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3. If an extension cord is used to light a lamp, where should 

 the current be turned off when the lamp is not in use? Why? 



4. Why should one never hang clothes on the gas fixtures? 



5. Why should the windows of the sleeping room always be kept 

 open during the night? 



6. Why is it bad to have swinging lamps or gas brackets near 

 a window? 



7. Why should a stove have a metal protection on the floor 

 under it? 



8. Why is it bad to have a stove pipe in contact with a partition? 



9. Why is it a bad practice to put kindling wood in the oven? 



10. Why should gasoline, benzine or naphtha never be thrown 

 down a sink, cesspool or sewer? 



11. Why should one never leave a lamp burning or a gas light 

 turned down low when no one is in the house? 



12. Why should one avoid cleaning clothes with gasoline in a 

 room? 



13. What kind of matches is best to use around the home? 

 Why? 



14. Why should one never pull a chair from under a person who 

 is just about to sit down? 



15. What should be done with all poisons which you may have 

 in the house? 



16. Why is decaying matter a source of many diseases? 



17. Why are red lights necessary where work is being done on 

 the road? 



18. Why should a clothes-line be placed higher than a person's 

 head, especially on a lawn where people are apt to walk after dark? 



19. What injuries may be caused by obstacles such as boards, 

 sticks, and wire lying about the home? 



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Railroads. The greatest danger outside the home is the railroad 

 crossing. If we are riding in an automobile and there are no gates 

 for protection at a railroad crossing we are criminally negligent 

 if we do not stop or slow down to be sure that there are no trains 

 approaching. We should never try to cross a track when the gates 



