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Show ARE YOU A PACK RAT? j When it comes to accumulation of useless odds-and-ends ' which are found in profusion in many homes, here's an ex- j cellent motto: "Burn the junk up before it burns you up!" A good many of us have characteristics of the pack rat. We hate to throw anything away. Old clothes, old maga-' zines, old furniture, even old newspapers all go into in- j formal storage in attic or basement or closet. They may stay here for years, collecting dust and mold, with nothing; dangerous happening. Again, they may not fire, which feeds on such accumulations, may find them. And then all your possessions, no less than the junk, may go up in smoke. Once or twice a year it would be an excellent idea to nake a little tour of your home to ferret out such hazards. Charities will be glad to have old clothes, furniture and reading read-ing matter. Anything that is useless can go to the junkman or be destroyed in the incinerator. Be especially alert in going through workshop and garage it is a common habit to leave cans of paint, varnish and other inflammable liquids open. Cleaning rags should always be kept in closed metal containers. Spillage of gasoline or oil should be mopped up at once. Perhaps your home is free of such dangers. If it is, it is very much the exception. The chances are that hazards exist of which you know nothing hazards that can be easily j eliminated once discovered. Look for them now. Don't put j it off until tomorrow for tomorrow could be too late. Fire can strike tonight as easily as next week or next year. M |