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" <Kiskatom3@mhcable.com> 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" <Howard-Genealogy@stny.rr.com> > To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> > 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" <esi@francomm.com> wrote: >> >>> Was there years ago! Didn't get poison ivy that time! LOL >>> Sylvia >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Janice Hesselink" <jclink51@mhcable.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:11 AM >>> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >>> 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" <rayws@frontiernet.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the explanation and your continuing considerable efforts >>>>>> Ray Smith >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> >>>>>> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> 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" <rayws@frontiernet.net> >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:49 AM >>>>>>> To: "Greene County Web Site" <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>> 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
Good report, Rich. Tks for taking the time to write it. ~ Ron W ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Howard" <Howard-Genealogy@stny.rr.com> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:04 PM 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" <Kiskatom3@mhcable.com> 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" <Howard-Genealogy@stny.rr.com> >> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >> 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" <esi@francomm.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Was there years ago! Didn't get poison ivy that time! LOL >>>> Sylvia >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Janice Hesselink" <jclink51@mhcable.com> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:11 AM >>>> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >>>> 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" <rayws@frontiernet.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the explanation and your continuing considerable efforts >>>>>>> Ray Smith >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> >>>>>>> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>> 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" <rayws@frontiernet.net> >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:49 AM >>>>>>>> To: "Greene County Web Site" <nygreene@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>>> 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
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 <Howard-Genealogy@stny.rr.com> 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
Mother-in-laws do tend to get and give rashes....... ;) ~ Ron W ~ In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor ----- Original Message ----- From: <carolfaby@comcast.net> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> 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 <Howard-Genealogy@stny.rr.com> > 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