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Toys Can Be Threat To Eyes SECTION 2 - PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY DECEMBER 15. 1978 Are you still completing your Christmas-Hanukkah gift list? Well, when shopping for children's gifts keep a few sobering facts in mind. Toys were responsible for ap­ proximately 6,400 eye injuries last year, and 80 percent of these were suffered by children under the age of 15. Another 1.088 youngsters in this age group incurred eye injuries from BB guns, darts and bows and arrows. "Accidents do happen, but 90 percent of the injuries can be avoided." stressed Virginia S. Boyce. executive director of the National Society to Prevent Blindness <NSPB>. "Parents can help prevent eye injuries- and in some cases the loss of an eye-by not buying dangerous toys for their children and by watching them/ at play." Toys are meant to be fun and most of them are, but those with projectiles have a built-in threat to eyes and cannot be made "childproof". Parents should recognize that buying one of these kinds of gifts is literally purchasing "an ac­ cident waiting to happen". The injury estimates cited above $re based on U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports compiled frofa hospital emergency rooms. Some CPSC figures from 1977 illustrate the point: -BB guns, air rifles and other gas, air or spring-operated guns caused some 1,150 eye injuries with 60 percent of them suffered by children under 15. -Slingshots and other sling- propelled toys caused 325 eye injuries. 80 percent to children under 15. --Darts and dart games caused 422 eye injuries, with 75 percent of them happening to those under 15. Eye injuries also can be caused by toys and games which are usually considered safe for youngsters In some cases the problem is that the child is too young to handle the toy. Even crayons, paint and chalk sets have caused eye injuries, and more than half of them were suffered by infants and toddlers. Often, the problem is that youngsters begin to roughhouse and ac­ cidentally hurt themselves or their playmates. "Three-quarters of the eye accidents happening to children at play occur while they are unsupervised." noted NSPB s executive director. "It's very important that parents play with their children and watch them use their toys. Do they take a 'safe' toy and make it unsafe-for instance, by pulling rubber tips off darts? Does the child know how to use the toy? When safety risks are pointed out, does the child understand and avoid them9 Do older children keep their more sophisticated toys out of reach of younger brothers and sisters? "The best gifts*this or any other year are those which will help children have fun and expand their knowledge, but without endangering them­ selves- particularly their eyesight." advised Mrs Boyce. Nut Cake 14 sticks butler l'« etip sugar 6 eggs, beaten separately - 4 cups sifted flour ^ 2 teaspoons nutmeg j' '» cup whiskey . > 4 cups pecans, chopped v 3 cups raisins Soak nutmeg in whisky for at least an hour ^rior to mixing t ream butter and sugar and add egg yolks gradually Dust pecans and raisins with l2 cup.of flour and add to mixture alternating with the remaining flour and nutmeg-whiskey solution Bake 2 hours at 275 degrees in cake pan lined with buttered brown paper Store in air-tight container Don't Play Santa To Thieves! Christmas shopping often entails driving from one shopping area to another, making purchases at each stop Since a car loaded with packages in the front or back seats is. in effect, an open in­ vitation to roving thieves, the Insurance Information institute offers these hints to insure that the right person gets your Christmas gifts Always lock your door even if you'll only be away from the car for a few minutes Be sure all windows are closed When you leave the car. put packages in the trunk and be sure it is locked. Doh't tempt thieves by putting your parcels on display inside the car Assuming that personal belongings -and Christmas gifts would fall into this category-are stolen from your car. your loss may be covered if you^carry a personal property floater insurance policy or if you have # homeowners "package" policy But keep in mind that depending on the type of in surance purchased, thefts of personal property from a motoi vehicle or trailer-other than a public conveyance such as a bus or a taxicab-may be covered only if the thief forces the vehicle open while all the doors, windows and other openings in the car are closed and locked Brown seeks school aid in response to tax cuts. i r/7777 FINE DINING! HOLIDAY CREETINCS ABOUT YOUR I J Shower-door tracks can be easily cleaned with an old toothbrush. Before placipg your pattern on the material, fold material with right sides together. This saves much time in marking darts, etc. For fall blooming chrysan­ themums, make cuttings for rooting now. 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