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In conclusion, the stored apple is a living thing and carries on 

 respiration, a process fundamental to all living things. This process is 

 necessary in order that the fruit viill obtain the proper stage of maturity. 

 Respiration is retarded as the temperature is loweredj therefore, the sooner 

 heat is removed from fruit after harvest and the optimum storage temperature 

 is attained, the earlier the ripening processes will be arrested and the 

 longer the fruit can be kept, 



— W, J, Lord 

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ELECTRICITY - FRIEIID OR FOE 



Electricity is useful and safe when properly handled. Learn to use 

 it safely. Use electric heaters in bathrooms and laundries with care. 

 People have been killed by touching these electric heaters while they are 

 in the bath. Electric bulbs have been known to explode and start a fire 

 when they are used to dry clothes or tc warm the bed. Never allow dust 

 to accumulate on an electric bulb. It may cause it to explode in the 

 bam or the attic and start a fire* 



No doubt, you can think of some fire in your neighborhood that has 

 been caused by electEic irons, toasters or curling irons having been left 

 connected. Be sure to turn off the sviitch or disconnect them when leaving 

 the room. This is a must. Keep a sufficient number of 1^ amp, fuses on 

 hand to replace those that burn out. Many people are very prone to place 

 pennies and other metal behind the fuse which overloads the circuit and 

 causes a fire. 



Be sure that the wiring in the house, particularly the lamp cords, are 

 replaced if badly frayed. Employ an expert electrician to replace wiring in 

 the home, 



I ran across the other day, a very excellent safety suggestion for 

 parents and baby sitters. Caution the baby sitter against permitting the 

 child to play with matches or electric appliances. Children have been 

 knoT.Yn to put their 'fingers into electric light sockets causing a short 

 circuit, badly burning the child, and sometimes causing the death of the 

 child; so caution the bal^ sitters against allowing the children to play 

 vrith the fixtures. 



In case you found some member of your family unconscious becaus:e of 

 electric shock and still in contact with the live mre, what would you do 

 to break the contact? The best and safest method to break such a contact 

 is to knock the wire free or pull the victim away by using non-conductive 

 materials as a rake, broom, dry branch, dry rope or just the overcoat. 

 Don't, under any circumstances, allow your body to come in contact with the 

 person who»s still in contact with the live wire, 



— — R, B. Parmenter 



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