The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-01

by means of the fingernails and II
other ways, which may occur while thu
patient is asleep. Many secure almos
immediate relief by the simple methot
Of bathing the poisoned area in plenty
Of hot water. He continues:
Allow me to issue a note of warning
against making use of sugar-of-leac
upon the open poison Ivy wounds, since
there Is always danger of lead poison
| ing setting in. and lead poisoning Ii
| even more dangerous than Ivy poison
ing Even zinc oxid. another favorite
| remedy" should not be used until the
| spread OF the disease has been checked
and the open sores have commenced
| to heal.
Sumac poisoning is caused by a close
relative OF poison Ivy and Is similar
| in nature. but more virulent- The treat
ment is the same as for ivy poisoning
Poison sumac grows in wet places only,
although sometimes found along road
sides and in other places that are wet
only during the spring months. Inci-
dentally, the young spring growth OF
both poison Ivy and poison sumac is
of the plants.
In conclusion, 1t should be emphasized
that Ivy poisoning is a dangerous. pain
full affection, and needless exposure to
the danger is foolhardy in the extreme,
even by persons who believe them
selves to be so constituted that they
are immune
Writing about poison Ivy more gen.
orally, he says that the common i'm
preston that the wind may carry the
poison is probably erroneous. There
Is little doubt that contact with the
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Is necessary before Inflammation de-
velops, although contact with clothes
or other objects that have touched the
poison ivy is frequently sufficient to
cause trouble. Furthermore, the smoke
from burning poison ivy will carry the
poison and may cause severe infiam-
nation of eyes, nose, mouth and
throat.
There is a common impression that
assassination to Ivy poisoning can be
secured by chewing a poison Ivy leaf
in the spring, he says. AS matter
of fact, there Is good reason to be-
lieve that there is no reliable means
of securing desensitization, and at
tempts In this direction may end dis
astrously. in his opinion. AS to the
best means of getting rid Of the poison
ivy pest in any given locality. he says:
The best way to solve the poison-ivy
problem is to destroy the plants grow
ing along fence rows and in other
waste places. This can be done by cut
ting the plants close to the ground and
saturating the roots with waste motor
oil or with heavy brine made from
AGRICULTURAL salt. Table salt Is not
effective for this purpose. Another
simple method is to employ a person.
not readily susceptible, to pull out the
creeping roots following rain. when the
ground is soft; but heavy gauntleted
gloves and an old suit of overalls should
be worn while the work is being done.
II should not be forgotten that the pol
son ivy will cling to the clothes for an
Indefinite period. Furthermore. the
dead. dried ivy plants are also dam
yerous of themselves
Now, let's talk about poison Ivy from
he viewpoint of the understandable
veteran camper of experience who has
met up" with the pest. When a fell
ow is camping and gets poisoned with
Wy he can't just sit down and wait
for the poison to run its course-that