CHAPTER XV 



" SAFETY FIRST " 



* CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS 



Thinking. Thinking always of " Safety First " is first aid to the 

 uninjured, and renders first aid to the injured unnecessary. 



Many of the lives lost and 

 many of the cripples in our 

 country could have been 

 saved, if people had stopped 

 to think. " If I had only 

 stopped to think," is a phrase 

 often used by people who 

 have been injured or have 

 been the cause of some acci- 

 dent. 



The Thoughtless Man. 

 In most cases the man who 

 is always having " Hard 

 Luck " and getting hurt is 

 the man who is thoughtless 

 about his safety. Such a 

 man may climb a ladder 

 which has not been firmly 

 placed on the ground. He 

 takes a chance, gets hurt, 

 and people say he is always 

 getting injured. " He has 

 such hard luck." 

 Chance Taking. " A chance taker is an accident maker." 

 Whenever we hear of people taking chances, and especially unneces- 



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FIG. 386. When he gets back from the 

 hospital, he will tell about his " acci- 

 dent," and talk about his bad luck. 



