Show fires allies fire has arr aai a t allies ope one Js is ignorance the other is carelessness with the help of these allies fire consumes about worth of property each year and of infinitely greater importance destroys some lo 10 human lives ignorance ignorance leads us to improperly repair electric cords or put pennies behind burned out fuses ignorance causes hazard hazardous bus building construe tion with inadequately protected heating pipes flues and fireplaces ignorance causes us to hang clothes on electric wires to use w wooden barrels for hot ashes and to search for gas eras leaks with mate carelessness is an equally potent friend of fire it causes us to postpone needed repairs to heating plants electric elderie wiring etc on the grounds that well get around it it tomorrow or the next day it causes us to store junk in attics and to leave inflammable liquids near stoves and heaters it causes us to leave leav e matches where they may be easily reached by the ignorant hands of children the old saw to the effect that tomorrow any be too late is especially applicable to the hazards th that it breed fire alertness on the part of everyone would prevent ent the majority maj arity of americas fires the unpreventable fire is extremely rare ignorance can be easily conquered if the individual wills any fire insurance company or fire rn marshal arshal can provide you with the simple instructions that will serve to eliminate most common hazards and knowledge of fires ghastly unnecessary necessary y toll is all that any man should need to conquer the vice of carelessness |