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August 27J, 19$h PAIEfS,.. PIGI^iffS, AMD. KOS 2/ Sene paints, when swallowed, are poisonous and since children are apt to put paint-smeared lingers in their mouths or to chew painted objects, thought should be given to providing paints that are harmless* Commercial paints* uter-Color paints,-water-color paints--powdered, liquid, or cake--that are prepared especially for children's use can be relied on as Safe* Some artists' paint,, however, contain lead and must not be given to children, to play with. Oil paints--Oil paint produces a better effect upon wood than does watercolor paint* Oil paint is much more difficult to get off hands, clothing, and floor than water-color paint, but more serious than the cleaning-up problem is that of eliminating the danger of poisoning to the child who gets some paint into his mouth from fingers or tools, or even fromunder the finger nails of "cleaned" hands* There are mans'- safe oil paints and parents should learn the names of these paints and buy them by name* Oil paint consists of a pigment--the coloring--and a liquid in which the pig= ment is dissolved or suspended* YJhen oil paint is drying sometimes vapors are given off which are irritating to sensitive people. For this reason it is better for children not to remain in unventilated rooms in which there are freshly painted walls, furnishings, or other objjects* Since some paint thinners,may be poisonous, close application to work should be avoided* How ever, a child will not be likely to continue painting for a long enough time to be harmed* Some pigments used in paint ? are poisonous when swallowed* They are harmful, whether sucked off damp fingers or from painted toys or furnishings, nary paint manufacturers print the formula on each can of paint; a number of states' require such a statement by law* Therefore, the label will usually furnish the information from which the poisonous paints can be distinguished from the harmless ones Unfortunately, however, the terms used by the paint trade are always readily understood by the public* Paint that contains any lead is poisonous and should be avoided* Some pigments in which the word "lead" does not appear are also poisonous* The following lists contain the names of the most commonly used pigments with this list as a guide a harmless paint can be selected in most faint stores* If a paint offered to you in a store is not in this list, it is not 2/ This' section lias been checked and approved by the National 'Bure?u of V Standards and the rational Institute of Health. N11728 safe to take the word cf 'the salesman as to whether it is harmless or not because he may not know# Paints usually considered harmless- paint' .-'p ' Paints that are poisonous. ~...... ' hite taint Aluminum and potassium silicate Basic lead - carbonate Aluminum silicate or china clay , Basic lead suplhate Calcium carbonates or ground limestone lead titanate Barium sulphate or baryte Antimony oxide Calcium sulphate or gypsum Lithopone Magnesium silicates or talc Silica Titanium barium Titanium calcium Titanium dioxide Titanium Magnesium T'itanaiad lithopone Zinc-sulphide barium Zinc-sulphide calcium Zinc-sulphide magnesium zinc oxide Zinc sulphide Paints Anally considered harmless-- Paints that are poisonous-- Continued. . ' Continued Red:pop.nt : CEIbrinated para Iron oxide,, red ladder lake Fara red Toluidine red Red paint Cadmium red Litharage or red lead Lithol red Orangen pai nt Medium lithol toner and Hansa yellow Orange paint Chrome orange' Molybdate orange Grange mineral lead oxide Yellow paint Hansa yellow Iron-oxide yellow Yellow paint Chrome yellow Cadmium yellow Zinc yellow Green .paint Tungstated organic green Fhobpho-tungstic green Green paint Chrome green Lead-chromate yellow and iron blue Blue paint , Tungstated organic blue Prussian blue Ultramarine blue : Blue Paint Copper rhtyalocyanine blue