I guess my ALIEN THEORY APPLIES, with the exception of you Lynn, your an
angel so of course you would be immune ....weaseled my way out of that one ,
NOT
-----Original Message-----
From: James M Cheshire <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, September 30, 1999 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: Poison Ivy, ect.


>Well, my dad has gone through a lifetime of wading through
>poison ivy and related stuff, and he has never developed a case of it.
>You are right, I am probably not immune to it, as I have developed a
>light, non-itching rash after I have been in the woods. Perhaps luck will
>be on my side, like my dad, and I will keep the "resistance" throughout
>life. I think from now on I will smear on some jewelweed and put on some
>protective clothes before I go in to the woods, just to be safe. Hiking
>in winter is better, as the dangerous leaves fall, and it is not as easy
>to make contact with the oil, unless you cut the plant, causing the sap
>to leak out. Fall is also a good time to hike, as a lot of the poison ivy
>leaves are blood-red, making them easier to see and avoid. One of my
>friends said that his goats ate the p.i. leaves like salad, and then,
>when he drank he milk they produced, he said it gave him a resistance for
>quite a few months, and although it eventually wore off, he just drank
>more milk,
>renewing the resistance. Yep, p.i. is pretty nasty stuff. I will use
>extreme caution
>next time I am handling it.
>
>Kind Regards,
>James
>