Arizona republican., 1921-07-05
Vacation Perils

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 How to Prevent Poisoning
 But if an alkali Is applied before the poison has sunk into the skin, the prevention of trouble is possible. Those who go into the woods where they know that the plant grows should, upon reaching home. wash the hands and face and any other parts of the body-that may have been exposed with a strong solution of bicarbonate of soda. using laundry soap. It should not be forgotten that the poison may have got onto the shoes and other clothing, and may be contracted by handling these.
 Next to plants. insects are the great enemies of vacationists. There are patented dopes for keeping away flies and mosquitos. and many parts of the north woods would be uninhabit- able for man without some such pro- tection. Deerflies and horsef1ies are especially annoying. Do not go into an unknown country without some such preparation, and also take along some ammonia water. A dilute so- lution of this applied to the sting will help, and is also good in case of bee or wasp sting.
 Fear of snakes probably keeps more persons out of the bushes and the tall grass than all other appre- hensions put together. This fear is largely neurotic and innate and little justified in this country by the ac- tual damage done by the snakes. The only poisonous snakes in the United States are the rattlesnakes, copper heads. moccasins and coral snakes. The hundreds of other kinds are all harmless. and many of them like the black snake and the garter snake. are deidedly useful. None the less. most of these are killed lon principle.'' Against snakes. prevention is again worth more than cure. In rattle snake country especially it is well to wear either leggings or shoes that reach the knee. snake seldom, if ever, strikes higher than the knee of standing man. His poison will not reach you through canvas or leather. and any but the thinnest clothing is apt to take most of the poison out of the glands. The real danger Is that in picking up fire wood, or a shot bird or something on him. Care should be taken, too, | in climbing cliffs where the hands are used for support.
 | In the case of any kind of snake bite. immediately cut open the two little punctures made by the fangs and suck out the poison. Then eau terize the wound. If you are going to carry anything with you. let it be some crystals of permanganate of potash. Washing the wound with a solution of these crystals and inject ing the solution into the surroundins l tissues will cauterize it effectively If no water or syringe is available I the crystals may be rubbed into the wound, which is heroic treatment.
 While this is done, the bitten part should be cut off in part from the general circulation by tying a band age tightly about the limb between the wound and the heart After g while this should be released for g moment, and then frightened again and this operation repeated abou, every 20 minutes. thus letting what poison has not been extracted into the system gradually.
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 a fatal result.
 This account of the horrors he
 risks may deter the timid vacation.
 ist. It should not. Life is full O
 risks anywhere, and safety lies il
 understanding the danger.