(lGTOBER 12, 1921‘

,1 great many cars have been 111111 on l'i'i111-1- Iddivard island. A real many too many. for if ordin- |-1-p1-1-1~11i1ti11n.~1 had been taken, t- uumber would have. been mueil ~, 11nd several people would t-tirlvinii their cars today. instead

iwishing ttuo late) that the,’ 111i lu-eu a little 1111.re earoiul. 'l‘l11-da11l~'er 11f fire urlgiilatlng min 11 1-ar comes frulil two , the gasoline supply and J. ignition system. And here, just 11-111-1l about the kick behind 1111 full of gitsollne. llo you know i131 gasoline has twelve times

1111111111- of ilyllillllllif. weight for right‘? ln other words. one gallon lgitaollllf‘! will move as much 1111-1 l 11s eighty three pounds o.‘ 1'11 11ite..And believe 111 - some littl.» commotion!

tiasmiile will give off 130 times s hulk in vapor; and \vl1en vapor- cii will convert 1.560 times its i1l1u111- into an explosive nlixture. -l1l1-l1 will ignite from a. flame or - ' Five gallons 0f gitsolini: w1.l e H.000 cubic feet of gas; o1" 1111111111 to fill n room 20 x 40 and 1-11 feet high. When ignited it i111-

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.-\ dangerous practice is the leaning of auto parts in gasoline. l11- rliuklng of two pieces of metal ugethei- often causes a spark 'i'll(‘ll may ignite tli1- vapor i11- gasoline. (lasollne vapor has 11-11 known to float along- tho ound (being heavier than airi r 1i distance of more than 30 1-1-1. and then, when ignited, follow ark to the. source from whence l 1-11i111-.

1 Sn. if you have :1 leak in your. zisoliun tank or piping, don't lulnt or it with :1 match. as a lnun did‘ l11- other day. (He's lucky to have; lie frame 11f the car t1". show) 0i‘

asoline or oil that you “often did it ime.

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11ry the furnace or l111ii11r llULllil he the acme of order lea11li1\' and absolutely

rolu accumulations of combustible etuse.

Soft Coal

l-‘ires frequently occur in till," i soft coal from sponinneoils coin- lustion. Govilt ventilation shyluid 1- provided in storing soft coal In uildings, to carry off nu-thane 111i other gases escaping frolu the 1111i and thus prevent its illlllllttn

11-11111 which have been dlfltlt-Yliil!‘ n to discover and explain the PM‘ 01111-111111, oi‘ spontaneous heatlnB isoft coal. the opinions and eon- lusitins of expert authorities KIV‘ nl; consideration to the Pmlllem- uuiezirs to have 1.10m‘ l1" lurllli" l111n to agree that oxidation 0i’ ome one or more of the elemeﬂli‘ 1t :1 coal compound is the WIT"? nose, leaving still in doubt the

X 1.,en oi‘ the atmosphere. ma!’ 'itl1 any certainty he ascribed thB roluotion of tixldtttlon of such in- 11111111- 111111 with 11111-11 rapidity M‘ in incite ignition.

There appears to he prncllcall)’ tr-animmts consensus of opinion between tho experts and exile-Plan‘ w] hundpq-R "g mfg coals. that whatever may be the "lPYtlml-‘l "I -'1 coal compound which are var- itlllsly credited with being promot-

c of spontaneous heattalt. “will lctlon is most surely jr-nnloted when coal iq stored in ﬁnely com- "linlltcu" condition such as diuit. "ru-li or screenings. "Ml "he", tho-1- "fires" are lniimntelv mix- "d with larger sizes there IR lllllﬁ "Ylloseil 11 largo surface to the ac- tion or 1111-. 1111» 111111-11 111-1111110111 "lhid oxidation. '

"hcnrds of coal fires show that "tine types of cnnl nrc so stisclttl", "ll" M to i-znitc when rained 11PM“ While in transit in open cars, and ‘he when plIPtI in the open» Ill would thus appear that it l“ "i" "'- lunch the quantltv of coal in n l‘l'c that one must control as ill!‘ iulnliiv orcpompnncnt pnrts of the 1-11111 in other words. conl "m" "Wain mine: is llnhlo tn ignite ""ck1l- than that from other local-. ith-s, Tlut tinfortilnatelv it is im- “'l"‘i'-l‘e for the. individual in ltl‘"" whence the com comet‘. - Precautionary measures must.

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FOR , 1 CARS AND GARAGES

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DON'T LET FAMILIARITY BREED CONTEMPT when handling

he Furnace Room and Heating ho taken of n general Apparatus character. » Prevention 0i‘ all plzmes in the homo or fut‘-

nd explosion 1m contact with iﬂ- lyustion in coal is a bit! ""6 ‘"1" amlcsi-ent masses of coal, "r eann-ut. rmssiillly DB ll-lﬁclls-“lll l“ 111m other sources. ilctail in a brochure of this size.

,\'()[\\‘lLl]$|lln(lllnlg tlhe many in- Avoid piling coal against wood- tl-JIIIZIIIIODH, tests and BXIIPTI" en partitions, posts. or in contact

surani-e. And if your is flooded. 1inn't start tinkering at. it with 11 cigarette lips, 'l'here is always more or I834 gasoline vapor 1iorund a car so 1t is much sister to cut out the smola lug unless you are out on the road where the wind will blow away the. fumes. Lamps and lanterns have no place about a ear or garage. 11.111 better to play the "Safety l-‘irst'l game and leave them outside.

