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that the tornado cloud invariably moves in a northeasterly direction. I have not 

 space here in which to relate to you how many and in what manner persons have 

 been instantly killed or terribly crippled, for no other reason than that they ig- 

 norantly threw themselves in the very grasp of the monster cloud. The lives of 

 nineteen-twentieths, if not more, of the people destroyed in tornadoes can be 

 saved by a clear understanding and a strict adherence to the simple rules herein 

 set forth. 



The rule regarding the movement to the northeast must be obeyed. The 

 northeast quarter is a fatal position and I care not what you may tell me about 

 destruction to Ufe or property in any other. If you can get out of your house 

 never remain in it or any other building that is at all likely to be torn down or 

 removed from its foundation. If through some misfortune you are "close press- 

 ed " by the advancing cloud never remain standing and attempt to weather the 

 storm, but throw yourself prone (face downward) upon the ground, head to the 

 east and arms thrown over the head to protect it. If you should chance to be 

 near a large stone or stump, or some heavy object low down and firmly imbed- 

 ded in the ground, take a position directly to the east of it, lying prone upon the 

 earth, head toward the object, protecting the former with your folded arms. This 

 advice is given in the event of extreme exigencies where other and better oppor- 

 tunities have been forfeited. It is better, if possible, never to trust yourself be- 

 hind or about any object located within the centre of the storm's path; by all 

 means not a tree or any object that rises some distance above the surface of the 

 ground. If forced to remain in your house and where you have no cellar, always 

 take a position against the west or south wall (better the former) either prone (face 

 downward) upon the floor or standing with your back to the wall. 



In any building always take your final position on the first or ground floor. 

 Never stand or lie in front of a door or window ; near a stove or heavy piece of 

 furniture. Make every effort to get into the ivest room and if possible before the 

 onslaught remove therefrom all furniture, at least from the western portion. 

 Always shut tightly every window and door in your house or other building in 

 which you may be located at the time of the storm. You should never let doors 

 and windows remain open during any violent storm. Never take refuge in a 

 forest, in a small grove of trees, in an orchard, or near a fence of any kind, 

 unless all these obstructions are entirely out of the line of the storm. 



If possible always open your buildings and let your stock out, driving them 

 to the north. In this matter of caring for stock (which should not be neglected 

 if otherwise possible) always drive them from your buildings to the (as a rule) 

 northward. Try and perform this duty on the first indications of the character of 

 the stormj though not until you have assured yourself of the probable course of 

 the tornado cloud. Of course it is quite possible that the tornado cloud may pass 

 to the north of your buildings, in that event your stock should be driven south- 

 ward, and vice versa. 



With regard to the protection of life and property in the many small towns, 

 and even cities, liable to be visited by the devastating tornado cloud, what has 



