Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-18
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
ivy. oak mud sum.c Poisoning.


Poison ivy is 4 vine trailing shrub havinx
leaves which always divided into three
icahets. Two of The leaflets opposite
ana nave short stalks. and the third or middl.
ieahet has longer stalk. The under surface
Of the leaflets has a velvety covering OF Nm,
hairs The margins OF the leaflets are les. no
'iced than the common dye-leaNet leayss Of
'"e hArm'ess Virginia creeper (Which many
mistake Tor poison ivy: rather typical feat
"re Of the poison Ivy leaf is the tenS.uc,
of the leaflets TO he more deeply no,chcd m
side
Poison oak more common on tho paci6r
COAST and IN the Far West. This shrub has
leaflets arranged precisely like poison ivy
'esnets' hut poison oak leaflets are similar to
oak leaves IN shape. Poison GA X bushes some.
times attain height OF five feet Another
variety OF poison OAK is common i'm he I;as,
having ~" same three-leaRet feature bu,
inc ieahcts resemble the leaves OF scrub OAK
ROBSON Su'nac On some places called poison
eioeF' poison ash, poison doSwood) Ia small
tree growing in swamps with smooth gray
mark and leaves eight or ten inches long
having slender stalk. which the separate
'eahets are arranged in opposing pairs I'm
IKE the common fragrant or harmless sumacs
po'son sumac bears white or yenowish irut,
"h'''a' the common harmless sumac bears
red fruit.
N'i or these poisonous plant. ar. Of III.
hhus '2mily The irritant or poisonous prin.
'ip'- Ut All rs an oil called toxicodendrol, and
WIZ s" long way 10 spoil an otherwise happy
summer. '''
BUSINESS before pleasure. Now for the medi.
cine.
one susceptible. I" poisoning nv any Of these
hh"s plants and con,cmra,,ns an ,Y~ur.,o,
w rhus'" territory MAY rnnu,izo hi,rs.,f
against the poisoning nv taking ip,erra,y N.
wet colleague who. I regret 10 saw /.
~ me homeopathic leaninE. assures mo il il
>, ''"''S me third d'iution potency Of
me "r"s rh"s To-. nsad nv adherents of
''"' '"'th Erssey fear my brother is right
m" OF course. wcnId n.v., do Tor M. -
come r'Iht on tai with an, such admission
' '"e'e may b" few aiiopatnic doctors iiv-
80 SUM-" mere. Tor AL know Al any rate
''N"'"n and healers are forever spcakin. n,
ali@pa thic' doctors ~ though scue,hir, ~
NV N'"o occurs somewher. The third d,u,ion
NAV he all right. am not competent "a civ.
insurance about that. but h.r. is the formula
"""" Is suggested hH Dr ! r Schamherg Tor
iinmuniza,,on
T,nr'nre Of Rhns ,ox,codoudron ,", what
ever other species 81 IN. Rhus family YOU NAV
be sensitive to-. Is drops
Alcohol. 7h hrops
Syrup OF orange, enough make three
ounces.
trhe tincture should he a 10 per cent ,ipt,-
mre OF the fresh leaf OF the plant prepared b,
pharmacistD
Directions: Take dose three times dau,
a''"r meats "" ab""i n wine gia>sfu ~ water
Begin with two drops. and incrras. Nv Two
hrops every dose until YOU ar. taking ciah
teen drops. then take Just one teaspoorful
once day after eatins. III tn. SUNNY i. used
up. " i. we'll 70 keep som. on h,nd and tsse
'eaSpoonfn once or iwic. week through
ont the season " you Frequently cxpos.d
No doubt the third diinti"n or potency 81 rbu.
i"N would be equally effective aeains, s.n.i-
itvitr 40 poison ivy.
4 treatment for The d.rma,i,,s Or SKIN in.
hammaton which seems ne curative ~
DAY or two consists IN hvpotermic Injection.
of very dilute eStrac, ~ tn. plant-ore or
iw" doses usually relieving the itching and
burning compictrl,