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Show FIRE DON'TS FOR THE HOME. Observance of These Will Greatly Reduce Re-duce Danger of Disaster. Never turn on tho gas, and, when your match goes out beforo you havo ignited tho gas, step away, And another, an-other, and light It. Series of horrible accidents have resulted from this. When grcaso or fat boils over on tho stove, do not throw, water on it. It will mako It worse. Use baking soda or salt. Ashes will smother It. Do not use a floxlblo rubber hoso in connection with your gas stove. It is dangerous and has caused hundreds of fires und deaths. At no time closo tho door of tho cook stove so that a strong draft will operato, and then lcavo the room for and great time. Overheated stoves aro responsible for n great many fires. One of tho greatest of all 11 ro dangers dan-gers is to havo heating pipes close to tho woodwork or rafters. A swinging gas' bracket is a constant con-stant menace to tho home. If you uso one, havo tho burner protected by a wire screen, or n globo. Ashes thrown 'on the flopr, or lu wooden receptucles, frequently cnueu flro. |