Show T HOME SAFETY 1 I in the united states each year 1 l t ll 11 1 thousand l deaths antl about thirty re rc suit from accidents in the home most of which are preventable falls falls cause the greatest number number of f them fire comes next and besides this there is the habit of taking medicine at night without looking at the label and f finding out too late that the bottle contained poison too often poison is left around where children can get hold of it to prevent fires have your chimneys and electric wiring inspected at times do not leave matches about where they can be stepped on and do not allow children to play wish wih them oily rags are likely to cause spontaneous combustion never start a fire with coal oil and be very careful in handling gasoline never use it for dry cleaning in a room where there is a fire step carefully when going down ca cellar alar lest you fall and break a hip be careful on icy steps it is best to scatter ashes or salt on them to prevent someone falling waxed floors are a hazard jt it there are elderly people in the home it is best not to wax the floors |