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Safe Costumes
Home-made Halloween costumes can have the safety of being made flame retardant.
Mix three ounches of boric acid and seven ounces of borax with two quarts of water. Saturate the fabric or material and allow to drip dry. The material will resist fire until washed or wet by rain, said the faculty member in Tech’s College of Home Economics.
If the costume is purchased, be sure the label indicates that it is flame retardant.
Other safety precautions should be taken too. Light, bright costumes are best because they are easily seen by others. Trim the costume with a flourescent or reflective tape.
Masks and hoods obstruct vision. Cosmetics can be used to make up a face to be almost anything. Small children find it easier to be made up than to cope with the mask.
Long, flowing garments are not a good choice for Halloween revelers. Besides increasing the possibility of tripping over the costume itself, the extra material may be a fire hazard if it flows past an open flame.
Never permit children to carry pumpkins with lighted candles. Give them flashlights to help see along darkened sidewalks.
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