IEJMONSCTOT 1^1 P* AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION Jon O. Rkjuimon Recently I wo visiting at ? neighbor's house sad com mented on the pretty flowers that were being displayed, sad it ares mentioned that they arete mountain laurel. Upon hearing this I mention ed that. "Gee. did you know those things ate poisonous." in4 the mother immediately got upset sad indicated thai lueir small child had been enewmg on some ul the stems that very day. Luckily the child showed absolutely no symptoms of plant poisoning, but it is a known fact that many plants that grow abun dantly in this area are indeed poisonous. When are think about poi sonous plants, one may auto matically react by thinking that it is necessary to ingest a part of the plant for it to create any problems. Yet. oftentimes the singular most common poisonous plant that causes the most problems locally is poison ivy. In my own neighborhood there has been enough Roundup used in the last couple of years to wipe out acres of other plants, but poison ivy seems to be able to resist attempts to eliminate it much more than most other plants. However, it is definitely a poisonous plant as many people who are allergic to the chemicals that are contained in the vines and leaves can readily attest. As a rule of thumfr. it is probably beet lo keep in mind that practically all ornamental plants are poisonous in some degree, especially those that have a waiy outer appearan ce. By making this statement, I do not mean to say that all Japanese holly or other orna mental holly plants should be destroyed: but it is important to be aware that these plants can cause poisoning if fed lo animals or if chewed by humans. Naturally, small children are the most likely candidates for problems asso ciated with poison plants. So the important thing is to be sure and instruct children not to chew on most plants and especially those that the leav es have a shinv. waav appear mm. I recall a number of years ago an individual called us that his goals a err cxiremely sick M exhibited a ih?uiki uci ok coordination It.mii ius Ocwnpikin u sound ed very much like some type ? at poisoning. When I asked him if the goats had eaten anything out of the ordinan recently, he quickly admitted ^that he had pruned all of his Japanese holly shrubs and had fed them to the goats. None at the goats actually died, but that was a lesson that was learned almost the hard way. There are . numerous other plants that practically every one is quite familar with that are known to be poisonous but simply cause no problem whatsoever. 'Jimson weeds are quite poisonous but who would ever eat a jimson w eed? Also as may have been observed, even in hog lots, two or three jimson weeds may be grow ing by themselv es in the lot while there is absolutely no other vegetation in the entire lot. Thus, even the hogs know to avoid eating this particular plant. 3- ? W\?3^HHGfllSHBDB9KH ckiMbtnki arc ? ' |Mferent story. Hogs will 1 fcadilycat the be met from ? 1 ihuutcny tree, and u is most Important thai they not he sikmcd io con so me berries /. ?hat fail from these trees. U is fltokjown that young cockle hurt ate extremely poisonous io hogs and have been known h> kill pigs very quickly. Other weeds that quickly home to mind are considered poisonous include pigweed, lambaquarter. t man weeds, inorning-glories, and even . fcoldcorods. Yet. the only iproblem that will ever exist from these particular poison- . ??us punis vsui result only it , journals nave absolutely no Other source of food and arc forced to cat these plants to remain alive. I have actualis ts itnessed situations like this ?hat some cattle were poison ed because of their ingestion of pigweeds. Naturally upon observing the so-called pas ture. there was absolutely nothing else for the animals to eat. I iK-relore. tltc wliok- point oi oils COIUIIIII is to simply remind everyone that many of the plantji that we touch or see everyday may be potaonoo*. and ?idi di? information in mind U n important ? ?*? wire that children or animal* are not allowed h> chew or eM plant* whose pubwioi ten dencies are unknown. Coil and diamonds art made of the tame chemical element ? carbon. - ? ? I-Wq- 1 mm- r i Originally, facial tissues war* to bt used as filtars for gas masks during WW I "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." Don Marquis The Pullman was the first successful railroad sleeping car. George M. Pullman built the first one at Bloom ington, Illinois in 1859. Observes 70th Birthday t . ;* <"'S * . ? -f '*'**? Mm. MM l*IM J ?COM celebrated her 70th birthday Saturday, May IS, with ? dinner given by her 9 children at Prospect United Methodist Church Fellow ahlp Hall. A money tree was set up MM MM MM, llM* MM rrlatHr* pi?rd m?y ? II aa ? etprraalaa af lav*. Mm. Jacob* la Mm Madiar of nine children, 42 fpM* I'htkJtvn and 11 great- grand I'hiklrvn. |h. HaM pbaia| IN SERVICE SEMINAR PLANNED Mr. !mw lorrij* I he Title IV Part A Indian lldm-ation Project of the Rob eson County Board of Educa tion will tpontnr a two-day in-service training seminar for teachers and project staff on 'June 7-8 at Holiday Inn North. The workshop wiN be conducted by Dr. Sue Corri gan of Washington.D.C. and will deal extensively with develop ig positive sett con cepts ul disadvantaged and muloniy youth. Dr. Corrigan has estensive experience in counselor train ing. human relations training, consulting, and an array of experience in several health delivery systems and student services at hospitals, com munity agencies and post secondary institutions, in ad dition to teaching experience. Dr. Corrigan is a registered Psychiatric Nurse Therapist, received her undergraduate degree in sociology and an thropology at the University of Rhode Island, a master's degree in Counseling Psycho logy and Student Personnel Administration at the Univer sity of Rhode Island, and her doctor of science from Boston University. A .Narrangansctt Indian. (Jr. lorrigan lias engaged hi in Ucjiiii research, published extensively, is a member of many professional associa tions. serves on professional committees, and has received the Outstanding Young Wo man of America Award in 1977 and was listed in Who's Who in the East in 1978. Dr. Corrigan currently serves as a consultant to numerous insti tutions. businesses, govern ment agencies and education | centers. There are no costs to Robeson County School Dist rict personnel. Other indivi duals Interested in attending the wort shops may obtain additional information by con tacting Ms. Rachel Sampson at 738-4841, Extension 46. The deadliae for luncheon reservations is Friday. May 28th. Receives Special Blessing by led hHiifhan d miaMpW*, riw ' - May II. two La Vita Owl ItaHttt, Medicine Woman, and metn bet of1 the Drowning Creefc Reservation, ?'Received a special blcitlug from Roflin| Thunder, one of the leading M niLra * ? tnlrlgual niinil AlWPnCBH ?)p*i il Mi I I aadMB RJAilLkfaaA' hdAM l^R?Win IRQ nfCOM"^ IWirll. . Robing Thnnder spoke in a torn gway crowd at the University of Penney Nannie lleineia? iu^tliirtuM ||U in i*iu'vUIH AVaaivoTTum. ns pic *w "Native Antencan fropnoie* and Predictions for Today; and what people can do in practical. wM way? to change cowing event*." 1 *rtcn. Nfcv. 1*11 ln<?t have occn wnilcn aboyi hn lite, icacmnga and special power* in lite area at Mealing and Herbal Medicine. Owl Feather stated. "I left very honored in receiving hi* ? -a a.? ? f ? .1. special DirHin|. uim was |T?rn w ncf iivwi Honiiig Thnnder*' Eagle Wing. Ms. Owl Feather ia alao a member of the X>T Medicine Society: and aid known in the Philadelphia area far her eaee ai Herbal Medkrine. 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