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- From: tigger@satyr.Sylvan.COM (Grace Sylvan)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: Flammability (was: Re: A few Questions)
- Message-ID: <TIGGER.93Jan24130944@satyr.Sylvan.COM>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 21:09:44 GMT
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- > Am I the only one who thinks it a bit peculiar to require sleepwear, but
- > not daywear, to be flame-resistant? Seems to me a kid is far more likely
- > to encounter an ignition source while up and around than while asleep.
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- I think the flame retardancy laws came into being after some little
- girls got severely burned wearing nightgowns. And the idea is that the
- fabric will stop burning when removed from flame - so a child trying
- to escape a burning house would have clothing that self-extinguished.
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- Tigger (Grace Sylvan) Mom of Katherine Yelena, 8/8/89,
- tigger@satyr.sylvan.com Corey 1/31/91; we loved him so,
- Robin Gregory born 2/28/92
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- "It seems to me that our large goal is to find the ways to help our
- children become humane and strong."
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- - Dr Haim Ginott quoted by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
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