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Youngsters are safe on the 

 beaches with this round float 



Swimming Harness Will Keep 

 the Kiddies Afloat 



TO the numerous devices for 

 the protection of children 

 and grown persons against the 

 danger of drowning a new one has 

 recently been added, which offers 

 some notable advantages. It 

 consists of an inflated circular tube or tire 

 which is fastened to the body of the person 

 using it by a harness arranged in such a 

 manner that it prevents the buoyant 

 tube from slipping down or over the head. 

 The device has considerable buoyancy and 

 will prevent the sinking of any person wear- 

 \ng it. The harness is strong and simple 

 and cannot get out of order. It is a boon to 

 youngsters who are just learning to swim. 



fuel can reach it at bottom and sides, is a 



boiler for making coffee. On top of that 



boiler is another boiler which receives its 



heat from the steam of the boiling liquid 



below and which is intended for heating 



soup, vegetables or any other kind of food, 



A shallow pan forms the top and may 



either be used for warming some food 



which does not require much cook- 



/* ing, or may be turned over and 



used as a cover. When nested, 



the kit makes a compact parcel, 



nearly seven inches in diameter 



and less than four inches high, held 



together by a strap which serves as a 



handle. 



Cook Soup, Coffee, and 

 Beans in One Vessel 



AN unusually compact 

 . and practical mess kit, 

 suitable for soldiers, camp- 

 ers, automobilists and hunt- 

 ers has recently been placed 

 on the market. The kit con- 

 sists of ten pieces, cleverly 

 nested. It weighs less than 

 two pounds. Alcohol in 

 solid cubes is used as fuel. 

 A glance at the accompany- 

 ing illustration shows that 

 the lowest two sections oi 

 the kit, set up ready for uso, 

 form the stove. Set into the 

 upper part of the stove, so 

 that the heat of the l)Lirning 



When closed 

 is seven by 



The Large Amount of Food That 

 Goes Up in Smoke 



HAVE you ever thought how much 

 of the country's food is consumed 

 by fire rather than by human beings? 

 One fire which occurred recently in 

 a grain elevator destroyed 700,000 

 bushels of corn and 300,000 bushels of 

 oats. Frequent explosions in grain sepa- 

 rators also cause an enormous loss of 

 foodstuffs. The United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture investigated such ex- 

 plosions and found that as many as ten a 

 day occur in the Big Bend country of 

 the Northwest. Barns which have faulty 

 ventilation are another source of food 

 loss by fire because spontaneous combus- 

 tion of hay and grain is a common occur- 

 rence in such places. Sparks from loco- 

 motives cause innumerable 

 fires in grain fields resulting 

 in an incalculable amount 

 of damage every season. 

 Much damage is also caused 

 by dropping glowing ashes 

 from cigarettes or pipes, the 

 real cause of more fires, in 

 . both city and country, than 

 most people think. Gro- 

 cery stores which carry in- 

 flammable merchandise, 

 such as kerosene, are 

 another fire hazard. Many 

 of these burn each year, de- 

 stroying a large amount of 

 food. Stable fires which de- 

 stroy cattle affect the meat 

 this cooker «upply of the country,— an 



four inches important item at present. 



