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Awareness Of Hazards Prevents Many Home Fires From Erupting By JEAN SHARP CP Women's Editor TORONTO (CP)--From the fire department's point of view, those old cans of paint, the worn-out chesterfield, the rack of old clothes you keep because you might use them again one day are a stockpile of fuel waiting to feed an ac- cidental fire. R. H. Brown, director of the fire prevention bureau of the Toronto fire department, says careless smoking and the misuse of electricity are ma- A simple fire prevention measure Chief Brown sug- gests is to be sure you have enough ash trays and that they are substantial -- big enough and hard to spill. And never smoke in bed. Chief Brown says someone should make it a duty to cheek the furniture after a party, turning cushions and looking underneath, to be cer- tain there are no burning cig- arettes. CAN CUT FIRES "People say they can't do But, of course, they say, 'Tt can't happen to me.' "' A li-amp fuse is the one suitable for normal small ap- pliances. When you use a heavier fuse or put a penny in it, you overheat the wires, which dries out both wire and insulation and eventually can a few minutes occasionally to dry out any condensation that may be accumulating. DON'T LEAVE STOVE Chief Brown says constant vigilance is the best way to prevent fires. Don't get too far from the start a fire. stove when you are cooking. "Wiring installed by a qual- If you are using fat, don't go ified man doesn't usually away at all. Spilled fat and cause trouble. Both wiring overheated fat can burst into flame quickly. A few other ordinary haz- ards to check: and insulation are made to last a lifetime in proper con- ditions. It is usually the obvi- ous electrical hazards that Buy flammable liquids such cause the problems. as paint thinner in cans, not Chief Brown says you breakable bottles. should have your heating If you store gas for your equipment checked at this f Prciy 3 lawn mower, don't keep it in time of year, when you first the house. Put it on a high turn it off. You shouldn't just will to a goal that you believe] attainable. hea More slimming psychology: |came in your columns which Don't try hard not to do some-}told us what to expect. It is like] thing. The will isn't a brake to|having a friend to call on for) keep you eating something you want. Trying to hew to the line makes reducing a moment-by-jhave starved. How wrong they |specialists at Macdonald Insti- moment struggle, ally you give up trying. Find ways enthusiasm. Flee boredom . . it's fattening! fashion showing. Window shop and picture that smaller dress . . feeling of triumph that will be -jyours! Keep your goal vividly in mind. When you do this it's almost as if you turn the whole process over to a higher au- THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, April 13, 1967 ]7 TIMELY TIPS For a tasty side salad, chill 'cooked Ontario-fresh asparagus jspears. Top with French dress- ling and garnish with pimento think I must|or tomato wedges, suggest food help. "My friends \tute, University of Guelph. are! I tell them that the secret) John Ovens 0.D. is a protective eating plan, al OPTOMETRIST PH. 723-4811 your (little daily exercise and slim- 8 BOND ST. E., OSHAWA and eventu- to enliven e 1. - -|ming psychology. It helps to rea- Go to a spring!con through to what you want . .. then keep your mind aimed toward: that goal, I find the daily walk helps to keep the pounds off." | yourself wearing . get the jor causes of home fires. Cou- all the things we want them let it sit and not give it a thought again until fall. shelf in the garage out of reach of children. thority within yourself. WEIGHT STANDS STILL pled with an accumulation of to do. If they only did some If you store waxy or oily Some of you ask why you fail at the same place each time. Could it be you expect to lose| heart and picture failure? What | jpattern do you keep repeating? iIf you go along fine until you | hit the weight plateau recognize that this standstill period is na-| ture's way of stabilizing your |weight at this new low. During} the lull in losing, continue your slimming pattern of eating and |get out and walk daily. It may} \take three to four weeks, but | combustible discards, they can cause serious fires of them, there would be a lot fewer people involved in fires. If you have oil or gas heat- ; rags or mops, keep them in ing, you should turn it on for . P P closed metal containers. | Keep matches out of the hands of children and in 4 metal containers. LEARNING BY DOING DISS, England (CP)--Girls at a Norfolk high school learn housekeeping the practical way ° When I decided to jin a_ specially-constructed SiX-| }room apartment. They furnished have a lamp made it themselves, cook in the . 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Once you | four decorator colours with white will to stay with a diet and re-jreally make up your mind to] Ely linen shade, And look at the price! duce?" is a common plea. ltake action and see it through, | ' ; \that's it. | The will is mind - directed. MNS next logical step is to cre- The slimming psychology is to|ate a course of action in your change your thinking as you|mind. You will find that when| curb calories. What do you|you commit yourself to a plan| WIFE PRESERVER want? The brain is a goaljand visualize your goal, your For smooth, straight bangs,|seeker, Instead of a glib, '"I|will is channelled in that direc-) comb smoothly together in the|wish I were thinner," which is|tion. It's as if the strength of} middle of your forehead, put as|too fleeting to be effective,|will you exerted to make up many clips as needed down both} make the effort to think through your mind then carries through. sides. to what you want to achieve.'Why? 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