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poured on. The foregoing rules, which, 

 are applicable for all buildings what- 

 ever, are more especially so for such 

 places as the British Museum, in most 

 of the Departments of which the 

 property might be as effectually 

 ruined and rendered worthless by 

 water, as it would be by Fire. It is 

 therefore once more repeated, that 

 in case of Fire, the person who gives 

 orders, and is therefore responsible, 

 should remember the following im- 

 portant points, viz. : — 

 1st. Not to enter the room or other 

 place on Fire until he has first 

 seen that the hose and other 

 necessary apparatus are com- 

 pletely ready for immediate work. 

 2nd. To be careful not to mistake 



smoke for fire. 

 3rd. Never to allow water to be 

 poured at all, unless he can actu- 

 ally see the burning materials, 

 and work directly on them. 

 4th. Always to use hand-pump or 

 other small jets in preference to 

 large jets, whenever it is possible 

 to do so. 



5th. When it is necessary to pour on 

 water at all, to do so as quickly 

 as possible. 



6th. To discontinue the use of water 

 at the earliest possible moment. 



