viii AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
August, 1909 
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You never can tell what hour of the 
day or night a fire will break out in your 
factory, your office or your home. 
You know that your insurance would not repay your real fire 
loss. If you havea fire in your factory—think of the thou- 
sands of dollars you lose in orders you cannot fill—think of the 
disorganization of your working force, and think of the extra ex- 
pense of carrying on your business under difficulties! Think of 
the work your competitors are doing while you cannot work at all. 
If your home is burned—think of the loss of furniture, personal prop- 
erty and treasures which money can never replace, Think of the danger to 
yourself and to your family. Look more to the protection of your property 
than the reduction of your insurance rates, Last year’s fire loss was $382,000,000. 
One way to reduce it is better individual protection. Four-fifths of all fires in 
cities are put out by the chemical apparatus of fire departments—but it takes them 
valuable time to get there. 
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e e equipment capable of immediate action—more 
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his is of vital importance and demands your careful consideration when buying fire extinguishers 
on which depend the saving of your property—the saving of life. 
The Badger Chemical Engine gives you a most effective private fire department. 
treadand will go through any three foot opening. 
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ri 5 It throws a stream 75 to 85 feet sufficient to extin- 
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s Costs practically nothing to maintain. All chemicals necessary are 
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