DESIGNED TO PREVENT FIRE
Most heating appliances installed in homes, shops and factories these days are designed to guard against fire. But, in spite of all manufacturers can do, there are still fatalities from misuse of heaters and stoves. One temptation, especially during winter, is to dry clothing in front of a heater. When the rain pours down for several consecutive days, housewives resort to heaters as the only way to dry wet clothes. If this can’t be avoided, it is wise to take a few simple precautions: 1. DON’T put the clothes directly over the heater. In spite of any guard the heater may have, this is the quickest way to cause a fire. # sfc # 2. DO put the clothes into a hot-water cupboard for a brief period, before placing them in front of the heater. $ # $ 3. DON’T allow children into the room where the clothes are drying. They are naturally curious and will perhaps upset the object over which the clothes are hung. » e » 4. DO remember that the clothes should be wrung out well before drying. Many homes are equipped with spin-dry washers. If you have one, be sure to use it.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30737, 29 April 1965, Page 11
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