Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1909 — Care Would Avert a Thousand Tragedies. [ARTICLE]

Care Would Avert a Thousand Tragedies.

"Care would avert a thousand accidents,” remarked an observer theother morning. “Somebody’s carelessness may be written as the verdict in most cases, and it would not be far wrong. Hundreds of people fall from insecurely fastened ham-* mocks; not a few are run' down by automobiles and motorcycles; bathing and boating claim victims and there are hundreds of pleasures and pastimes that contribute to the list of fatalities. And all because of carelessness. A bit of care in fixing the hammock and testing the ropes would save dozens of broken necks, backs and limbs. Careful driving, conformity with the speed laws and caution in crossing streets would prevent many a sad accident. The man, woman or child who goes swimming and ventures beyond the safety mark are in the foolhardy class. The person who goes boating without first learning to swim comes close to the same category. Yes, the verdict, ‘somebody’s carelessness,’ is perfectly applicable in the majority of cases, ’ r he concluded, as he rushed to grab a street car before it came to a stop to get on before the crowd rushed in and gave utterance to the friend he was addressing as follows: “Care, indeed, would avert a thousand tragedies.”