans man's buff burt BUn Blindfold fold the child chUd and then ask her to find different doors und and windows After Arter a time timo you may may ask this little one to go to a certain part of of- the of-the the house blindfolded and sho she will be capable of ot doing so This may seem fo foolish lish but it is not Imagine Imagine Imag Imag- ine lne a fire breaking out In the n night ht No r lights tights ar are turned on on you you are are in darkness I If you were perfectly confident confident confident con con- of or finding ouray around under under under un un- der these conditions hot how splendid ld it would be This is what such practice practice tice Uce means to a a. child Caught in the Smoke Smoke In n time of ot fire is moro more than once the means of ot loss of ot life From this more fatalities occur than from the llamas 8 Teach your child chUd what what what-to- to todo do in such a n. case In nearly all aU houses the tho boards board of ot the floors s run to tho the windows Impress ss thIs his upon the tho mind of ot the little one Again use uso the tho bt over the over the eyes and let her feel teel her way way- along Llong the the boards board's boards until she ahe c can n perform tho the feat teat without tion To drop to the floor Is a always as the best hest thing to do when the rooms rooms bc begin ln to fill with smoke Smoke ascends near tho floor there Is a space that Is almost free from it h and no one until caught In a smoke smoke-filled room can appreciate the p panicky sensation that co comes es with the choking blinding re- re suit of ot the h heavy avy black cloud There Thero IB is tho the use of or tho the fire ladder AH Ml of ot the children in this school can canuso use uso the different kinds Tho Those o that swing those that stand absolutely straight up and down tion This tho they havo learned by mounting one rung at tt a L time limo and gaining perfect s self self- lt- lt confidence Teach the child not to hold to the J lungs jungs of or the ladder In ascent or de descent descent descent de- de scent but to the side sides There Is Ie then thenn n no danger If IC tho the rung gives way The childs child's grasp is perfectly secure until she can again find her footing This Is a method employed by sailors and all who kno know anything about ladder cli cliTo climbing To Know ow the Rope Ropes Teach the use of ot ropes rope This is Important In every ery home tome there thero should be be a a. fire rope properly attached to a window for tor when other ether modes of e escape pe arc are blocked this one re re- re mains Always fasten the rope Inthis in inthis inthis this way Drive a strong staple securely se- se se securely at tho the TOP rap of ot the window not on th the floor In In use lower lower the upper sash and nd drop the rope over over ver to the outside then raise both hoth sashes The rope then hangs In front of or you u and you you u may easily grasp It t but to try the other method when the rope ropo is attached to to the floor Is difficult and many times proves fatal Never slide down a rope Tho The friction from rom this has resulted In crippled hands for life liCe Go down hand and over hand hand hand-go go slowly and surely sure sure- ure- ure ly h The ideal fire firc ropo rope is knotted about every 16 inches this prevents slipping Learn how to tie an Rn Alpine knot knot knot- this will hold to together together sheets or other articles that may be used SOO In emergency emergency enc ency forming a secure rope The harder you ou pull the tighter the knot becomes All AU of orl these things should not be neglected by tho the parent and li should form torm a most important part of ot the childs child's education It is a case of df safety first and those of ot us who consider the dangers accruing from fire and various arioul c calamities in build buildings tr ings realize how very serious it IB la There are arc certain rules for tor tIre fire prevention that evel every mother ought to teach her children says Fire CommIssioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Robert Adamson damson of ot Now ow r York In so instructing them it means that a better condition better condition will exist ex exIst exist ex- ex in tho the homes and this by no t means meane applies only to the homes of or New York city but to every city and village on the continent Don'ts for fOT Old and Young If It the tho families would follow tollow the j rules ule given for fire Uro prevention pro there thero s would be c bett better r housekeeping o and safer ter homes Here Here Is a n. list of ot for fore every e y housekeeper and rules that t should bo be taught to the children Do Dont Don't block bloc the he fire rC escapes you ma may need heed them tonight yourself Dont Don't It leave leave- ve anything to the tho land land- i J c ct o of Action in in Studying That Tha Do Boots on s for Old IN id ld d Young A t 4 r i s sj y M IJ Y y xa p Learning Blindfolded How to Creep Under Smoke and to Find a Straight Way by Feeling the Cracks in the Floor lord lorr Inspect your own house from cellar pilar to garret and locate local nil Its ls Doni Dont throw cigars or cl cigarettes out of the tho window v they drop on awnings and md sot ot lire t to thorn them Dont Don't allow children to play phy with ma matches Dont Don't use m matches s or candles In closets clo or dark cellars Dont Don't keep matches matcheR except In atin a atin atin tin box v lh th cover er attached Dont Don't toes toss away a n match unless It Itis Its itis is s completely extinguished th then n put it In a n metal or 01 porcelain r receptacle c Dont Don't use uso kerosene for tor lighting Dont Don't use naphtha nl or kerosene for tor torcie cie cleaning purposes where there thero are aro Studying That Tha How to Make Quick Knots Will Win Hold Firmly in Using Rope for Escape from Fire open lights or fires Dont Don't put hot ashes on dumb wait wait- wait waft ers Dont Don't accumulate old beds or 01 b bedding bedding bed bed- ding or other trash in cellars ellars Dont Don't allow delivery 1 r boys bos to tie tieback tieback tieback back dumb w waiter lter doors In cellars h hy by this metes meUR nl fires Ares s havo have spread d throughout buildings Don't Dont neglect to have e the chimney flue nuo cleaned once a year r. e You ar are r responsible not your our landlord Dont Don't keep kc ke p a of ot kerosene or cI cleaning oil n near n a n gas ens a or oal coal stove tov Dont Don't keep leep oiled raga rag for cleaning purposes near a stove keep leep th them rn In Ina a 1 tin lined box away awty from all an heat All these don'ts are Important continued tho the firo commissioner and tull fully 90 lO cent It Is safe I Ie e to say that per o of nil all lives UVe lost In fires arc are due toR to R Ignorance of ot ono kind or another In uIn the schools children are taught how to preserve their health They Thoy are ore Instructed In hygiene domestic science and col cooking that the they may have proper diet and keep physical well This Is taught to them but bit nothing Is ever thought a about teach- teach ng them how to escape from a burning burning burning burn burn- ing building save through a fire drill Tho The school factory factor or public build building Ins aro arc places that present very J different conditions than do the h homes meB While ono one ma may be able ble to escape from these public places she sho will lose her head become become become be be- come stricken panic-stricken and loso her hel life lite In a a. fire In h her r home Simple Instruction Instruction tion for escape from the hom homes s and what to do In case of ot a conflagration should be taught to every child and nn any movement that will wUl promote tI- tI knowledge Is 18 highly to be approved |