Show POISONS AND THEIR CURES ane three leaved ivy is dangerous it almost invariably being poisonous ivies are perfectly harmless and can be bandied with impunity POISON may be positively identified by the little white berries which they grow bearing red berries are harmless the berries far from being dangerous yield an acid most agreeable to the taste and withal wholesome born the poison ivy and poison dumach sumach though unlike in appearance of foliage have similar white berries growing in small slender clusters from the aeils axils of the loaves IT is said that the poison from the stings 0 insects may be destroy eil and the inflammation quickly allayed by repeated and generous applications of the juice of raw onions SOAP is an efficient antidote for carbolic acid poisoning and should be given as soon as possible after the poison has been taken and persistently continued until oil toxic symptoms have disappeared A SIMPLE and effectual remedy for ivy poisoning is said to be sweet spirits of ditre nitre bathe affected parts two or three times during the day and the next morning little trace ot the poison will remain IT is well to know that wood lye asap antidote to poison ivy boil wood ashes in a bag a few moments dilute so that it will not bo too harsh yet leave it quite strong paint with it the afflicted parts and in ten minutes wash off with soft tepid water and anoint with vaseline repeat till a cure is effected |