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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
at the top of the building if psmMe, and search every 
room. When on stairs keep to wall side, where air is 
relatively free from flames and smoke. If a room is 
locked, try to rouse the people by pounding and calling 
and then break in the door if unsuccessful m rousing 
them, and you suspect there is some one there. 
Remember, the air within six inches from the floor is 
usually free from smoke, and if the smoke makes breath- 
ing too difficult, you can still accomplish your end by 
crawling along the floor and dragging the rescued one 
with you as you learned to do in gas rescue. 
Form a bucket brigade from the fire to the nearest 
water supply ; passing the filled pails from one to another 
rapidly, the last throwing the water on the fire and pass- 
ing the empty pails back along another line to be filled 
again and passed on as before. 
Fires from Kerosene, Gasoline, Benzine 
Prevention . — 1. Do not light a fire with kerosene. 
2. Do not clean gloves or clothing with gasoline or 
benzine in a room with a lamp or gas jet lighted. 
3. Do not try to dry clothing that has been cleaned 
with gasoline or benzine near a hot stove or lighted gas 
jet. 
Extinction . — Do not use water to put out a fire of kero- 
sene, benzine, or gasoline, as that only scatters the flames. 
Smother with blankets, rugs, sand, ashes, salt, or any- 
thing which is at hand and can be used ; remember that 
woolen will not catch fire as easily as cotton. 
COMMON POISON AND ANTIDOTES 
Poisoning — Cases of poisoning happen most often be- 
cause people do not examine the bottles before taking 
medicines from them. 
Prevention — Disinfectants, liniments and medicines 
