The Brussels Post, 1925-9-30, Page 3FIRE PREVENTION
A Number of Safety Rules to Follow,
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Safety Rules for Matches
t Use "Safety" matches which
strike only on the box.
2, Do not buy matcues which
break, lose their heads or glow after be-
ing put out.
3. Never throw away a match un-
til every ,spark is put.
4. If matches are Wiled, pick ap
every one.
5, Do not carry matches loose;
children do not need to carry Ahem. et
411.
6. Matches should be kept out of
reach of littit children.
7. Keep them in covered boxes
away from the beat of stoves or stove-
pipes.
S. Strii'ce matches away froth you
if striking on a box first close the box
Strike downward on the box,
Safety Rules for Lights
i. Candles should never be taken
into closet where they may Ignite in-
flamable'materials.
2. Use metal oil tamps not glass
onet.
3. Use only the best quality of
oil.
4. Have lamps with solid heavy
bases.
S. Be sure that wick tits snugly.
6. Keep the burner clean boll it
occasionally with soda lye, or strong
soap solution.
7. Keep the wick
trimmed evenly
8. Fill the lamp by daylght only
9. Be sure that the burner Is tight
ly screwed into place.
tC Wipe the res
i f „Do not set the
ge of a table or in an t
may overturn.
12. Do not set it
tains or anything that
Ily. rubbish to acou�mulalte anywhlere In
d3- Do not leave burning lamp too
the house or near It
long un Do notd. 2.It you keep oily cloths put
Do
14. not leave the douse without
them into a metal box or can with a
extinguishing It. cover.
45. Have no gas flames without 3. Don't pile dead leaves against
globes, anything that will burn. They some
16. if you have a gas mantle burn times ignite themselves.
4. Bury leaves don't burn them.
5. Don't' have old pieces of lumber
cluttering up your basement. Have
them cut up into,kindling and then pi
ervoir clean.
y place where 1
lamp near the ed
too close to cur
will take fire ess
14, Do not dry wood in an -oven.
15. Do net: hang wet clothing too
near to stove. '
16. Keep curteins'away from stoves
and pipes.
Safety Rules for Open Fires
1, Don't build bonfires for tun.
'2.. If you must build outdoor fires,
be sure that they are cold before you
leave them.
3. Don't set dead trees afire. Same
times they with burn for days.
4, Before lighting an open fire be
sure that it Is completely enclosed in a
stout wire screen.
6.Don't throw Irage pieces of loose
paper upon an open fire.
7. Make absolutely certain that
the fire is out before goliig to bed at
night.
8, Don't say "i guess les all right
9. Thaw frozen pipes with hot wat
er, net with flame.
Safety Rules for Cooking and
Cleaning
t. Don't leave the stove while
brpiling is being done.
2. Dpn't pour water on burning
fat; use earth, sand flour salt or metal
cover,
3. Never let a stove get red hot.
4. Be careful not use stove polish
on a hot stove wait until it is cold.
4. Don't use any kind of sfove
polish unless you know what is in it;
buy the safe kinds.
6. Don't leave sweepings in a
piece of paper; put them In the stove.
7. In cleaning furniture with oil or
wax use only small quantities at a time
and burn the polishing rags.
Safety Rules for Rubbish
Keep 'things tidy, don't allow
er be sure that piects of the mantle
cannot fall out.
17. Never use paper lighters.
Safety Rules for Stoves and
Furnaces
t. Place stoves furnaces and pipes
far enough from Lyall and woodwork
to avoid overheating,
2. Cover the nearest wooden sur-
faces with sheet asbestos, Sheet iron or
tin; if iron or tin Is used leave an air
.space ventilated thimbles at least twel-
ve :aches wider than the diameter of
the pipes.
4. Protect the floor beneath the
stove with sheet metal and have It
attend forward at least twelve inches
directly beneath the door of the ashpit,
S. Surround the base of the fur-
aace with brick stone or concrete.
6 Make sere that all pipes • e
free from rust and that all joints and
conitections are sound and tight.
