Help Protect Yourself 



A great safety movement introduced by 

 the New York police to help the citi- 

 zen to protect his life and property 



j HOUSEHOLD police: departivient 



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W A N X E D 



Everyone in this house to be a good, 

 clean AnneHcan citizen. Keep sidewalk 

 and street clean. Put all refuse in the 

 garbage cans and keep the covers on. 



ARTHUR WOODS 



WE Americans are the most careless 

 people in the world. We preach the 

 doctrine of safety first in the home, 

 follow it up in the otBce and shop, and then 

 step out on the street and forget all about it. 

 The result is apparent. Last year twenty- 

 two thousand persons were injured and six 

 hundred and fifty killed by street accidents. 

 That means one person killed ever}' four- 

 teen hours and one injured ever\- twenty- 

 three minutes! A pretty* record for a 

 people who started the safet>--first 

 movement! 



Confronted with these figures and aware 

 of the fact that they are increasing with 

 alarming rapidity, the police department 

 of New York City, cooperating with the 

 Advertising Club of New York, has started 

 a campaign to impress upon the people of 

 the greater city the absolute necessity of 

 keeping wide awake against dangers that 

 daily confront them. 



The general purpose of the movement is 

 to help the individual citizen to save his 

 life and property. There are rules for 

 those who walk, rules for those who drive 

 automobiles, precautions against burglars, 

 pickpockets and disease, and instruction on 

 miscellaneous subjects. 



One of the succinct paragraphs under the 

 heading, "You Who Drive," is: "Your 

 automobile may be under control but how 

 about the other fellow's? He may be a 

 crazy man. You don't know." 



Some of the precautions against burglars 

 are: 



"When you leave your house don't ad- 

 vertise the fact by pulling down the shades 

 or by leaving a note in the letter-box saying 

 that you will be back at such and such a 

 time. Sneak-thieves profit by such ad- 



vice. It is an invitation for them to enter. 



"When your front-door bell rings and you 

 press the button and no one comes to your 

 apartment, notify the janitor immediately. 

 You may have admitted a thief." 



In regard to pickpockets you are advised 

 not to be too eager to pull out your watch 

 and give the time of day to ever> body who 

 asks you for it. That's a good opportunity^ 

 for somebody to grab it and run. Don't 

 show your money in a public place. It is an 

 invitation to criminals to follow, assault and 

 rob you. Don't, when shopping, lay your 

 handbag on counters while looking at goods. 

 This is the opportunity for thieves. 



As for disease, respect your neighbor as 

 much as yourself. Don't beat your rugs 

 or stir up ashes so that your dirt will be 

 blown into his apartment to fall on his food 

 or be breathed by him. 



If you are well, keep well by helping 

 others. 



Buy by standard weight or measure, not 

 by basket or prepared package. The po- 

 liceman is your friend. Get his advice. 



Under miscellaneous information you are 

 asked if you have a good, clear description 

 of your personal property. Could you, if 

 requested, quickly supply a description 

 of each member of your family? Such de- 

 scriptions are essential if anything serious 

 should happen in your house. W'rite them 

 in a book. 



When you see a crime committed, or 

 observe a suspicious person or condition, 

 notify the police at once. The more you 

 cooperate with the police, the more the 

 police can accomplish for you. Regard the 

 policeman as your best friend. You are 

 paying him to keep your street safe and 

 orderly. He is entitled to your help. 



