y smoulder away very slowly, and not burst into flame. This is a
simple precaution, which may be adopted in families of children. Bed
curtains, and linen in general, may also be treated in the same way.
Tungstate of soda has been recommended for the purpose of rendering
any article of female dress incombustible. Any chemist will intimate
to the purchaser the manner in which the tungstate of soda should be
employed.

1377. Precautions in Case of Fire.

The following precautions should be impressed upon the memory of all
our readers:

1378. Fire!

Should a Fire break out, send off to the nearest engine or police
station.

1379. Water.

Fill Buckets with Water, carry them as near the fire as possible, dip
a mop into the water, and throw it in showers on the fire, until
assistance arrives.

1380. A Wet Blanket.

If a Fire is violent, wet a blanket, and throw it on the part which is
in flames.

1381. Chimney Fire (1).

Should a Fire break out in the Kitchen Chimney, or any other, a
blanket wetted should be nailed to the upper ends of the mantelpiece,
so as to cover the opening entirely; the fire will then go out of
itself: for this purpose two knobs should be permanently fixed in the
upper ends of the mantelpiece, on which the blanket may be hitched.

1382. Curtains on Fire.

Should the Bed or Window Curtains be on fire, lay hold of any woollen
garment, and beat it on the flames until extinguished.

1383. No Draughts.

Avoid leaving the Window Or Door open in the room where the fire has
broken out, as the current of air increases the force of the fire.

1384. Burning Staircase: Escape.

Should the Staircase be burning, so as to cut off all communication,
endeavour to escape by means of a trap-door in the roof, a ladder
leading to which should always be at hand.

1385. Avoid Hurry and Confusion.

Avoid hurry and confusion; no person except a fireman, friend, or
neighbour, should be admitted.

1386. Dress on Fire.

If a Lady's Dress takes Fire, she should endeavour to roll herself in
a rug, carpet, or the first woollen garment she meets with.

1387. Handy Baize.

It is a Good Precaution to have always at hand a large piece of baize,
to throw over a female whose dress is burning, or to be wetted and
thrown over a fire that has recently broken out.

[LITTLE STICKS KINDLE THE FIRE, BUT GREAT ONE