50 ARSENIC IN PAPERS AND FABRICS. 



Russia of children's playthings of any sort that are colored with an arsenical dye- 

 stuff, or of wrapping papers for confectionery, other sweetmeats, and food 

 materials, is absolutely prohibited. 



Page 658: In painting children's playthings the use of other nonarsenical but 

 more or less injurious coloring materials is permitted. 



SWEDEN. 



Proclamation of November 18, 1892, regarding a change in the royal ordinance of 

 January 7, 1876, concerning the sale of arsenic and other poisonous materials 

 and articles. 



I, Oscar, by the grace of God King of Sweden, Norway, Goths, and Wends, 

 make known the following: That I have deemed it well to annul the proclamation 

 of April 10, 1885, regarding a change in the ordinance of January 7, 1876, as to 

 the keeping and sale of arsenic and other poisonous materials and articles, and 

 decree that section 20 in said ordinance is to have the following changed form: 



SECTION 1. Wall paper, shades, half shades, artificial flowers, or other articles 

 in water colors (with gum, starch, dextrin, albumen, and such like), printed or 

 painted with colors containing arsenic, must not be kept or offered for sale, pro- 

 vided there can be obtained from 200 sq. cm or less of the goods, by reduction 

 with potassium cyanid and sodium carbonate, a metallic arsenic mirror which 

 will give a black or brown-black at least partly impervious mirror in a glass tube 

 of from f.5 to 2 mm inside diameter. 



SEC. 2. The same prohibition holds also regarding cloths, textiles, yarn, lamp 

 shades, wafers, stearin candles, and other candles which contain colors with 

 arsenic or other materials containing arsenic, provided metallic arsenic can be 

 produced in this way and to the amount mentioned above from 109 si. cm. or less 

 of cloth, textiles, lamp shades, or from 8 grams or less of yarn or from 21 grams 

 or less of other materials mentioned here. 



SEC. 3. Certificate regarding the nature of the article is to be prepared by a 

 trained chemist, and should contain a statement of the weight and surface con- 

 taining samples of all the colors in the article and be accompanied not only by 

 the metallic arsenic produced, inclosed in a glass tube closed at both ends, but 

 also by as large a sample of the tested article (containing not less than 500 sq. 

 cm.) as is, needed to recognize it or for a possible retest in case the question comes 

 up again. The glass tube as well as the sample of the article should be securely 

 joined by seal either to the certificate or to a paper containing the experimenter's 

 signature and number, which is referred to in the certificate, which in other 

 respects should be worded according to formula appended. 



All concerned must conform strictly to this. 



The health commission at Christiania decided at a meeting July 24, 

 1883, that until further notice it would follow the rules given below for 

 the examination of and decision regarding objects containing arsenic: 



Of cloths, paper window shades, wall paper, and similar objects, 200 sq. cm. 

 are to be used. 



Remark: In the case of large figured cloths and tapestries, etc., the experi- 

 menter is to see to it that all the colors used in the pattern are present in the 

 sample used in testing. It should for this purpose be taken from a large piece 

 (for example, 1,000 sq. cm.), which is first weighed and then cut into very small 

 pieces, of which again an amount corresponding in weight to 200 sq. cm. is taken. 



Of dry colors 1 gram is used. Of lace, yarn, colored candles, colored flowers, 

 wafers, and similar objects, 5 grams. Of paint, that quantity is used which can 

 be scraped from a surface of 200 sq. cm. 