7. Fix a guard about the pipe in
the attic so that nothing may stored
against it.
8. Never put ashes into wooden
boxes or barrels have a strng metal
can.
9. Never pour coal oil into a coal
or wood store even when fire is out.
10. Study the drafts and dampers.
11. Do not let the stove or pipes
become red hot.
t2. Keep Stoves, furnaces, flues
and chimneys clean.
13. Inspect the chimneys and flues
to be sure that they are sound.
most dangerous explosives In canton,
use,
2 It must always be kept in tight-
ly fastened cans; never In glass bat:4s
It should never be un:mered
within the house nor at aay point where
its fumes ca ntravel to open flame, 5
(lee coal' or a spark.
4, D not use it for cleaning If you
can get a safe cleaning operation
5. Gasoline lit quantity should be.
kept in underground tanks.
6 No one should be allowed to
smoke in a garage.
7. No one should be allowed to
smoke in an automobile while Itsgas-
oline tank Is being filled.
8. Do not use water upon a gaso-
line or coal -oil fire; use a chemical
extinguisher, or else throw earth o•
sand upon it.
Safety Rules for Gas.
Safety Rules for Coal Oil
t. Study the "Rules for Lights."
2. Make sure that lamps, stoves,
heaters and their connections are well
made, tight and free from leaks.
3. When ycu smell escaping gas,
first open doors and windows, and then
find the leak at once.
4, Never Look for a leak with a
lighted match, lanap, candle, or faire of
any kind; use an electric flashlight, if
y,)u have one, otherwise find the leak
by the sense of smell.
5: Mend the leak at once, or else
shut off the gas at the meter and send
for a gast}tter. Do .no light up in the..
house until this has been done.
6 Never buy cheap rubber gas -
tubing. If you cannot connect with solid
iron pipes get a good quality of flexible
metal tubing and make sure that it Is
tightly joined. at both ends.
Safety Rules in Smoking
s. Watch the careless smoktr; not-
ice where he throws matches, cigars
and cigarettes when he has finished with
them; stamp out any sparks you may
see.
2. Tell your friends that smoking
is harmful to children as well as dang•.
emus to those about theta.
1 Safety Rules for Holidays,
1 1. Do not take foolish risks.
1 ' ` 2, Try 10 have good time without
1. Study the Rules for Lights.
2. Be sure that oil heaters . end
cookers` don't leak and that they will
not overturn.
3. Keep the burners cteag and do
not turn the flames to high.•
4. Keep the oil can outside of the
house if possible.
6. Make sure that the can does
not leak or drip.
7. Fill . by daylight only any re-
ceptacle in which oil is to be burned.
8.. Never start a coal or wood Bre
with oil.
Safety Rules for Electricity
1 Remember that • the human
body is a conductor do not touch wirer
I or anything else which may becharged
with electricity.
2.. Do not have wiring done by
any one but an expert and careful elect
1 rician.
3. Never leave an electric device,
even for moment without making sure
that the current is turned off,
1 Safety Rules for Gasoline
DECLINES NOMINATION
M. M. MacBride, M. L. A., who
was nominated for the Commons by
the Brantford Conservatives, has de-
clined after considering the matter
for the last 10 days, Home matters
are causing much comment in the
Telephone City,
bunting gunpowder but if there must be
fireworks let them be handled only by
grown people,.
I 3, Do not use lighted candles on
chrls'tmas trees. If you desire lights, use.
only electric lamps, carefully wided.
4. Do not use cotton -wool tissue
paper, and other iefiainmable decorat-
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until the harvest from the southerni t at r p• , d 11 1 :,, 1 1 1
Rules for Fighting Fires hemisphere begins to . come on the s.. , u .,;. ,A .o .15•,1
market next February. The current 14 .os
United States crop is Iess by 185,- 111 11.1,. o., it 1 ,t' (1 1 4 c.
