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HE Ford's latest performance is turning mole and going grubbing in a coal mine. Dr. David Roy Nelson was the pioneer who coaxed his car into the Monarch Mine, at Monarch, Wyoming, and then had it photographed standing in the "Great Black Way."

EENLY realizing and sympathizing with the world-wide demand for some really efficient but simple fire-extinguishing apparatus which can be placed within reach of people who carelessly allow their clothing to come in contact with flame, James O'Loughlin has devised and patented an arrangement which resembles a portable shower-bath. As the apparatus has not yet been placed upon the market, we are not prepared to publish warm

testimonials from highly satisfied and more or less scorched customers.

The apparatus consists of three hollow perforated rings, connected by means of a flexible hose to a convenient kitchen faucet. To the smaller ring is fastened an asbestos curtain or garment and hood which is intended to envelop the body. The entire apparatus is collapsible, and when not in use is stored away in a cabinet fastened to the kitchen wall.

Here is the advice that Mr. O'Loughlin would have you follow when your clothes catch fire: Go at once to the extinguisher cabinet. Pay no attention to your burning garment. In fact let it burn with impunity. If you have time, sneer at the flames in contempt! Press the release button of the cabinet. The doors open. Remove the perforated rings. This automatically starts the flow of water. Place the large ring on the floor with its perforations facing upward. This is very important. Stand yourself in the center of the ring. Whatever the flames have been doing in the meantime does not matter. This invention is not concerned with the action of fire, but only with the method of extinguishing it. It is important to keep your mind on the task at hand; otherwise you may find it necessary to allow the fire to burn itself out, which would not be quite as enjoyable as bathing it out. The smaller ring to which is attached the hood and cloak is thrust over the head and to rests on the shoulders. The cloak now unfurls and drops over the ring on the floor.