The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-06
RHts TOxISODENDRON.
memesi,~. Effective Against the infec''sa
eG Poisson IN1.

To rHs EpIrcR 90 TIVE SUS-Su The
e.traovdinary rains In June produced ths
large crop Of poison ivy. Rhus toHlc"den-
dron, that u has been my III fortune 20 see
in many a year. and there u no do0bt that
hundreds Of persons Who passed the Fourth
In IN. country will suffer In the neHt fev
DAYS from the poison. which 20 my mini
/. one OF the most abominabae amiction.
which a person may have.
Their. are some persons who can take
nirht 4. sleep IN a bed OF poison ivy and snf-
fer no IA effects. tao or three years Aso
had such a severe attack that u not ONLY
blinded me for two days but caused my face
and limbs To- swell To such an extent that !
re.stnbl.d a victim OF elephAntiasis and SA-
unabI. 70 leave the house To vote Tor Mr.
Hugh.s since that time i have found
-.Veral remedies. which undoubtedly have
prevented similar attacks.
A -oon a. I -ee the fret signs Of the in
ANIMATION Of ivy poisoning ] apply pure
grain alcohol With a sponge or cloth, and
after has been absorbed In the skin
apply by the same means . generous duAn.
NV of hydrogen peroxide The alcohol
not only relieves the discomfort but dis
solves tn. toxin The hydrogen peroxide
edsctually kills the toxin. The oftener The
applic.,!ons are Used the better. Apolica.
ton. of very hot water will give much TO
It.f When the eruption has developed into
pu tules the peroxide will out an end To me
hnotssT treatment that gave me much re
lief htfoT@ | found the pressing cure wAs
. that Of a To per cent. solution OF pOtas-
sum permAnganate applied by Sponge o.
cloth Ibis di-colors the skin, but that Dis
advantage j. a. nothing TO the relief the
FoT some p-T-ons neither Of these treat
u.n'. may h. Of any value. Tor IN my y enty =
/ nVe years searvh for cure ] have discYt-
4 cred that What will cure one person W
poisoning will have no ehecf on Anotner
/ sugar of lead. that old standby OF physi.
cian- j. no, a cure and - far from being a
/ preventive. so9,hns ,, anu ,s..sd,ns
/ hat ! have never seen OF heard OF any r,slN
| Ia wing been cured by its applicAil9n Hin.
ointmsnt cnres some persSns, i .s..n . nS
istting u dry into the skin - very enca
| ciou- and SCOT hing 4 package OF oahlns
| soda IN a hathtub hlled with water ~ ul give
a CHI : sleep as a res ard 10 the = tctim y ho
has the poison an the BODY -.
| Another cure which has brought hAlpi-
n Of po ,S era btsmath II this . rubbed
over the skin u will prevent poison N many
INSTANCES and u the Inflammation has se'
d.T"d b,smuih rubbed Ia generously. well
| and often will effect a cure 90 quFk thai
the sufferer will b. amazed
suiphIte Of soda - hich he uses IN his ou-l
| ners has cured him in les than hree nolrs
lie dissolvs- eight tea-poonfuls Of hypo-
S ,Is a. o. .Son a. The tnhamm.ion Appeals
OF after the eruption The hyPosulphite
| OF soda and all the other remedies given
ii hoia that some Of the readers Of rHE
SrN may be benefited by one OF the other
% the-e Remedies II mas taksn ne 49, s 4,
IthanEIuInsas { transmit all the remede-
thai have ever tried knowing that tho~e
which did not cure me may have oenereial
STS RHISsrox. staten Island. July s.