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Show DOST TOUCH THE WIHEs. j Wires fjr conducting electricity! are strung all over this city, and already al-ready several accidents have occurred oc-curred to m-n and animals through coming in contact wIUi them, consequently con-sequently the following from an exchange is timely: I -It Is always best to amtd danger. If I possible; therefore, there is ooe rsle I which oujbt to be taught In every I school, and that Is Dtrer lift a wins iofftneirrooDd I A telegraph wire, no matter bow J many uteftiiages may be tossls over K. Is perfectly harmless, bat an electric elect-ric wire is alsrays deadly. Wkwssti seeawire hanging from a poleora bouie, or in any position, H nuy be a telegraph wire or K may be an eteet-rie eteet-rie wire, so tbe safsst plan is to let it lie. It may not be darnroo, but it Is like a loaded fran K mj kill you. If an ateetrie wire lies across year path, and it becomes absolalely Metes sary to remove h, bear these points m min-J: So Ions as tne wire is on Um ground, H is harmleas, no matter what pressure may be on tt. The moment H leaves tbe prooiul It isdanmroo. You can mUtbeiaek wkhyuurhaad or fool any distance, so Josu? as the end touches the ground, bat do mot lift 1. The instant you do. you Iveoeae part of tbe electric circuity ltd Um cur-rent cur-rent will run to the ground Iknmjh STOHr ly." |