Klarinet Archive - Posting 000518.txt from 1997/07

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Reed refrigeration
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:24:36 -0400

On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, C Henderson wrote:

> I can't imagine that this would be very good for the reeds,
> although I have no expert knowledge to confirm this. What do other list
> members think?

I think I'd like to be totally strange since I haven't slept in several
days and ask a peculiar, distinctly un-clarinet related question. What
are your best wives' tales and home remedies for the discomfort of poison
ivy? Calamine lotion, antihistamine pills and lotions, all manner of
hydrocortisone creams, baking soda baths, hydrogen peroxide soaks -- you
name it, I've tried everything I could think of. I'm in agony, and in
this sense it is clarinet-relevant: it's getting hard to accomplish
anything in the practice room when I'm suffering from sleepless exhaustion
and must scratch body parts every 28 seconds. I'm on corticosteriod pills
from the doctor now, and the raised skin effect of the rash has subsided
(as has the intensity of redness), but the itching is worse than ever.
I'm going to lose my mind over this shortly (if I don't end up scratching
myself to death first).

I know, I know, this is not appropriate to the list, but any serious
replies would be appreciated. The more information the better.

Thanks,
Neil