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Show CHEAP CHIMNEYS A MISTAKE Authorities Have Shown Enormous Fire Loss Caused Annually by Inferior Construction. More than $12,000,000 annually Is the loss from fires throughout the United States caused hy defective and Improperly constructed chimneys, according ac-cording to the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Building a chimney in th"? proper way seems a simple matter, but this stupendous sum Is the loss every year due to Ignorance or willful neglect of men In the building industry who do work on 'hlmneys. The principal object ob-ject in building a chimney is to prevent pre-vent the flames and sparks from entering enter-ing other parts of the structure from the chimney. Too many Americans evidently endeavor en-deavor to save the cost of flue lining, metal lath and other fire construction, and frequently the " building burns down in consequence. When building a smaller home be sure the chimneys are properly constructed. |