"DO'S" ^**° "DONT'S" 



OF FIRE PREVENTION 



1. DON'T SMOKE IN THE BARN. 



2. NEVER USE KEROSENE OR GASO- 

 LINE TO START A FIRE. 



3. INSPECT AND CLEAN CHIMNEYS, 

 STOVEPIPES REGULARLY. 



4. INSULATE WOOD, OTHER IN- 

 FLAMMABLES, FROM HOT STOVES 

 AND PIPES. 



5. KEEP OILY RAGS IN MCTAL CON- 

 TAINERS. 



Oct. 3-9 is Fire Prevenfion Week — seven days dedi- 

 cated to whittling down our national fire debt which has 

 skyrocketed to over 700 million dollars a year. Don't 

 give the Firebug a chance to light! Think in terms of 

 FIRE PREVENTION, not just this week but every day 

 of the year. 



We list here some garden variety DO'S and DON'TS. 

 Look around your farm, then find 10 more preventive 

 measures for you to follow this coming year. 



Swatting the Firebug before he lights is the "ounce 

 of prevention" worth a pound of cure. But when pre- 

 vention fails, Country Mutual Fire Insurance provides 

 that "pound of cure" — ready cash to rebuild property 

 lost by fire. 



CbuNTRV 



FIRE 



