Notice to the Public.
It will be unlawful to use firecrackers and toy pistols or blank cartridges.
By order of the Town Council.
Signed by The Mayor.
“Some program!” commented Tom Holden.
“But why not let us have firecrackers and toy pistols?” asked Ibee Brave.
“Yes, Miss Helpem, why not?” asked half a dozen voices.
“I am prepared for that question,” smiled the assistant nurse. “If you will kindly open your note-books, I think by the end of this lesson you will understand that it is not because anyone wishes to deny you fun that you are asked not to use these little toys,” pointing to the table, “but because—well, after you have heard the lesson, I think you will know something about the danger from—
Gunpowder Wounds
Gunpowder is not antiseptically clean. It is very dirty because it contains so many of the deadly germs of lockjaw.