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SIX RULES
1# MATCHES-r-Be sure your match is out* Break it in two be
fore you throw it away.
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2. TOBACCO—Be certain that your pipe ashes and cigar or
cigarette stubs are dead before throwing them away.
3. MAKING CAJiP-—Before building a fire scrape away all in
flammable material from a spot 5 feet in diameter. Big £
hole in the center and in it build your fire. Keep it
small. Never build a fire against trees, legs, or near
, brush. .
4. BREAKING CAMP—Never break camp until your fire is out—
dead out.
5. BRUSH BURNING—Never burn slash or brush in windy weather
or while, there is the slightest danger of the fire getting
away.
6. HON TO FUT OUT A CAMP FIRE—Stir the coals while drowning
with water. Turn small sticks and drench both sides, wet
ground around the fire. If water cannot be had, stir in
dirt instead and tread down until packed tight over and
around the fire. Be sure the last spark is dead.
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS COOPERATING ASSOCIATION