The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02
Frederic Haslkin' 5 Letter
Hints for the Vacation.

II the sting Il left in the II, /. 8
should be removed first Of an
Besides the creatures mentios.6
the vacationist may have a - s
with chiggers. bulls, sand fleas n,
rantulas, or man eating sharkr !.
dealing with any Of these ens.s..
we can only say that 1t Is wen 3
depend on inspiration and I speasv
retreat.
Beware Of Sunburn.
So much for live enemies. An.
mosquitoes, sunburn Is tia -
frequent worry which spoils a.
comfort necessary to a real to
In the country the best way :
avoid the agonies of peelinE i 1. s
keep out Of the sun during The -
part OF the day. At the beach ~ s
have to go . step farther and looS
out for the water when the sun i,
under q cloud. To go SWIMMING
when the atmosphere is in I'M
hazy condition is to invite the most 1
uncomfortable attack OF eunburr
possible-unless your skin Is hard.
ened to the sun. Even when I'd.
ing in q small covered boat on such
q day. you must watch out for The
glare reflected from the bottom
of the boat Sunburn IL relieved -
pld cream, or il that fails, By 4
very weak salt solution. Not mora
than a teaspoonful Of salt should
be used to a pint Of water. y
Closely akin to sunburn in IN,
sightliness and the misery Of the
victim is poison ivy. The poison
Gus oak and ivy leaves are not din.
cult to recognize, and any one not
familiar with them should have
them pointed out The leaves q
both are arranged in clusters Of
three on stem. Some persons are
less vulnerable to the poison than
others, but it is always a safe step
to wash the hands and face thor
oughly with soap after handling
plants in a wood or meadow.
The poison takes the form Of Z
rash with blisters. There are num-
erous treatments, one Of the best
known being to battle the exposed
parts in salt water. Washing the
hands or other affected surface IN
gasoline two or three times day
/ is also known to lessen the iriA-
ton.
The public health service says
that the most important things to
look out for in choosing place for,
vacation are health and comfort
The advantages Of convenient
dance hall and tennis court fade
F. into nsignificance If rooms are not
screened, II the kitchen is dirty.
sanitary conditions are bad, or Il
the water supply is not pure. Any
one of these conditions may make
a vacation a bad investment in
stead of a good one.
Pure water is extremely vital
The Chicago public health service
keeps on hand small tablets Of
hypochloride of lime which can b
used quickly to purify a small
amount OF water just as the city
supply is treated. The tablets are
furnished to people of the City who
60 of on picnics or vacations where
the condition of the water supply
is unknown. 1t is a valuable pre-
! cautionary measure, and one which
other cities might well adopt as the
tablets are on sale in few if any
drug stores.
The guest at a summer resort
cottage is more or less at the merc1
! of his landlady as regards rations
He can only remember that fresh
fruit and vegetables are the bes'
hot weather food, and eat along
, those lines as far as the boarding
house bill of fare permits.
Be Careful About Food.
Food for camping is too compiler
a subject to be detailed here, bu1
heat producing diet, such as meal
and starchy articles, should bf
avoided as far as possible.
AS for the picnic excursionists
they usually forego mixing crabs
and ice cream, but this is about tht
only concession they make to thell
stomachs. The picnic lunch II
safest when it does not offer tot
great a variety. A salad, ligh'
sandwiches, lemonade, milk, fruit
and possibly cake or ice cream, arr
the best of the summer picnic Sc
lections. 1t is a matter OF safe1y
first to forego sampling six kinds o.
sandwiches and three slices o.
gooey cake. In fact, safety first !
the moral of every rule mentioned
in this piece. When you traVefs'
strange ground-watch your step.