1 Keep. cool and act quickly, 000,000 bushels, and the Indian crop b rl
2. Make your plans in advance as less ley 40,090,000 bushels, than that 1k
t°`ur t tt-_•u•t
to what you would do in case of fire. ofi last year. It is, therefore, doubt- 1 i1 i a, t 1 .•
fol if any grain will be available for and tila. .. a 1.+.+ e..l, , , •,.air
3 Have one or more hand fire export from either country.Russia
9 The movement of children
should be bythe shortest route and
there should be no crossing of lines.
ie. Classes near stairways shoald
precede those further away, lower floor
classes should precede upper fleet
classes. s
11 Pupils should move in double
lines and must be taught to absolutelc
obey orders as to formation and starch.
12. . Ali movements of classes should
be, by MARCHING, not by running.
Teachers must not hurry pupils, but
must use every effort to prevent excite-
ment and preserve steadiness and,pre-
cision in line.
13, Each school is emptied four
times a day (two recess and two dis-
missals) and these dismissals should
be conducted in every respect tike a
fire drill, excepting that the dismissal
signal is used instead of the fire drill
I Remember that you must take no
chances with gasoline it Is one of the
•
2. Owing to lite different -types
erearri- Want of edit, d construction throughout
3. fere Drills isdtt nesenecessity be var-
�� ss��t Pett to meet local condttions.,
Canedit, h dr 1 S must o
should be heldat
e, least once a month.
4. Bell signals for fires should be
usett exclusively,
5. At the sound of the fire signal,
all work should cease, Pupils should
rase and much as directed, boys lead-
• lug,
6. Teachers should follow to be
Kure that 00 child has been left be-
hind. It the teacher gets too far from
i the end of the line ha or rhe might
not be able to get beck to take care of
i the stragglers.
,7. 11oys should lead, and girls fol-.
low, ar•if possible see crate exits should
be taken. Boys often trample girls In
l
a rush girls irls sere sure 4o gat excited
The Seaforth Creamery Co. if boyare 9"1114185 m
behind the.
8. Chiidten should be taught ht
the course of drill t0 overcame the
obstructions they may meet at the
FOWL
W/JV7ED
�Iightst market prices
paid,
See me or Phone No. 2s. 13rue-
sele, and 1 will call and get
your Powe
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'CLING IfSiGI1 t'4lb;:ti,
'ne of Nature's Most I ir.i-14x,1
ducts and Is rho :Result at' Coun
less Thousands, of S'+urs o!' rkuw.
less eee •i. :,aid
M rind Ingeedieltts.
The sane open w1sleh Yeti ISLE,: is
seashore Is not a ready-l'u. u. its•
tie, nor dol', it glint its ,.'ay :0 +n•.
,•dell lit a f Lite ,u
no of na "244 4 ,• r 1: 1,(o fro•
...tots. it is the result t: ( 111, acs.•
,iuissands of years to et ., er 5 11•,.
ad a ttJu fico ••.. �•
,yriad in 1 ditnts
Theul.t.ose.,z'u rev .ls to the
lefentist that no two ✓ r:us are quite
uike. though they may look and 1,•c,l
much the s' n:e es you walk over
.10111. 1a1 a It naautu, of that wince
tU ronnd:i you .wU spread It out 15155
`momma carttn,:y tad tiny Parttelt•a..
li which it consists: Many will be
ittle. owns. others .are 1iaur.1,'rlte
at shells. And it you have snarp eyes
von may lino among their numbers
)1 beautiful unbroken shells, varyiu8
n stze: frnm that of the smallest
pin's Tread to that of a pea.
The smallest shells must be seen.
ander a magnifying ;lass before
their full beauty can be appreciated.
They are the discarded homes of tiny
creatures who wormed them into per
signal. ' feat cups and twists and spirals and
had the skill, even in the small space
1 available to introduce a wondrous
THE WORLD'S WHEAT
;chortle et gay colors.
