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features Battalion/Papl October 11 Halloween tips heighten safety United Press International You open the door Halloween and there stands a collection of angels, monsters, cowboys, fairy princesses and E.T. What does all that make- believe mean? That is one Hallo ween question. Another: How to keep kids from harm during trick-or-treat happenings? Answers to the first question come from Dr. Wayne Green, assistant professor of psychiatry at the New York University Medical Center and head of the Child Psychiatric Ward at Belle vue Hospital. Answers to the second ques tion come from the National Safety Council in Chicago and the American Academy of Pediatrics in Evanston, Ill. Kids dress in scarey outfits for these reasons, as Green sees 1. By dressing up as an evil spirit they lessen their fear of that spirit. 2. By dressing in costumes meant to frighten, kids deny they have any fear of the tradi tional villains they emulate. 3. Parents select costumes, sometimes for the cute effect. This tells as much about the pa rents as their children. Green said All Hallows Eve — Halloween — is a time of scari ness and evil spirits, reflected best by costumes such as black cats, owls, ghosts and witches. Trying to scare others may help a child release hostility or some other pent-up emotion. Kids trying to scare others also may be attempting to mas ter some kind of fear. If they go “boo” often enough, they have a chance of getting over the fear. At the American Academy of Pediatrics in Evanston, there are precautionary rules about Hal loween customs and costumes. “It’s a good idea to make sure that Halloween isn’t too scary,” reports “Your Child’s Health,” the AAP’s newsletter for fami lies. “By taking just a few precau tions when designing your child’s costume, Halloween will become more treat than trick.” Precautions: • Costume shouldn’t billow or be loose near the feet. A child could trip or the costume could catch fire from a candle-lighted jack-o-lantern. • Be sure the costume has re flective patches or reflective paint on it to alert motorists. See that the child carries a flashlight. • If the costume has a wig, make sure it’s non-flammable. • Makeup is safer than a mask. Masks tend to make it hard for the child to see. JEFF’S PERFORMANCE CENTER 1801 Cavitt Tune-Ups • Carb Repairs Starters • Alternators Clutches • Brakes General Auto Repairs Performance & Efficiency Mods Stock & Custom Engines Corvette Repairs of all Types Hi-Performance Parts & Accessories All Work Fully Guaranteed Bryan 822-4934 OVERSEAS LOAN FUND APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILA BLE FOR CHRISTMAS AND SPRING TRIPS. OCTOBER 25-29 IN MSC TRAVEL COMMITTEE CUBICLE - RM. 216 OF THE MSC. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL MSC TRAVEL 845-1515 Dreamhouses, islands for sakNei • Everyday shoes are much safer than high heels or other borrowed costume-type shoes that usually are ill-fitting. • Make sure the bag for col lecting treats is small. If it is too large, it may cause the child to trip. Sharon Gamache, safety spe cialist at the National Safety Council, says children are vul nerable to accidents on Hallo ween because of the often care less manner in which they run about trick-or-treating. She encourages parents or other responsible adults to accompany young children on the rounds. “The safest time for trick-or- treating is during the afternoon and early evening hours,” she said. “The safest place is in the child’s neighborhood." She gave directions for de corating faces, saying witches, hobos, gypsies, clowns, pirates and other characters can easily be made. First, apply cold cream as a base. Then design the child’s face with makeup, pencils, lip stick, blush, eye shadow or clown white. Don’t use any red makeup near the eyes. She said Halloween costumes should be made of light-colored, flame-retardant material — and be big enough so warm clothing can be worn underneath if the weather's cold. She advises parents to find out what route older children plan to follow and what time they plan to return. “Tell them to stop only at houses or apartment buildings that are well lit,” Gamache said. “Have Children save treats un til they get home. The treats should be checked before eat ing. Carefully examine unwrap ped or loosely wrapped items. Wash fruit, and if there is any thing suspicious about a treat, report it to the police.” Families can signal they’re ex pecting haunting visitors by switching on a door or porch light. Keep dogs away from the front door. They’ll only scare lit tle kids. Other safety tips: Trick-or-treaters should re member to cross only at cross walks, never between parked cars, and to look both ways be fore crossing. Tips for drivers call for cau tion when backing out of drive ways. “Be extra attentive,” Gamache said. “You never know when a youngster will dart into the street without thinking or looking. You must look out for them.” United Press International GREENWICH, Conn. — Bruce Wennerstrom is selling dream houses and paradise is lands. His 300 available properties range from private islands to palatial villas with price tags of up to $63 million. One house includes a 20-car garage. Another has a wrap-around vis ta he says contains “the world’s most fabulous views.” The house with the garages is owned by John Bond of Escon dido, Calif., retired publisher of Road and Track magazine. The garage is climate-controlled so Bond’s collection of cars re mains in mint condition. The first $1.4 million buys it. Wennerstrom says the house with the view isn’t as remote as it looks even if it is on Tahiti. Downtown Papeete is just five minutes from a jet airport that connects the South Seas with Los Angeles, Hawaii, New Zealand and South America. If you prefer something on the Casablanca side of exotica, Wennerstrom of fers “Bled Tar- gui,” a Moroccan villa with a wal led garden in Marrakech owned by an Austrian baron. Start talk ing at $1.5 million. Perhaps a house designed by professionals at the foot of Pike’s Peak near Colorado Springs, Colo., might be more to your lik ing. It consists of two joined pyramids. Each is 26 square feet with ceilings sloping upward at a 52 degree angle. Price: $ 198,000. Or maybe what’s said to be one of the finest estates in the “Valley of the Moon,” the wine country around Sonoma, Calif., which is going for $ 1.35 million, would be your preference. The land includes 2,680 Chardon- nay vines. For Civil War aficionados and physical fitness buffs, Wenner strom offers a 20,000-square foot home of native stone and glass atop the famed Civil War site of Missionary Ridge in Chat tanooga, Tenn. It has a gymna sium. Price: $2.5 million. For those who really want to get away from it all, Wenner- strom’s company specializes in islands. Twenty-eight-acre Sun set Point in Fiji might be worth considering: no cars, no stores, no telephones. Maybe “Mary’s Fancy” at St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles might strike yours. A local legend says one of the early settlers, Mary Van Ramondt, was given her choice of any piece of land on the island. She chose a five-acre site just because she fancied it. The legend doesn’t say what Mary did to be the beneficiary of such largesse, but the acreage she selected 250 years ago is selling today for $1.5 million. There’s an I 1-room Victorian lodge and 2,663 acres for sale in New York’s Adirondacks. Cost: $990,000. Even at that price, it’s only partially furnished and equipped. Wennerstrom’s company puts out an annual catalogue, “Previews, Guide to the World's Fine Real Estate,” to help mar ket the properties. It is heavy on color photography, runs to 320 pages, and costs $15. "It’s the ultimate dream book for every one to enjoy,” Wennerstrom says. He said the catalogue is a natural because he has never run across anybody who didn’t enjoy sneaking a |K*ek at a beautiful home. 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