DANGER FROM FIRE.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 28, 10 September 1886, Page 2

DANGER FROM FIRE.

[We do not hold ounulei-4 roeporuublr for the opimona aiproMol by eo(Tt<e|nmdenUj

(TO TtlK KIdTUB.) SIK, —With my experience at Makarotn frwali in wind, I wi»li to draw your reader*' attention to the wp sHaII Boon bp in (ruin fire. I And that the Hump* on iuy M-ction burn very readily even now. A wind eon ranw* a considerable Arp and camp* ihotrn of •I>ark*. They *rem to bum far iu< re reaUly than at Makarotn. In auiiuiier you will find that they catch ui all direction*. apparently without bei.i*; li.’hted. and remain annwilderinif until a wind cornea. Then, ill a few minute*. tin whole place ejirtno* into fiery life. Ito », hitherto iineiin, curl out of the gr uid and blare. I'.vrn himji* of manure bum tiorraly. K > ■ ry weak apot in verandah* and fancui|( u been i;ed by *|>ark*- Aa l iiajj aa tor uibvbitai.ta etirk h their houiipa tiler" i» little lai*;« r. even with w oodei. roof*. The danger win.u |

the smoke affect* ths eve* I was »> .e to keep the fire nnder at Makar*'. x. .t-* • y eye* gave wav. but al st, I fm .1 that for a whole minute at a time 1 wti Maid. I took refuge in a room I bvl prejaiel. where cloth# soaked to ammonia w.re hung up. TL.’ ammonia r.etitnuise I the pyroligneous acu ui the «u. k>. wlitrh i« the ingredient that affect, t! eev • I had also planted M room. I found Uus room tb- stuck- I : u-ors fi-vely Ilian ever; and I rvl .«d-* tly . i-..rst . it. On returning next racr nr I t* " i that very shortly after I left the tire lal abated, but tnr two neigfib rs » •* t.*J stayed were perfectly blind, aid '« i; led about| •» if I hod »ta- I have been a queer fix for a solitary bachelor. I wr>’ild suggest that the Town I It..aid make attempt to got p’s > Ist compel removal of stumps within ” • ’ 'Ui limit*. It would be no fav u resi I t., I as the work is very eaev when dor.« Lido by little, and a|»pe.ir* very aim* t . rrh Ito children. Absentee* would Uav. t ; .u, ■ but that is a matter f, w lor a] |* ;' ■ t would regret. In default f that, an eh n ! should be made to in i rv 1 -nls to , clear at anv rate the stn i::e to a . Beard of their house*. lam trying a few *♦ mil's | with saltpetre, but shall not get anv -e. suit* for some month*. Anv |«v :.. . I information on tins latter l.< a-1 wo useful. —I am. 4c., “ W. F n.vwt-srt