The stones are Infinite in their va-
While early expectations of bumper piety. As the sun falls upon them
crops are not to be realkzed, it ap they glitter and Hash like so many
pears certain that the yield of all pain Jewels, Many of them are jewels- -
cipal grains grown in Canada will be little chips of the less .preClOtts
labstantfal y' greater is terent mystal5. Others are quartz,
t
last, The latest Ottawa statistics Hint or granite. But you will notice
show ..estimates of the 5 crops,
one thin;; about all of thew --their
based on information available at the ;dates are beautifully smooth. That
end of July, and final figures for, Is tclty it is so Id,a• ut to rrihh
1624, They are: barefoot over t11.� shore, tor the till',
1925 1924 runuued a. a:as ;feel as soft as a
Bus.
Bus rounded
CdI pet.
Wheat . - .375,404,000 262,097,000 What 1s nature's mi.thod of mak.
Oats ...446,337,000 405,976,000 tug this mixture' isricfi, gr r' .,
Barley . 94 650 000 88,807,000 ,. ,,tits 1 .a toleot '1.. ,i,.i it:'
Rye 15,802,800 13,750,900 tis ars of tar spa at th:• lee. 11 t&•
The returns from Canada's total great eters t t = t.a rU tit- 1
field crops this year axe estimated at .ace of tie.(s a.. m.5 1 i
$1,318,665,000, a sum equivalent to r, t,hi.• tha+ r 11 ltit totlr a' 1
more than" half the national debt. th s,reneesc rocke aro cl..p, •0 ,.11 ..
Returns from 1924 crop were consid- t r s u d.
erably under a billion dollars. This 1 t .51:1 rhe 1.
year's wheat revenue is estimated at of a((1...41 -1 h it es(
$550,000,000, which is about $220,- ti. .a 3 t .... st 1t ) w.
000,00 more than the proceeds from i 5011110 14 o t i a. AF tl , Cit.
According to statements recently a t1 III. ., t 1; "•' net I_la tt.l tl••a;,
issued by the departfnent of agricul- 14,1'1144 141 i1,..1 bid" ars- torn it"
tune at. Ottawa and other authorities, the 1. • " - ,.. -. --4.,
Canada's crop awill. be the main li•'l't' 11 r'• roi.•zi autt s''''."11'
1 t this year than stt,nes, such as carnelian and the dif-
the s me source last year. - • t;11"1,1' paw -it'Ad tfux.' to 1 azure. it
tilt CCM l t tl.l 111 t J .li
source oe the world's export supply -44
Bigger and Betterthan Evei
East Huron Fall Fair
BRUSSELS
Thursday and Friday
October 1 & 2
Special Prizes
A. C. Baeker offers 50 Ibs Purity Flour for best dozen buns baked from
Purity Flour. )3',tlts to become property of donator.
J, W. King, i4i. P•, offers; -$10.00 for best Heavy Draft Team; $5:00 for
best Short Horn Cow.
For the beat herd of Registered Cattle of at least 5 animals, E. R. Wigle, M.
P. P., offers $10.00 for lst prize. Bank of Nova Scotia offers'$6.00
for 2nd prize and $4,00 for 3rd prize. Competition confined to hort
Borns, Aberdeen Angus and Herfords. Registration papers must be
presented for each animal.
For best Apple Pie, Dr, T. T. McRae offers: -1st prize, $3,50; 2nd $1.50.
Prize pies to go to donator.
For the best Herd of Dairy cattle The Standard Bank offers $10,00, divided
-1st, $6.00; 2nd, $4.00.
For best two loaves of Home-made bread, sr. C. Huntley offers 50`Ibs of Five
Roses Flour.
For best two loaves of Home-made bread, J, L. Kerr will give The Post for
a year, and The Post for a year for the best 2 lbs Butter. Bread and
Butter go to donator.
For the best collection of 6 to 10 Snap Shots, open to pupils of Brussels
School, Wilton & Gillespie offer $1.25 as 1st and 75c. as 2nd prize.
For best Collection of Baking, Mrs. Jane Thompson offers goods valued at
52.00.
A. C. Baeker, offers 100 lbs Purity Flour for best 2 loaves of white bread
baked from Purity Flour. Bread to become property of donator.
