How To Escape From Fire

The Superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, an organixation somtwliat similar to our Fire Department, hai devised the following very judiciout directions for aiding persons to eaeape from premises on fire : 1. Be careful to acquaint yourself with the best means of exit froia th house, both at the top and bottom. 2 On the first alarm, reflect before you aet. If in bed at the time, wrp yourself in a blanket or bedside earpet. Open no more doora than are absolutely neccssary and shut every door after you. 3. There ig always from eight to twelve iuehes of pure air cloee to the ground ; if you cannot, therefore walk upright through the smoke, drop on jour hands and knees, and thus progresa A wetted silk handkerchief, a piece of flaunol or worsted stocking, drawn over th face, permita breathing, and, to a great extent, exeludes the smoke. 4. If you can neither make your way upwarda or downwards, get into a front room ; if thero is a family, see that they are oollected here, and keep the door closed as inuch as possibie, for remember that smoke always follows a draught, and fire alwaya rushes after smoke. 5. On no account throw yourself, or allow others to throw themselves, from the window. If no assistance is at band, and you are in cxtremity, tie tho sheets together, having fasteued one side to some heavy pieces of furniiure, and let down the women and children one by one by tying the end of the line of Bbeeti around the waist, and lowering them through the wiudow that is over the door, rather than one that is over tha área. You can easily let yourself down after Ihe helpless are saved. 6. If a woman's elothoa oatoh fire let her instantly roll herself over and over on the ground. If a man be present, let him throw her down and do thelike, and then rap her up in a rug, ooat, or the firet woolen that is at hand.