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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 12227 ***
+
+Child's First Picture Book
+
+
+[Illustration: Book Cover]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+CHILD'S FIRST PICTURE BOOK
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE FIRE HORSES stand ready in their stalls, and at the sound of the
+alarm gong the stall chains are let down and each horse goes quickly to
+his place at the engine, and the big iron collars are clamped around
+their necks and off they go to the fire, with the engine, at break-neck
+speed.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: The Alarm]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE AUTOMOBILE FIRE ENGINE can go to the fires very swiftly. Many times
+the saving of a few minutes by the firemen in reaching a fire means
+stopping the blaze before it becomes too great.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: A Dangerous Fire]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE BRAVE FIREMAN rescues many people who are caught in burning
+buildings, in this way risking his life that others may be saved from
+the smoke and flames. Many people owe their lives to the bravery of the
+firemen.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE HOSE NOZZLE has been taken up to the roof of a building next the one
+afire and the firemen are sending the water into the upper floors of the
+burning building. The hose nozzle is very difficult for the firemen to
+hold.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Hook and Ladder Truck Going to the Fire]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE FIRE ALARM is sounded by a big gong in the station from street alarm
+boxes near where the fire occurs. The firemen know these alarm stations
+so well that they seldom look for the address, but dash off quickly to
+the correct place.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: A Water Tower]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE FIREMEN'S DOG goes to every fire, running beside the horses, barking
+a command to hurry. He gets to the fire hydrant first and sits there
+panting until the Firemen come up to attach the hose and turn on the
+water.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE ROUND HOUSE is the place where the railroad engines are kept when
+they are not working. The engines are turned around on a big turn table
+so each can be run on the different tracks which all lead to the
+turn-table in the center.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Passing a Signal Tower]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE WATER TANK is seen frequently along the route of the railroads and
+plenty of water must be taken on and carried in the engine tender to
+make steam which is the power used to drive the big engines.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+AN OBSERVATION TRAIN is often made up to follow the great college boat
+races, where the railroad runs along the river bank. Flat cars are used
+with seats fixed on them for the spectators.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: The Circus is Coming to Town]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE TRAIN FERRY carries entire trains across rivers where there are no
+bridges. Some of the largest train boats have several tracks and carry a
+train on each. The boats are tied in slips at the shore so that the
+tracks meet exactly those on the land.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE STAGE COACH is used in the country where towns are few. The stages
+meet trains at the stations and take on passengers to be carried to
+their homes away from the railroad. Some of the stage routes are several
+hundred miles long.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Engineer and Fireman]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration]
+
+THE TUNNELS are passages for trains under mountains, hills and rivers.
+The tunnels are dark but the trains are well lighted. Electric motors
+are often used, this avoids the smoke of steam engines which is very
+unpleasant in the tunnels.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Field Artillery]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Whippet Tank]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Raising Gun Up Mountainside]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Dirigible Balloon]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: A Swift-going Motor Cycle With Machine Gun]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: A Battle Motor Car]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Anti-aircraft Gun]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Army Band]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Aeroplane]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Blanket Tossing]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Sailor Band]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Battleship And Giant Submarine]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: A Sea Sled]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Laying Mines]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Troopship Homeward Bound]
+
+THE FLAGS OF THE ALLIES
+
+United in defense of Freedom in the great war in Europe. May we honor
+them forever, and always prove worthy of our flag which we love best.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Wooden Battleships Of Olden Days]
+
+THE FLAGS OF THE ALLIES
+
+These are truly the Flags of Freedom. The countries represented through
+bravery and sacrifice have made the world a safe place to live in.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: A Fast-going Patrol Motor Boat]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Cutter Drill]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: Seaplane Destroying Submarine]
+
+
+
+
+
+
+End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Child's First Picture Book, by Anonymous
+
+*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 12227 ***