For lady winning most 1st prizes in Baking, S. F. Davison offers $2.00.
For person winning greatest number of lst prizes for Flowers, Jas. Fox, of-
fers a piece of Limoge China valued at $2.00.
Brussels Horticultural Society offers 1st Prize $1.00; 2nd, 75c; Srd, 50e; for
best essay on how the Community can assist the Horticultural Society
in beautifying the town.
Best water color illustration of any poem or couplet enclosed in rectangle
7"x10", Poem or couplet to be written below, Miss Taylor offers <$1.00
for let; 75c. for 2nd; and 50c, for 3rd.
Agricultural Society offers $3.00 and $2.00 for Ladies Driving Contest.
A. E. Denny, Buffalo, N, Y., offers $2.00; 51.25; and 75c for Soft Ball
throwing contest, open to county girls.
Miss M. McNabb offers 75e., 50c., and 25c, for best map of Canada in water
color open to pupils Room III, B. P. S.
Miss Flo. Buchanan offers 75c„ 50c., and 25c., for best paper folding, open
to pupils Primary Room B. P. S.
For Best Baby Beeves, Grey Township Council offers prizes of $5.00.; $3.00;
52.00; fed and exhibited by boys under 18, residents of Grey township.
POULTRY SPECIALS- 12.00 $ 8.00
Best collection of poultry $
Best 6 birds, any 'variety, confined to Brussels
Grey and Morris. Judge to make decision5.00 3.00
Best Fen, any variety, Judge to make decision4.00 2.00 1,00
Best 2 pair pigeons, Judge to make decision3.00 2.00 1.00
For best bird in Show, W. S. Scott offers $2.00.
WALTER ROSE, Chairman of Committee.
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extinguishers within easy reach. and the Balkans are 'expected once i1•4" 14.:. ani 111 1" ;:e." t'' --t•; 1.11
4. Be sure that every one In the more to be exporters but Canada will Iii t '11 'tt 151.1 arl..t.41 11.
house knows where they are and how 'almost certainly be the chief source
of the world's supply. + ' ' " WI', . Ll.Y•
i use them. t5. , 1..4 a L. T:.+ -„lciNt I l t • u.
5 Give the aiarle1s .promptly by .t t. Al b• A. N,t.1 u,
calling 'fire' - unless n a crowded SEE DISPLAY AT BRUSSELS FAIR ' ' " I' " '
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6. In a crowded'room glue the "Velvetex" rugs have for 15 years ,t.. ,, , L. epee. mei tree
alarm quietly anti, keep dee people hobmes whining CaadaefromsBritisoh Colum i,;ttt, � „„(, ..a uulica.r i.•ui:,..
bia to the Maritime Provinces. These close to t=,r u.1u� 141 11l0 •.1,1.1 4 .
I7, Know where to find the near- rugs are not for sale. The raw mai.- ,,,141•, . I. r 1,,r110.r uu. m..•..
is simply returned to him or her anter it +.t ,, r; -o ....rt 1 1. tin.
E. Wait by the box, if 3t is out fel Velvetex' rug,Tha only Y Au -y .i I r u t ,1
e.
side of the burning building so as to charges made are for labor, since no 10 szi 1 1'' 1 +;d<1 to 1 ui
dlrecf the firemen when they appear, enaterials are added, other than the tib,• 3.r..1 d x.5110r It 115t 1
9, 16 ydu send a tetepholle 151 rdt warp threds used in the weaving. is wee, err+,e it att.t t. to 1.,,st,
Canada Rus Company is, thetefore tt In oU1, 1 t ":11%81,;(1y*
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call the aperator :and say, 1 wish t0 contributing, rn an econonuc way, to etin,e ship :..1 4 sandy wuf o t•tr,4,
report a fire, and be sure tol'give the the housewife s living problem, for ars MIL. And ts'i a incur,• la) r 511+311
address. the firm. enables her to secure match her ca, i' 1 4, nd c.^ tu1n1,. 1' with
less floor coverings at but slight cost. ii th' .n t: ,'at and s1n..11 r.
