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Re: Re Delphinium nectar

At 10:25 AM 6/19/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks Terry - I was confident that you'd know everything there is to
>know about this.
>
>In re: allergies:
>
>I am told by various physicians that allergies are not something that
>comes out of the blue, but that they are actually present in our systems
>and finally become symptomatic after a sufficient exposure to the
>specific allergens to which we are sensitive.
>
>I haven't noticed that I am any more allergic to chrysanthemum than any
>other plant material, and at any rate I have stopped worrying about it.
>It seems that the new anti-histamines are so good that many physicians
>just prescribe them, treat the problem sympomatically, and don't worry
>about what's causing the problem. Allergy testing is costly, painful,
>and often doesn't produce any useful results; I know -- I've been there. 
>
>A few years ago, the anti-histamine of choice was Seldane. Now there is
>a second-generation of such medications (which don't cross the
>blood-brain barrier and don't get you sleepy). The one that's just been
>prescribed for me is Claritin; you take it once a day, and mirabile
>dictu, allergy symptoms are gone.
>
>Actually, insect bites are more of a problem for me. We have a lot of
>what we call "no-see-ums" here; I guess they are gnats. They - like all
>flying insects - are attracted to me, and gardening season is a time
>requring great patience for me, since I am covered with hideous bug
>bites and resulting scabs. Other than SkinsSoSoft and the regular
>commercial insect repellants, does anyone out there have a magic
>solution? Anyone had any luck taking Vitamin B complex, or specifically
>Vitamin B1.
>
>Help in this department will be most gratefully appreciated.
>
>Dowdeswell wrote:
>> 
>
>> 
>> Greg/Roberta,
A friend told me she attended a picnic last year and one of the fellows
walked through those attending, passing out fabric softener sheets for
picnickers to place under their plates to repel insects.  She said there
were no flies or mosquitoes to trouble them during the picnic.  Thereafter
she said she tucks a fabric softener sheet down her blouse when she's going
to be outdoors in the evening, and has not been bothered by insects since
she started doing it.  She claims brand of fabric softener sheet is not
important.  

Margaret
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