The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16


ivy is It's resemblance to the harmless and
beautiful woodbins or Virginia crsspsr. Nearly
everybody is on the lookout for poison ivy. and
1t is probable that. but for this unfortunate re-
semblance. the summer girl would not reap
half her usual harvest OF itching fingers and
swsllsd face. But the summer girl loves Wiz.
Rtnia trooper quite as much as she hates the
poison ivy. 50. as long as she Is unable to dis
tinguish between them. she must be resignsd
to suffer now and then.
1t is no easy matter for tho uninstruoted city
girl to distinguish between these two graceful
both seek stpmps and fences and low bushss
for their Smorsces. and haunt clearlngs 10 the
81 whifh hs poisHn 30
eempsn sa pissuIes are vsr1 simIss y:sdss.
The poison Nv has three leaves IN each cluster.
xs e' Tbs as' voSa ;
u nS L WITH af Il ona
poison 81 " breath; Do not topeh The ~
te%sP s lH he ivy 90 NOT touch S Els Ssn
spread the irritation over an entire school.
a. DI50Es thss n: nd.
those q she virsiais ersspsf. ' SsnsrsIis they
are ssrratsd or notched round the edges: but
sometimes the edges are smooth. The stems
Il e. t yn sb nsy' s iR
trails: This !. "a, AZ, true Of ths viisinis
sflord an easy way Of distinction. In share
small. pale srespish nowsrs. and when rios
soi smeH ss ens R:s ssesn Sus
berries hung from stems Of rich rcd
Ts:Sn ;Io y.rsty o, s%m:s6 ys.
!iIh its vivid torches, Il Is slender ana grace:
Many call Il poison oak. aud in some PARTS q
ifyou Intend visiting EosIon perhaps you will
ind tts Latin name useful 1t IL Rhus toxico-
Poison ivy has Q cousin, which country folks
often .all poison doEwood or ro dts elder u
POISON Ivy. The rais Of ihress AID h1s. holds
good here too. The poison sumach. like the
y: Ss.ns;. suasshi H. The Virsinis ei.:D.::
S g Ssssm. Sss sR ass y. Thn s sis
pgoiso nous toward evening AMI ~ night than
tS a SO Iss 10 ny psf. %:
country ths, 1t kills tho trees r"und which 4
Its arms Tnee Il no e,onnd Tor ,hs
that It seems to seek dead trees and .tumps 10
Chamber nver. Some persons are poisoned 80
badly by the ivy that the skin becomes covered
by q crust and. II the face 10 stunE, the fsA-
lures arc al most oblitsratel by sweIllnR The
poson itself never causes death, al houRh Ur.
Hubbard OF Bellevue Hosrital saw . case six
years AGO In which he patient. = healthy boy OF
l5ysar.. was 40 weakened by the poisonthat h..
died Of exhaustion. This hoy became covered
with hl!stcrs md WAS unconscious for two
wask-. 1t II rare. however, for people to be.
come very III from tn" no sou. though many.
especially women, suffer for several weeks.
A. to remedies you may take your choice
OF VERY many. liyou are seriously poisoned.
IT, would lie better TO cal! q nhysie an. II your
Affection amounts only TO Itching and iTrita-
ton with little rash and slight fever. you can
treat yourself. DR.. 3. A. Brown, naya! ofi-
Ger. recommends ton or twenty grains Of br,.
m inc dissolved In q quart OF OLIVE oil. This is
TO be applied TO the poisoned surface four
times days. and twice u day tn" poisoned
parts must he washed with water and CASTLE
soap Another simpe remedy Is a wash OF
hyposul phits Of soda d Esolyed In water. and
applied every two hours.
II ,on arc roisoued While canning In the
woods yon neel not lacR r"nNGies I hs ln-
t'aus gather bopes.t AMI crash TIE tops and
lsNos "a u pull. This often drives ANA, the
poison very quickly when rubbed on the aesh,
Common oak tree bark boiled In water until u
gets the consistency Of tar 10 also . good aps
plicA,ion, These ample remedies are roSome
menase by good physictAns.