Score Yourself Here 



HOW GOOD A 



FIRE RISK 



If you answered "Yet" 

 te any one of these 

 questions you are taking 

 unnmt9%»ary chances. 

 Check the fire hazards 

 on your farm; correct 

 faulty habits that invite 

 fire, serious Injuries and 

 death. Farming is hax- 

 ardows enough without 

 taking unneces s a r y 



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Do you light the lantern inside the 

 barn? The lighted head may fly 

 ofif into the hay, or the lantern ex- 

 plode. 



Carry loose matches in your pocket? 

 If so, you will almost surely lose 

 some. Loose matches are fire haz- 

 ards on any farm. 



Do you do this — /i// the gasoline 

 or kerosene stove while it's lit? Bet- 

 ter take a minute, shut it off and be 

 safe. 



Lxt the children have matches? 

 Playing with matches can be mighty 

 expensive fun for children — seri- 

 ous burns, heavy fire loss. 



Do you have ungrounded lightning 

 rods? They are worse than none 

 at all, actually attracting lightning 

 to a building! 



Do you smoke while drawing gaso- 

 line? Yes? What's the matter — 

 tired of living.'* Friend, that's al- 

 most certain death! 



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Do you pile together oily mops, 

 rags and polishing cloths? Spon- 

 taneous combustion can start from 

 such sources. Store in a metal con- 

 tainer. 



Do you start the fire with a gen- 

 erous dash of kerosene? This is the 

 first act in a great many tragedies. 



Do you cover stovepipe holes uitb 

 paper only? It's almost a certain 

 way to bum the house down sooner 

 or later. 



FARMERS MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY 



608 S. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO 5, ILUNOIS 



