1-1/2 ounces
Glycerin 1-1/2 "
Oil of lavender 10 drops

Mix.

The following lotion is also efficacious:

Zinc oxide 30 grains
Powdered starch 30 "
Kaolin 60 "
Glycerin 2 drams
Rose water 2 ounces

Mix.

DIRECTIONS.--Shake and paint on spots, and allow the preparation
to dry; wash it off before each fresh application.

It is best to use only cold water, rarely soap, on the healthy skin of
the face. Warm water favors relaxation of the skin and formation of
wrinkles.

=IVY POISON.=--The poison ivy (_Rhus toxicodendron_), poison sumach
(_Rhus venenata_), and poison oak (_Rhus diversiloba_ of the Pacific
Coast, U. S. A.) cause inflammation of the skin in certain persons who
touch either one of these plants, or in some cases even if approaching
within a short distance of them. The plants contain a poisonous oil,
and the pollen blown from them by the wind may thus convey enough of
this oil to poison susceptible individuals who are even at a
considerable distance. Trouble begins within four to five hours, or in
as many days after exposure to the plants.

The skin of the hands becomes red, swollen, painful, and itching. Soon
little blisters form, and scratching breaks them open so that the
parts are moist and then become covered with crusts. The poison is
conveyed by the hands to the face and, in men, to the sexual organs,
so that these parts soon partake of the same trouble. The face and
head may become so swollen that the patient is almost unrecognizable.
There is a common belief that ivy poison recurs at about the same time
each year, but this is not so except in case of new exposures.
Different eruptions on the same parts often follow ivy poisoning,
however.

=Treatment.=--A thorough washing with soap, especially green soap,
will remove much of the poison and after effects. Saleratus or baking
soda (a heaping tablespoonful of either to the pint of cold water) may
be used to relieve the itching, but ordinary "lead and opium wash" is
the best household remedy. Forty minims of laudanum[9] and four grains
of sugar of lead dissolved in a pint of water form the wash. The
affected parts should be kept continually wet with it. Aristol in