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y S. Department o f Labor ,C h i l d r e n ' s B u r e a u Washington 25 D. C. December 19L5.............. . . . . . . . . PAINTS, FIGMENTS, AND DYES" 1 / Some p a in ts , when sw allow ed, are poisonous -and s in c e ch ild ren are apt to put paint-sm eared f in g e r s in t h e ir mouths or to chew p ain ted o b j e c t s , thought should be given to providing paints that are harm less. Commercial P a in ts . Wa t e r - c o l o r P a i n t s . --W a te r - c o lo r p a i n t s --powdered, l i q u i d , o r cake-- t that are~prepared e s p e c ia lly fo r c h ild re n 's use can be r e lie d on-as sa fe. Some artists' p a in ts , how ever, co n ta in lead and must n o t.b e /g iv e n .to T c h ild r e n to plav with. f-- C il p a in t s . --O il p a in t produces a b e tte r e f f e c t ".upon..vcoapthan does w ater-color p a in t. O il p a in t i s much more d i f f i c u l t " t o ' . o f f ' h a n d s , c lo th in g , and flo o r than w a te r -c o lo r .p a in t , but more sepxAid x n a n sth e'd lea n in g -u p problem i s th a t o f e lim in a tin g -the danger o f tfcHhe'; c h i Id who g ets jjcne paint, in to h is mouth from fin g e r s .o r t o o ld ^ o f^ e v e ^ ffo m ' undfr th e cinder n a ils o f " clean ed " .h a n d w There are many s a f e ' o i l p a in ts and parents ehould learn th e names o f th e s e p a in ts and .buy'"them by name. O il p ain t cojfs^ sts o f a pigm ent-^the c o lo r in g --and a liq u id in which the pigment is i.d is s o lv e d or suspended. v/JJhen.oil p a in t i s drying sometimes .vapors .are given o f f which are irrita tin g _ j.to s e n s it iv e p e o p le. For t h i s - '-- reason i t i s b e tte r fo r c h ild r e n not to remain in u n v e n tils te d rooms in which there are f r e s h ly p a in ted w a lls , fu r n is h in g s, or o th er o b je c ts . S in ce come paint th in n ers may be p o iso n o u s, c lo s e a p p lic a tio n to work should be avoided. However, a c h ild w i l l not be li k e ly to continue p a in tin g fo r a long enough time to be harmed, Some pigments used in p a in t are poisonous when sw allow ed. They are harmful, whether sucked o f f damp fin g e r s or from painted to y s or fu rn ish in g s. Many p aint m anufacturers p rin t the formula on each can o f p ain t; a number o f S ta tes req u ire such a statem ent by law. T h erefo r e, the la b e l w i l l u sually fu rn ish th e in form ation from which the poisonous p a in ts can be d is tinguished from th e harm less o n es. U n fortu n ately, however, the terms used y the paint trade are n ot always r e a d ily understood by th e p u b lic . Paint . . contains any lead i s poisonous and should be avoid ed . Some pigments in ch the word "lead" does not appear are a lso p o iso n o u s.. ..... -^e fo llo w in g l i s t s con tain th e names o f th e most commonly, used p ig t h is l i s t as a guide a harmless paint can be s e le c t e d in most ^ ix^ S"k0reS* ^ a P ain t o ffe r e d to you in a sto re i s not in t h is l i s t , i t ivh- v,, Sa- e take th e word o f th e salesman as to whether i t i s harmless or cause he may not know. V T h is Stare?infjorm ation" `hlas bueen cnhecKkeda anda approved bv th e N a tio n a l Bureau o f ar s and the N a tio n a l I n s t i t u t e o f Health ts u su a lly considered harmless H h it <? paint. Aluminum and potassium s i l i c a t e or mica '' -Aluminum s i l i c a t e or china c la y Barium su lp h a te or b aryte Calcium carb on ates ,o.r ground lim estone Calcium su lp h a te or gypsum Lithopone Magnesium s i l i c a t e s or t a lc j j-.Si i i C ': i *xvT itanru^ha-rium -. * ^fTitaniiim^calcium Titanium d io sp d e /' 7; ru .nagn.es ium' litq h a ieu lithopone v f a . 1 4t Zinc-suiphide ^jrium : m J s W B,*;' . 2;r.c-.-!u`.p h % d p -c j^ ie ;u r:. . . . . " Zinc, su lp h id e Paints that -are-poisonous White p a in t Basic lead carbonate ... B asic lead su lp h a te Lead tita n o te ' .... Antimony ..oxide':-:i -;. .. ,, ,:v ,:T.; Jf 5, i , . , . J ; ,V l" . " I -.V- \ \ i a y - ? J' in t hlorinated'- p a r a . ..YPn "oxide , r ed adder lake -&ra ped. T d u id in e red 1: > ~ 0 . Liruoi i u "wi ' . M f u o i . V to v < v ow_p a in t ansa yellow i-oxide yellow' P.ed Paint i u. I.'t Itol Litharge-, or recr lead L ithol. jr cd- ( g i l '. l i t h o l pe__. i nr 1ndi ng-g edium., l i t h o l ^ tone*-}-'; ....// r*.v 1. r eok Yellow p a in t* " . Chrone ^yellow Cadmium y ello w Zinc yellovi'"'- t ilir v lint' - ' ' gstated organic greenosp h o -tu n g stic green .- ...Green paint ; - Chrome green .... ' Lead-chromate ... yello w and ipon blue . Ih i' 'gstated organic blue sian blue aarine blue Blue paint Copper ' ph-thalocyanine -blue' ; Orange, p ain t %. Chrome orange Molybdate orange Orange m ineral lead oxide . -.r . (CB 46-352)