Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-02
HERE'S THE WAY
TO BE HAPPY ON
YOUR VACATION
Flax Seeds, Soda, Ammonia
Better Take EN-
Along.
DON'T PLAY WITH BEES
81 FREpERIC ]. HAsKTN.

few rules, some of them very old ones,
The vacationist IS an adventurer In the
sense that he leaves his native element
TOR entirely different surroundings.
The danger IS that in his eagerness to
make himself at home he often gets into
trouble.
Therefore the rules are needed for ref
erence.
The first rule for vacationists is to
travel light.
MANY an able bodied, optimistic mem
Der of society has contracted cramps,
crouch and permanent -sidedness
from being tied down to a collection of
luggage that would make "A doughboy
loaded for marching look untrammeled
by comparison.
several months stay at the beach
may require more baggage than tooth
bruth and an extra necktia. but for per.
sons who expect to be hopping on and
off trains or boats every unnecessary
ounce is a bother.
The person who travels by rail is ad-
,vised to equip himself with dozen flax
seeds.
So long as trains are run by coal and
Cinders are produced IN sizes small
enough to sift through window screens,
riding on 4 train Will he attended by
eve casualties.
Flax seeds are tie recognized, fnfallible
remedy for cinders.
One or two seeds are inserted into the
eve and the seed softens and becomes
glutinous. As It floats about in the eye
in this state it takes up all foreign mat
ter, ana it can be removed in a couple
Of minutes.
If you travel alone, a pocket. looking
glass should be 4 part Of the cinder
equipment.
MANY PEOPLE
FEAR SNAKES.
OF the live things that make vacations
hazardous the most universally feared
is the snake.
In the United States people seldom
run across any venomous kinds except
an occasional copperhead, RATHER, water
moccasin, or coral snake.
The black snake, which is sometimes
regarded as dangerous, is known to be
harmless.
Another mistaken idea is that whisky
is good for snake bite
Tn some places a real snake bite Is
good for prescription"
But the Smithsonian snake expert
holds that whisky is not a remedy.
The old reliable first aid treatment for
snake bite is to have some one suck
the venom and spit it out.
As the poison is not transferable in
this way there is no danger unless the
N-2erson sucking the poison has an open
sore in his mouth.
The best general advice about snakes
is to watch out for them when walking
in underbrush or tall grass, and not to
nanake friends with any snake unless you
IRE sure you understand his disposition
A more common pest than the snake is
This ubiquitous and voracious insect
& succumbs most readily to the scent Of
bennyroyal.
! He also fees from the fumes Of cot
noneils, punk. and to some extent. from
tobacco smoke.
II a lusty bloodhunter gets past one
OF these fume barrages and inserts his
proboscis into you, a scratching spell
can be aFeEted by quick treatment with
ammonia water to take out the sting.
Vacation in a mosquito summer resort
can be rendered more reposefuI If Won
keep with you a tiny bottle of regular
household ammonia with rubber cork.
according to traditions. bees and hor-
nets are unlike mosquitoes. in that thav
90 not make the first advances-if you
get stung tt is your own fault.
This theory is incorrect
we have seen a man who was peace-
fully sleeping in 4 hammock suddenly
assaulted by a bee for no reason at ali
And we remember a lunch party in
the woods that broke up hastily because
one guest took a small bee into her
mouth along with q bite of salad
such incidents are unusual. but II Is
well to he prepared for them
STING RESPONDS
TO PLAIN SODA.
A bee sting responds quickly 70 bak.
ing soda slightly moistened with water
10 make. It stick.
Or lacking this. a plaster Of mud win
Seduce the swelling and pain.
IL the sting is left in the skin It
should be removed first OF all
Besides the creatures mentioned. the
vacatiouists may have to cope with
ehiggers, bulls. sand 1eas, tarrantuIas.
OF maD-eating sharks.
In dealing with any OF these enemies
We can only say that It is well TO
treat.
So much for live enemies.
After mosquitoes. suEburn is the most
frequent worry which sDoils the com
Tort necessary to a real rest
II the country the best way to avoid
the agonies Of peeling is to keep out
{ Il the sun during the hot part OF the
day.
At the Oeacn You nave TO go a stem
farther and look out for the water when
the sun is under a cloud.
To go swimming when the atmosphere
Is In this hazy condition is to invite
he most uncomfortable attack Of sun
burn pOssible-unlcss your skin is har
dened 10 the sun.
y Even when riding in a small covered
boat on such day, you must watch out
f@or the glare reflected from the bottom
81 the boat
81 Sunburn is relieved by cold cream. or
If that fails, by very weak salt solu-
ton.
Not more than teaspoonfuI OF salt
should be used to pint Of water.
Closely akin to sunburn in unslgbtli-
ness and the misery Of the victim Is
poison Ivy.
The poisonous oak and ivy leaves are
not difficult to- recognize. and any one
Z not familiar with them should have
them pointed out.
The leaves Of both are arranged In
clusters OF three on p stem.
Some persons are res vulnerable to
the poison than others but II is ALWAYS
safe step to wash the hands and face
thoroughly with soap after handling
plants in a wood or meadow.
The poison takes the form Of n rash
With blisters. There are numerous treat
nents, one Of the best known being n
bathe the exposed parts in salt water.
Washing the hands or other affected
! surface in gasoline two or three times
A. day is also known 10 lessen the irri.
cation.