; est fire -alarm box, and study the dir- erial is owned by the customer and it r're5 nr tin hnrii,e art, r,„ 51.
actions in
advane havin been converted into a beuuti
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fo. Always keep your (lead, The Canada Rug's fleet
Company's p Y %%WV.: 111 s Gr ; eruuw.e4 .0 ire 11,
of motor trucks o r rue s collects e a ca eto
.r e front an address ' d to ser;,u r us., r -
--.1M. treat, London and Windsor.
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The Seaforth Creamery
1 The geileral intention of fire
drills is to prevent the panic usually
accompanying an alarm of fire.
Send your Cream to the Creamery thoroughly
established and that gives you Prompt 'Service and
Satisfactory izesults.
We solicit your patronage knowing that we can
give' you thorough satisfaction,
W e will gather your Cream, weigh, sample and test
it honestly, using the scale test to weigh Cream sam-
ples and pay you the highest market prices every two
weeks. Cheques payable at par at Rank of Nova Scotia,
For further particulars see our Agent, MR. T. C.
McCALL, Phone 2s to, Brussels, or write to
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SIAFORTH, ONT,
Cream
Wanted
We pay Highest. Cash Price for
Cream. .1 cent per 1b Butter Fat
extra paid for all Cream delivered
at o'er Creamery.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Brussels Creamery Co.
Phone 22 Limited
SCHOOL DRILLS
Prizes of $0.00, 24.00 and $8.00 are offered for Best Appearing Schools. 5 •
points to be considered will bo Numbers, Marching, Arrangements,
Costume and Drill, by Society.
For Best Representation of Nation, Society or any other feature or subject
prize.• of 36.00, $4.0(and $2.00 are offered by Women's Institute.
Teachers must hand to Judging Committee a card stating the teacher's
name, name of school, also the name of the subject intended to be
represented.
Schools eligible to compete in both of above but they will be judged
separately. .Competition cunfinod to Country Schools.
Parade will leave Victoria Park at 3p.m. sharp on Friday, Oct. 2nd and
will be headed by the Band. All Teachers and pupils in the parade ad -
witted free to grounds.
FOOT RACES
COUPLE RACE, over 15 years 75 50 25
BOY'S RACE, under 14 years, 100 yards
'307"S P.ACE, under 10 years, 50 yards
GIRL'S RACE, under 15 years 100 yards
GIRL'S RACE, under 10 years, 50 yards
BEST FANCY DRILL by School Pupils. Not less than 12 nor more than
24 persons in each $5.00 $8.00 52.00
Pupils and teachers admitted free to Pair.
POTATO RACE ON HORSEBACK -Three potatoes for each competitor
will be placed 100 yards from starting point. Competitors stand by
horse, mount and ride to first potato, dismount, pick up potato, remount
and ride back to starting point, dismount and put potato in pail -re-
peating the operation for each potato. 1st, $1.50; 2nd, $1.00; 3rd, bac,
Ne entrance fee.
Foot Races at 3 p.m. Friday
Speeding Contests
2.20 Trot or Pace
Hobbles allowed Mile heats 3 in 5
`Purses -50, 213, 15 and 10 per cent
- Purse $125.00
2.40 Trot or Pace - Purse $100.00
Hobbles allowed Mile heats 3 in 5
Purses -50, 26, 15 and 10 per cent
Local Trot or Pace - ' Purse $50.00`
Bobbles allowed. Purses -$24.00; 516.00; $10.00
Running Race Purse $20.00
Purses -$111.00; $5.00; $3.00; 52.00
Committee reserves right to name starters in last two Races
A. C. BARKER, Chairmen Racing Committee.
userOWEL BRASS BAND
Grand Concert Friday Ev'g
For which the highly recommended
:hurt Lloyd Concert Co'y, Toronto
has been secured,
GEF A PRIZE LIST
M. 13t.AC,
Seer
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Presltient.