Are you anxious to be a friend of mine?
You will have to think hard not to help me, for I am CARELESSNESS.
It is only Thoughtfulness or Safety First that keeps me from doing more.
I started the great fire that swept away the greater part of the city of Chicago. You see Thoughtfulness or Safety First wasn’t working, so I let the woman who was milking a cow set a lantern too near the cow’s heels.
If Thoughtfulness or Safety First had been on board the Titanic, the Captain would have listened when the wireless warned him of icebergs ahead.
I was there! You remember what happened.
I help in every accident. If Thoughtfulness or Safety First were “on the job,” almost every accident would be avoided. I don’t like SAFETY FIRST. Do you? I wonder why?
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SAFETY FIRST
Safety First is a policeman guarding our bodies from accidents.