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Show off the trunk diagonally an inch or more above the end. 3. Stand the tree at once in a tub of plain water. Keep the water level well above the cut end. 4. Keep the tree outdoors in a cool, ihadded place until actually .needed. Sprinkle the branches frequently. fre-quently. Replensish the water in the tub. 5. Keep the tree standing in water the entire time it is in t.hc house, and have the room as coo. and moist as possible. Sprinkle the! branches. I "Few people" says Mr. Sherry, "give thought to properly placing the tree in the room." It should be so placed that if it does catch on fire it cannot block escape from the room even if it falls over. Never should it be ut to close to a radiator or fire-lace. O burning tree makes a furious and intense fire which is difficult to extinguish. Take no chanceo; call the fire; department immediately. immediat-ely. As an added rafeguard have a fire extinguisher handy, or at least a garden hose already connected or buckets of water where they can be reached quickly. Wax candles are still used in windows and on trees by a few people, and each year cause needless need-less loss of lives and property. U:e only electric lights which have been tested for safety and approved approv-ed by Underwriters' Laboratories. Be sure that your old light strings and all connections are in good condition. Short circuits have been responsible for many Christmas fires. Do not overload electrical circuits cir-cuits with, too many strings- of lights. Directions are given on the boxes of approved light strings telling how many can be safely connected together Dont use indoor in-door strings outdoors. "Lastly," snys Mr. Sherry, "your Christmas will be much happier and safer if you will keep away from the tree all combustible material ma-terial and such things as electric trains, toy stoves, etc. which may cause a spark." TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR XMAS SAFETY Make the happiness of your family fam-ily circle secure this Holiday season sea-son by taking proper precautions to avoid the Fire Threat that always al-ways increases during the celebrations. celebra-tions. Santa Clans' whiskers have caused caus-ed many Christmas tragedies, So have trees, Flammable decorations wax candles, tinsel-like costumes, and gift wrappings. A thousand trees will burn like torches in homes this Christmas-New Christmas-New Year holiday season. Hundreds Hund-reds of homes, clubs and stores will be destroyed. These tragedies will also take their toll of lives, turn happiness to gloom in many a church, school, home, and public gathering place where safety is ignored. These warnings come from Thomas Sherry, Department Safety Chairman of the' American Legion. "Christmas," says Mr. Sherry is a time of added dangers, but you can prevent such disasters from happening to you by observing I simple precautions." First of all the Christmas tree should be safe-garded. Fire-prevention authorities such as the Underwriters' Under-writers' Laboratories, Inc., after much experimentation, recommend the following as giving the best results of any method yet developed develop-ed to render trees less susceptible to ignition: 1. Buy only a fresh tree. (Live trees set in tubs can be obtained in most communities now, and can be transplanted ofter the holiday.) 2. If you havei a cut tree, saw |