Show aremady leux dy jacor or ivy poisoning tho the ivy leaves are so pretty in an dumn that they often beguile children into picking them the poison ivy and the innocuous variety differ in oua one par nicular tf se they can be readily distin gui shed the leave of the poison ivy grow in clusters of three while the harmless kind grow in clusters of five the leaves are narrow and long and the vines rna run in the ground when poisoned by ivy it first appears in the form of watery pimples pim plen which emart smart and burn and awn ran run together in a solid blotch followed by a swelling of the poisoned parts an excellent remedy tor for the same is sweet spirits of niter bathe the affected parts two or three times through the day and the following morning scarcely any trace of the poisoning will remain another infallible remedy for poison ing by ivy and other poisonous vines and plants is to rich buttermilk in which has been beaten some green tansy leaven until the milk is thoroughly tinctured bathe the ports parts often until relieved at night might wet a cloth with the mixture and apply wetting as of often ten as it dries driel per haps these remedies are old but what matter as long aa as they are good housekeeping |