The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-01
FINDS A CURE
FOR POISON IVY
Researches Noted Chem
ist Crowned With
Success.
HYP0SULPHIDE SODA
Greatest Drawback Of Pic
nickers at Last Conquered
By Investigator.

physl,lans have not Kept records
Of the number ~ cases uf Ivy poison
inc which occurred during the ycar
but e is safe 10 say that several nun
drcd thoueond poopic arc poisoned
every summer Tho discomfort n
always koon. ana whllc all arc not
affected with equal severity many
persons auffer intensely. Frequent
iy tho patient iH confined 10 bed.
The nervous system IN affected. The
cycsight may bc temporarily Inn
pairod and tho watcry eruptiona ana
dipiiguring swellings are difficult to-
endure,
So pcrFistcnt and prevalent IL the
noxious work of this really beautiful
plant that physicians have boon
keen 90 discover a remedy Saline
solutions sponged over the oruptiuUH
have been used. but give slight ana
only temporary TcliCi NiiruElyc-
erin has occasionally been used In
tcrnaliy. It's powerful stimulating
effect on the heart action makes II
impossible for this drug 20 be nd
ministcrcd by any except physicians,
and then only when II is determined
that the individual patient can safely
take H. Snlvos ana lotions do not
IlI illN swat W WV A''N'f'f ~
word all those whj commune with
nature IN poison Ivy time still need,
and desperately need, n safe. easily
provided and effective way of
promptly reducing the swelling dry
ing up the pustulcs, and relieving
the torturing nerve irritation, aud
preventing rapid spread OF tho In
fcction from one part OF thN oVdy
to another.
Fred a. Howard tho noted chem
lat OF Boston. was Influenced &C. take
up this problem by seeing the erect
OF the poison on children. lie says.
Although the poor little things go
out to pick flowers and autumn
leaves, Just as children ought TO do.
they come back homo rubbing
little itching spot on their wrists or
face. Next day their oyes may bo
swellcd shut. and after that they arc
obliged to stay indoors, suffering
instead OF being out with the birds
and butterflies whore they belong
II seemed 90 me high timo some
body did something about a."
so with characteristic scientific
.herasshHeEs MFR. Howard pro-
coodod to find out exactly what poi
son ivy did TO the human system.
determined the chemical results OF
tho infection. And, having accom-.
plished this. ho set hic trained
chemical mind 10 work to discover
direct ami simple chemical methods
OF noutralizins the poison.
at wasn't hnrd Job" he said
after | had gotten that far. and
pretty soon | had number ot
chemical reactions noted, any one
OF which would do what | wanted
IL to do, but what was after wn, a
simple remedy, an effective chemi-
cal agent that even the small family
could easily procure. And by and
by found it. When discovered II
laughed aloud. II was Just plain
hyposulphido OF soda. n common
chemical that any child can find
and buy for almost nothing In even
the smallest drug store. {"
Now" Mr., Howard said. IN great
many families living near mo keen
hypoaulphide dissolved in water In
bottles and teacups, and when the
poison ivy marks begin to show on
the children or on the grown-upa
out comes the solution. They wet q
cloth with II, and lay Il on the az
feced part and pretty soon the pus.
tules shrink, the itching ceases. and
the trouble is gone"
Hyposu1phide OF soda, n common
chemical used by all photographer
and procurable in al, drug stores
must not be confounded with cook
ing soda, which would bo ineffec.
tive, or with washing soda, which
would be intensely irritating. ANY
druggist will supply the right thinp
II the customer win clearly say n,
wants hyposulphide OF soda. oi
"hypo," ms the photographers call It