Fire
To extinguish a fire promptly and effectually, a large package of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda (or Saleratus) should be kept in every part of any building, home, factory or elsewhere. The entire contents of the package must be thrown or scattered at the base of the flames, with a sweeping motion of the hand. The action of the Soda on the fire is to extinguish it INSTANTLY: the heat from the fire releases the Carbonic Acid Gas, which kills the flame.
The Great Arm & Hammer Soda is preferable to other brands for this purpose, as it contains more carbonic gas, whose effect is to smother fire. 1