The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-20

vacae;e., Pssils.

ttinss Win help, but the best tina
% apply them = a1tef the exposure
and beeoro IL APPEARANCE of ths
rash. Oaco The rash has appeared.
The chances are that you are In for
4 patnful Illness Of from three "a ]
ten days. One frequently hears
of some cares for the aflliction.
and there afs patented remedies
On sale. but the experience Of mos
persons II that the poison must run
IL course. The remedy that usually
gets the credit for effecting The !,
care 10 the one that u applied whsa
nature has about done the work.
HoW - Prevent Poisoning.
But II an allnn 10 applied before
the poison has sunk into tho skin.
the prevention Of trouble ID POI.
sible. Those who 60 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 strong
solution Of bicarbonate Of soda, US
ing laundry soap. It should not be
forgotten that the poison may have
rot on to the shoes and other cloth
Ing, and may b contracted By
handling these.
Next to plants. insects are the
great enemies Of yacationists. There
are patented dopes for keeping
away dies and mosquitoes. and many
parts of the north woods would be
uninhabitable for man without some
such protection. Deerflies and
horsefiies are especially annoying,
Do not 80 into an unknown coun-
try without some such preparation,
and also take along some ammonia
water. A dilute solution of this
applied to the sting will help, and
ID also good In case Of bee or wasp
sting.
| Fear Of snakes probably keeps
moro persons out Of the bushes
and the tall grass than all other ap-
! prehensions put together. This
fear ID largely neurotic and innate
and little justified, in this country,
by the actual damage done by the
snakes. The only poisonous
snakes in the United States are the
rattlesnakes, copperheads, mecca
sins and coral snakes. The hun
dreds Of other kinds are all harm
less, and many Of them, like the
black snake and the garter snake,
are decidedly useful. None the less,
most OF these are killed "on prin-
ciple."
Against snakes, prevention is
again worth more than cure. In q
rattlesnake country, especially, it
10 we'll to wear either leggings or
shoes that reach the knee. A snake
seldom, il 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 ia apt to take
most Of the poison out of the glands.
Tho real danger is that in picking
up irew0od, or q shot bird or
something like that, you might put
your hand ON him. Care should
be taken. too, In climbing cliffs,
where the hands are used for sup
port
| In the case Of any kind OF snake
bite, immediately cut open the two
little punctures made BY the fangs
and suck out the poson. Then eau
terixe the wound. II you are going
to carry anything with you, let ii
be some crystals Of permanganate
Of potash. Washing the wound with
. q solution of these crystals and in.
. jecting the solution into the sur.
] rounding tissues will cauterize Il
effectively. II no water or syringe
10 available the crystals may be
: rubbed into the wound, which is
; heroic treatment.
While this is done, the bitten
part should DO cut OF in part from
! the general circulation by tying q
bandage tightly about the limb, be.
tween the wound and the heart
After . while this should be re-
! leased for . moment, and theI
. frightened again, and this opera
ton repeated about every 20 min
utes. thus letting what poison hal
! not been extracted. into the system
, gradually.
II no permanganate is carried, TIL
wound must be cauterized by heat
! ing belt buckle or any other meta
object and soaring the wound. Thil
} painful emergency treatment, if ap
| piled promptly and effectively, vii
} practically prevent the possibilit!
I Of Q fatal result
This account OF the horrors b,
! risks may deter the timid vacation
: list. 1t should not. Life is full o
, risks anywhere, and safety lies Il
} understanding the danger.