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Show GOING ON VACATION? THEN REMEMBER THIS . . . J Th'wu leave the children alone hi the back seat, be sure the doors are locked. 1 R-e-l-a-x. Don't try to crowd a year's exercise into two weeks. 2 Take the sun in easy doses. Don't nap in the sun. Wear sunglasses. sun-glasses. 3 Stay out of the water for at least an hour ofter eating, and swim in sight of others. Be sure water is deep enough and free of obstructions before diving. Don t try to swim too far. 4 Distribute the load evenly in boats. Don't stand up. If you fall out and the boat stays on an even Keel, climb in over the stern. Most boats won't sink, so stay with it until help comes if it Tap-sizes. Check the weather before be-fore going far on a large lake. 1. Stop milk, newspaper and other deliveries. Ask a neighbor to keep advertising circulars off your porch. 2. Don't lower window shades. If you are to be gone three weeks or more, arrange to have your lawn mowed. Prowlers watch for such tip-offs. 3. Notify postoffice to hold mail, or arrange delivery to a neighbor. 4. Lock windows and doors. Remember Re-member basement windows and coal chute. 5. Shut off gas and water at main valves. Shut off electricity at master switch unless refrigerator refriger-ator or food locker is to be left on, If current must be left on, disconnect dis-connect lamps and appliances at wall outlets. If refrigerator is S disconnected, leave door open to prevent mold. 6. Inform police how long house will be vacant and where you can be reached in emergency. 7. Service car thoroughly, with close attention to safety features such as lights, brakes, tires, steering, steer-ing, windshield wipers. 8. Put a first aid kit and flashlight flash-light in glove compartment. Be sure you have all tire tools. 1. Speed kills take it easy. Start a little earlier and don't try to cover too great a distance in a day. 2. Long drives at constant speed make you drowsy. Vary your speed and stop occasionally to stretch your legs. I 3. Be sure you understand driv- ing techniques in different localities. locali-ties. For example, using the motor compression to assist braking is necessary in mountainous country. A good rule is to use the same gear to descend a grade as you used in climbing it. 4. Don't be impatient to make time. It's unsafe, and it's not restful rest-ful driving. Watch your passing. On a mountain road you may have to poke along for miles before it is safe to pass. 5 Signs and signals are not uniform uni-form in all states. Read them carefully. care-fully. They are your best safeguard safe-guard on strange roads. 6. Scenery can be taken in small doses from a moving car, but if you want to drink deeply of nature's na-ture's beauty, pull off the road an outboard motor afloat a amount of gas may spread K bilge, set the entire boat' when the motor starts J,f' 6. Don't sample berris , unfamiliar plants, or drini, water. K "fe |