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Show Make Your Home A Safer Place Among America's 17,000,000 children under six, according to national statistics, accidents cause more deaths than disease. Four out of five of these accidents occur in the home. And the pity of I it is that most of these accidents I could be prevented by a little more care and forethought on the part of parents, r , One of the major causes of accidents acci-dents among children is curiosity the desire to explore abandoned furniture and refrigerators in cellars, cel-lars, garages and local dumps. Cabinet doors swollen with age and dampness often stick and doors on abandoned refrigerators, :i ?mmm;mimmmmm illlllillllli: PSSfi I too heavy to push outward, can suffocate youngsters shut behind them. You can help prevent such accidents by removing the hinges and punching holes in such equipment equip-ment before you store them or toss them out. During the past ten years alone, over 110 children 'are known to have died because of mechanical suffocation. To help solve this problem, General Electric engineers engi-neers have designed and brought out a new refrigerator with a magnetic safety door that even a very small child can push open from the inside. Make a resolution to check around your home to eliminate all possible hazards. Keep all poisonous medicines ip properly labelled containrs high out of the reach of toddltfs' hands. Kerosene, Kero-sene, varnishes and such liquids should be properly stored out of harm. When throwing away Young explorers need protection. broken glass, china and razor blades, wrap them first, then dispose dis-pose of them where the children can't get at them. When ypu discard dis-card old utensils, see that there are no jagged edges to cut or harm the child who picks them up to use as playthings. Teach youi children the proper use of common com-mon tools and equipment; point out the dangers of sharp bladei and unattended fires. With such precautions, youi home will be not only safer for the children, but easier on your nerves as well. illlllllllllIHIIIIIIIIIIllll'll'llll,,l"llllllllllllll'"t""IIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII |