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Show "Vaccine" Said to End ' 1 Poison Ivy Suffering The affliction from poison Ivy Is now treated In the same way that bay fever Is combated that Is, by injecting inject-ing Into the sufferer minute quantities of extract of the very poison which causes the distress. This bas been found effective both ss a preventive measure snd as a method of treatment. treat-ment. Ao Injection of the poison Ivy antigen, which Is an extract made up of poison Ivy leaves, acts In the same manner as a vaccine. It usuully requires re-quires about three Injections Into muscular mus-cular tissue for the cure of a case. Within 24 hours after the Injection the It chin ceases and the Irritation begins to disappear. This treatment Immunizes the patient against an attack at-tack of poison ivy for about two months. However, the patient Is again susceptible the following season. It also is poss.ble before the season begins be-gins to give one Injection of poison ivy antigen and thus afford immunity from the affection for three or four months. Washington Star. |