The danger 1 oi‘ fire from (‘no ignition system ‘generally ziriscsl. from short circuits. making at spark which ignites the gas float-i ing about the car. Keep all eonn.-1i= i1111s set 11p tight with pliers, looal otit for (‘IIKIHI ‘wires, a111l ilntapetll splices. it's the bare spots thuil [cause the trouble. Run the wires .through tithing wherever possibl 1 and don't forget to look them over

now and then even if so protected. lt'il_ make y: iir -1-.'1r more efficient. anyway to keep your electrical wiring and appliances up to the nlark. l\'1-cp1iht- terminals of the battery clean . and coated with vaseline, as protection against verdigris, which is the (vaiuse of I many "shorts" and current leaks.

Keep your garage clean. 'l‘ak11 |the trouble to ge-t sonlethlng to catch the oil drips, that make the ..floor burn like tinder. Keep oily _w.'1.-1te in it covered nletlil recep- ltaelc, for it has often been known to ignite by sptllllttllvtlllt-l eombusr . ion. See that your oil tank (if you have one) is tight, 11nd don't lei ' drips iicclllilulate.

And finally, get. a few pails of sand and keep them handy. Water is won... than useless in the case of 11n oil iiro_ See that your fire (extinguisher is clean and in good rvorkim; order, for when you need It, you'll need it bad.

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‘A Ollie Home

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Sn as to provide proper ventilat- ion. coal shoulili be piled. when

stored in buildings. more than ftv IO‘

feet in height. and should he divi-

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live walls. so that in ease a lire dons start. the entire pile will not be endangered.

(‘oal piled in the open should not exceed 11 height of eight feet. and 111111‘ well be 1ilvided by lire walls, as above outlined.

The sitbjcct of Spontaneous (‘om

holler or furnace walls; or close to steam pipes. hot air fluea or other external sources oi heat. Heat. stimulate!

with tigoinst.

as steel and iron will corrode and insi1i1- 11 year or two.

tinguishers bear the labels of the

‘l-FTIIIQTWTIIPPS’ laboratories, whicll Someone Wm mum.‘ yo." m" mp insure their efficiency, construct- carbureun.‘ i111‘ and material.

bemoan your cal fire extinguishers on the lllili" ke-t that contain carbon

You cannot always put the res-

larido as the extinguishing fluid_

ltl-IA-“lllllily llll 141 a wull-eqiliilped »'i‘hose are reliable and easily tire department to protect your llie bundled. "ml llWlli-rty. You should have ‘The tubes of dry powder sold

Your own fire fighting equipment-- and it must be always ready and efficient. All-fires are small when they start. Attack the scat of the tire at 1111129. it is tbn first two or three minutes that count for nlilst,

(thanlical fire extinguishers of _ kept in convenient places. and 011.1 should always he kept in an auto- mobile. -

(‘are should he exercised in buy- ing fire extinguishers, to 119g that the containers are made 11f copper;

as fire extinguishers are practical- ly useioss_ Don't buy them. They won't give you prutectiuil.

Cask: and Pull:

Fire Extinguishers in the dwelling u-arohizuse, and factory. it to have fire buckets filled with water located in convenient plat-- es. Forolfective work half to three quarter

bicarbonate of soda to each Ion of water in l fire

pails and render the extinguisher useless tire killer.

in planning for the proper tectlon of n building it is well

use the fire pail as a unit. Allow

Tile standard types of lire ex-

o.’ ilcor space as a minimum; and liguro that a two andu-half gallon ehcnlical fire extinguisher is equal to six ilails of water. l

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.St11p Prince Edward lsianil’s Fire loss

Which in i920 Animated tio $191,636 43

This is the time of year when you are

hinking of having an evening ﬁre for warmth

REMEMBER There has been no ﬁre in that stove 01' fur-

and comfort.

nace since last spring. -

Those stove pipes have been rusting all

summer and may have holes in them now.

Your stove pipes are hidden from view

and should be gone over carefully before a ﬁre

is lighted. . Clear away all rubbish or clothing from

near stoves or pipes.

Carefully examine all Pipes, Safes and

Flues, and renew them where necessary

Close up all unused pipe holes in ﬂues with

metal, 01- better still Brick anl Mortar.

Keep all gasoline outiof doors. Keep Matches from Children. Watch the careless smoker—that means

nearly all of them.

Burn all Oily Rags 01' Rubbish. DO .IT NOW TO-DAY

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oxidation in prolmrllil" l‘) llle h“ crease in iemperattire.

|S3fety will be further insured through the selection and storage m" 113 high grade coal as possible.

Overheated Stove: .

Ilear in mind that soft conl i8- nltea raster than hard con!-

To prevent overheated BIO"!!! ll l,“ necessary to watch the fire and (INIIIS 11111111 carefully “vi-NI "W" ing soft veal or wood

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Ilse metal cans for ashes. Never

put ashes in wooden receptacles m- m“, ihpm up against "(WI-

Chlrnnoyo and Stove PIP" ‘ n1; sure that chimney is Fete 1"" claim; and that all flue holes hm in use are. covered wlthvtight-be ting metal ottps. Should Y le-ft open. a "uiltlen -pre uro of air from heavy "mil" Wm “ll-m sparks into tilt’ ftlltm- V" Never place Pill?" "M" "r u . l . n IIlNEmEIZ-‘Erigmslltouldi rise at léiltil m,” fﬂQf, above the roof. 15111;», 111111 1111 move VIP” 01,..." 1mg ri-i-e from rust hole-a- Whero stove plIlP-ll "l" lhmllzh flonrs or walls thev Blmllltl h’ protected with mctni Vmllggllcg lhimble or cﬁlltlr» F" "9 l? and 1m nlr space between the- D Tit‘ l thn wood. or It?" tilllil n Pl“: c" H h hi“, i e 1p no natle. ‘Elmll: writ to have the fewest nee "m, numb" n! elbows. 11nd ‘they: should he. nlncod at an RIIPhE ror"v-rivn riezrr-iu to avoid orlz- soot and. shut off draft_

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