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ain't'-.on r urmture I And Toys to' Protect Children j KA1> pui.-uning ns a result of chew* ing paint from toys, cradles and woodwork i* now regarded * a more fre<P"'id occurrence among children than formerly, and all children's hos pitals. rcatitint; the I'Sll'HI of the dan ger.-. front tlit-s sourer, arc coming lit use ii lead-free paint on their beds, toy#, furnishings nnd interior decora tion*. it was stated orally Ni>v. Ji tin behalf of the Public Health Service. Children are very susceptible to lead, it wan stated. ,and show a.higher.fav lalit.v rnlc than adults, j Kretpiehily, it wits .miid, small amount* Of lead which , may cause only chronic' lead poisoning , in nn older person may be of sufficient iptantit-y to cause acute pbi.Hbnimr.'lead-' ing to death, in an infant. The following information was also furnished by Dr. Russell: " -1 ' .The most common sources of lead poisoning in children are paint on va rious object & willtin llir reaeli of a child and lend pipes which are u*e.l to eo'tvev drinking water. V;it;.v,:v m*n. itl's.'Uii lily-, rein pa toe'., hew net. asf now beginning, to make paints for in door purpose.) which are lead-free nod lead is bring replaced in pipes by otlier metal*. I.ead poisoning i)) infants is not so often heard of because the rendition is I'renuenlly unrcongnis.ed by physicians. The prisoning creates certain disturb ances which art' common to various difra.ics which occur'during infancy. . . Acute lead poisoning in children is very painful, one of The symptoms be. .iiig severe cramps in the stomach. The poisoned child become* intensely irri-. table and ha* convulsions and tremor*, t'hronic lead poisoning leads to grad ual deterioration of numerous part* of tin) body. The nervous system in gen crn! is affected mid the result nut _ he nervousness, insomnia * and neuritis. The kidneys and blood vessels arc also affected. In general, lead poisoning is apt. to lead to chronic invalidism. Children who have been r\}Msrii to lead should have s dirt vir'.v m rdi'iiim sp.! vitamin* Kl uit v sir v ,-i y di-'iistdr smi sun lime so|v girsitv 1i's 16357