Show Poison Ivy Season Is Coming Up YOU MAY have handled poison poison poison poi poi- poi poi- son Ivy last year and escaped without an Itch but dont don't push your luck says a pamphlet from the American Medical Association tion Hon No one Is permanently Immune im immune immune Im- Im mune to poison ivy oak or su su- su mac YOUR NEXT meeting with this pesky plant could take place In your own yard as well as In Inthe Inthe inthe the woods and fields Poison Ivy oak and sumac have appeared In city gardens and poison ivy has been known to form a beautiful growth up the side of ot a house Poisonous oils from these plants can come your way In Inthe the smoke from a neighbors neighbor's burnIng burnIng burning burn- burn Ing trash or on your dogs dog's coat IF YOU CAN detect poison plants you can of often ten a avoid void the them m. m Poison ivy and Its close kin poison oak are three-leaved three plants which may grow as low bushes or They may be mixed with honeysuckle and other climbers cUmbers Poison su sumac sumac sumac su- su mac an eastern swamp plant with seven to 13 leaflets and small white berries usually grows as a shrub If you have been exposed carefully remove your clothes and thoroughly wash all affected ar areas as with warm water and soap then sponge with a 50 to 70 per cent alcohol solution Using rubber gloves clean your clothes in an oil solvent and soapy water Then dry them in inthe inthe inthe the sun IVY OAK AND sumac poisoning poisoning poisoning poison poison- ing start with itching and redness redness redness red red- ness within a few hours to several several several sev sev- eral days after exposure Then watery pimples appear There is no cure for the big itch Wet dressings of boric acid or Epsom Ep- Ep Epsom Epsom Ep Ep- som salts solution bring some relief Calamine lotion also alsore- alsore re reduces reduces re- re duces itching Call your physicIan physician physician cian when the Inflammation is extensive If you know that you will be benear benear benear near poison plants or working with them have your druggist make a ten per cent sodium urn ointment and apply on exposed skin After contact with the plant wash off oll ointment and scrub all clothing even clothing even shoelaces I |