If you plan to spend the day by the fireplace, be sure not to feed it any newspapers or magazines printed with colored ink. It can emit dangerous levels of lead that are especially harmful to children.

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Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen are health investigators based in New York City who have spent decades collecting "cures from the cupboard." They are authors of Bottom Line's Treasury of Home Remedies & Natural Cures and Bottom Line's Household Magic. They are authors of the free e-letter Household Magic Daily Tips. 

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February 15, 2011