BEE-STINGS AND IVY POISON
Beo venor and ivy poison aro now' stirring the medical world, the ono as a cuio for rheumatism, and the other as a spring-time problem. One doctor, writing in the "British Medical Journal," reports the contention it a "scientifically knowledgeablo beekeeper that stings are most potent at the end of the summer, when the honey is being guarded before the winter starts, while in muter the potency rapidly decreases." The writer, a Harlev Street specialist, considers that this is the reason his beo venom treatment for rheumatism failed during the winter, although the results during the summer pi-oved very satisfactory. The ivy poison warning, which is frdnr. a Bournemouth practitioner, relates to the common ground ivy. The merest touch of the leaves or stalks, ho states, give rise to the most intense itching and swelling of the skin. The only treatment, it is added, is bathing the hands in hot water, and afterwards applying oxide of zinc. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 65, 14 September 1934, Page 3
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