That's very true. ----- Original Message ----- From: ~ Ron W. ~ <ronwaldron@verizon.net> To: nygreene@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:23:47 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Old Cemeteries and Poison Ivy Mother-in-laws do tend to get and give rashes....... ;) ~ Ron W ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Old Cemeteries and Poison Ivy > And don't anyone out there try that bit about eating the leaves. My > mother in law did it because she believed she could finally be immune to > poison ivy that way. Well let me tell you, she had the worse case of > poison ivy, in her mouth, etc had it. > > So please don't anyone try that. > > Carolg > > ----- Original Message ----- > And d: Rich Howard > To: nygreene@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:04:03 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: [NYGREENE] Old Cemeteries and Poison Ivy > > Jane, > > Not to be argumentative, but I have found some medical books to be > inaccurate on the subject of poison ivy. I have studied botany and taught > classes on identifying edible and poisonous plants for over 40 years. > Being > an avid outdoorsman and an advanced life support emergency medical > technician for over 30 years, I can assure you that some people are > immune. > That is because it is an allergic response and not everyone is allergic. > Furthermore, allergies require prior sensitization. Therefore, the first > time you are exposed there will be no reaction. > > I recall an incident about twenty years ago when I worked at a summer came > in the Adirondacks. I was with a group of campers who were playing a night > game of hide-and-seek in the woods near to where we were camping. In the > morning I saw that the entire ground were the they were hiding, lying and > rolling around was covered in poison ivy. Yet only 5 of the 12 kids ever > showed signs of the poison ivy rash. Some were "city kids" and this was > their first time in the outdoors. > > Even the famous wild foods author Euell Gibbons wrote about how he > developed > resistance to poison ivy by eating the young plants when they first came > out > of the ground in the spring (supposedly an old Native American cure). But > be > advised, the immune system can change over time so someone who has not > been > sensitive can become so later. It is always better to be safe than sorry. > > To complicate matters, there are other common plants, most notably > Pastinaca > sativa, which is often found along roadsides in the northeast and is often > locally called Wild Parsnip (looks like yellow Queen Anne's Lace), can > produce what is known as phytophotodermatitis (PPD). PPD typically > manifests > as a burning redness that may subsequently blister. Postinflammatory > hyperpigmentation lasting weeks to months may ensue. Simply stated, it > produces a skin irritation that is often mistaken for poison ivy exposure > yet it last a lot longer. It is triggered when skin comes into contact > with > the plant and is then then exposed to sunlight. Also, this is not an > allergic reaction so anyone can get it. > > Whew! All that being said, I have seen poison ivy in several of the old > cemeteries in the Freehold, Durham, Cairo and Gayhead areas. The one in > Gayhead was probably one of the worst. So be careful when you venture out > to > visit cemeteries that are not well maintained. > > Glad to hear that someone will spray the area in the spring. > > -Rich > > > On 1/29/11 3:24 PM, "Jane Freese" wrote: > >> My medical books say no one is immune to poison ivy. However, some are >> more >> susceptible than others. It depends on the contact. Some can get it just >> by >> being near. Others from actually touching the leaves. Others only by >> coming >> in direct contact with the roots. I never got poison ivy while all my >> sisters were highly allergic. After I was married, I thought it smart to >> pull some up because my husband was highly allergic. I even wore gloves, >> but >> ended up with the worst case ever. Now that I have had it once, I get it >> just by being near. >> Silly story, I suppose and nothing to do with Genealogy, but a warning to >> all - Always beware. >> Jane >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Howard Genealogy" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 3:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Gayhead Cemetery >> >> >>> Actually only about 50% of the population is sensitive to the oily >>> compound in the plant that produces the contact dermatitis. You may be >>> one >>> of the lucky ones who is unaffected. >>> -Rich >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> Richard D. Howard >>> 587 New Virginia Rd. >>> Oxford, NY 13830 >>> (607) 226-2645 >>> >>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 1:56 PM, "Sylvia Hasenkopf" wrote: >>> >>>> Was there years ago! Didn't get poison ivy that time! LOL >>>> Sylvia >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Janice Hesselink" >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:11 AM >>>> To: >>>> Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Gayhead Cemetery >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sylvia, did you hear Ray's warning? Poison Ivy all over the place at >>>>> the Gayhead Cem. in Greenville. :-) >>>>> Janice >>>>> On Jan 28, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Rich Howard wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ray, >>>>>> >>>>>> If you should ever decide to visit the Gayhead cemetery in >>>>>> Greeneville be >>>>>> aware that the last time I visited it in the summer it was covered >>>>>> in poison >>>>>> ivy. Not everyone is sensitive to it, but a word of caution can't >>>>>> hurt. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Rich Howard >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1/28/11 11:24 AM, "Raymond W Smith" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the explanation and your continuing considerable efforts >>>>>>> Ray Smith >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" >>>>>>> To: >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:04 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Gayhead Cemetery >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ray, there are two Gayhead Cemeteries - Old Gayhead in the Town of >>>>>>>> Cairo >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> Gayhead in the Town ofGreenville. Rulandus is buried in the latter. >>>>>>>> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygreen2/gayhead_cemetery.htm >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sylvia >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> From: "Raymond W Smith" >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:49 AM >>>>>>>> To: "Greene County Web Site" >>>>>>>> Subject: [NYGREENE] Gayhead Cemetery >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I was on http://www.hopefarm.com/gayhead.htm that is credited to >>>>>>>>> Annette >>>>>>>>> Campbell and did not find my two ancestors that supposedly are >>>>>>>>> buried >>>>>>>>> there. >>>>>>>>> Does anyone know where Rulandus Smith (1818-1895) and his wife >>>>>>>>> Althea >>>>>>>>> Edwards Smith (1820-????) are buried? >>>>>>>>> Is there another list for the Gayhead Cemetery of Greeneville? >>>>>>>>> Thaks Ray Smith >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>>>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>>>> the quotes >>>>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com >>>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>>> the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message