"dave" wrote in message
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John Ferrell wrote:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:40:35 GMT, "RadioGuy"
wrote:

Childrens books (including Alfred Morgan's) before 1985 are being
destroyed due to lead content in the ink as per Consumer Product Safety
Commission ruling.

Please review article: http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0212wo.html

RG
You need to read "Fahrenfeit 451" by Ray Bradbury I think.

John Ferrell W8CCW

It was two books. Boys' [First] Book of Radio and Electronics and

Boys' Second Book of Radio and Electronics.

I learned a lot more from The Radio Amateur's Handbook

I wonder... what's to stop them from going beyond children books? Besides,
what is a children's book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_books I
never did find a suitable definition and for the precocious child it could
be anything. And for that matter, what about any pre-1985 book in the
vicinity of children. I can see how can this develop over time... handlers
of books will slowly avoid any pre-1985 books from fear of liability
suits---perhaps even history books printed in the 1940's. Consider the
overall results 50 years from now.

Yes... I went through the first, second, third and fourth 'Boy's Book'. I
built the crystal sets, one transistor CK722 amplifier, one tube amplifier
and Geiger Counter. I wish I could afford collecting those old Morgan books
but at $100 or more each forget it. Then there were those countless ARRL
publications from QST to the 'Handbook' with those big B&W photos of
goregous point-to-point wiring with lead ink that I would drool over for
countless hours.

With regard to '451', the theme of censorship has appeared in many novels in
widely different plots... but they all express censorship and attempt the
control of thoughts and ideas. The CPSC ruling is a disturbing precedent!

Perhaps the digitizing of books may be a safe recourse---but who can be
trusted to make the selections of what to digitize, who will maintain and
oversee electronic libraries?

RG