Show RULE OF OP THREE GUARDS AGAINST POISON IVY Be Leaflets Three Let It Be is g good goad od advice for tor avoiding the misery caused caused caus caus- ed by poison polson ivy It may lead to avoidance of some innocent plants but it expresses a simple rule of safety and bears the endorsement of at botanists In n the U. U S. S Department of Agriculture In autumn poison polson ivymay Ivymay ivy ivymay may be recognized by its white berrylike ber ber- lIke ry fruits in connection with its three leaflets Botanists know several kinds of poison polson Ivy plants which go under a wide variety of local names such as aa poison oak three leaved ivy poison polson creeper climbing piety etc These plants end and their close relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives tore are similar in is their poisonous p properties Virginia Creeper is Live five leaved Instead instead in In- stead of ot three leaved as is poison polson Ivy Poisoning usually comes cornea from tram touching me tile plants or in handling clothing that has come in contact with The poison penetrates th the outer surface of the skin and produces produces produces pro pro- duces excessive irritation which may develop in a few tew hours or It may beas be beas beas as long as five lve days after aCter contact After Atter exposure to poison polson Ivy measures to Insure the removal atthe of at the tLe poison polson are of at primary importance lIt at It should be remembered that at first the poison polson is on the surface of ot the skin skim and can be removed by by- byre byr r re- re V aed and aUd very el thorough ough washings Wash and scrub and rinse s several veral Um times s Ordinary ry or laundry soap which is strong and has an excess excess ex ex- cess cass of oC alkali in it is la best beat tor this purpose and hot lOt water should be used Use lots tots o of soap get a good lather then rinse otC oft completely and nd repeat this several times Change the tile water frequently Tb The finger ringer nails especially should re receive receive receive re- re attention Scrub them In severe cases it is necessary to call in the services of a physician A 5 per cent solution of potassium pet permanganate manganato applied locally Is a good remedy Local applications of cooking soda or Epsom salts is as 1 as aa any In some cases During the night or when moist applications can not be used the poisoned sur BUr surfaces I If f Laces faces ces should not be pe bandaged tight or wrap wrapped ed up but hut should be cleaned cleaned clean clean- ed and dried and left to the air Do not bondage bandage lage them tight for tor forthe forthe the night Bathe in as hot Lot water as can be borne on the part clean and dry and leave exposed if It bandaged the irritation will throb and burnall burn burnall burnall all the Larder harder h In the early stages do not use oily ointments Farmers Farmer's Bulletin 1166 F may be from the U S. S Department Department De De- of at Agriculture on poison polson ivy its eradication and treatment in incase Inca incase ca case e of poison n. n |