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Show i I Kvery bin lire has some effect on tin- InvprHnn of nppllnt ccs which nro used In the Kavln;; of life at such a llnii'. rnd the grout loss of chlldron'u lives In the Irootiols disaster has directed the attention of Inventors to the rescue or tho little ones when thoy nro loo overcome by fear to think for tliuirsolvos. Kor tholr protection from fro In the homo ono clever mind has Just designed tho nccontparylng os-rape os-rape for oh IH ron's nunorles. An opening Is made In the wnll of tho room, which connects directly with tho street. The outside nnd Insldo of ho opening nre protected with shut-tors, shut-tors, both opening nny from tho wnll. Into the spice between these shutters i collapsible cmvns chute Is packed In much the same way ns on accordion accord-ion folds up, with ono end securely fastened to tho wall by means cf chains. When there Is an alarm of flro all that has to bo dono Is to opon the Inside shutter Inwards, glvo tho outer shutter nnd chuto n push, nnd tho wholo thing falls to the ground, disclosing dis-closing a canvas passage down which It Is easy to mako a safo Jourcoy to tho ground. Tho nurso or somo grown person should descend first to receive tho children, though their descent may he regulated by themselves, If thoy ro-tho ro-tho chuto, thus forming n brake, member to press against tho sides of Ilelng built Into the walls of tho house, there Is no confusion caused Ij a hunt for the escape In a time of need as Is so often tho ensn whero portable flro escapes aro the reliance of more than ono person. In addition no unsightly un-sightly attachments mar tho beauty of tho architecture. |