Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1892 — Danger In Handling Flowers. [ARTICLE]

Danger In Handling Flowers.

| It might not be supposed that danger ; lurks in the delicate operation of handling flowers, yet painful, troublesome wounds are frequently received by the workmen. Nearly every one who has had long and active employment in the j retail flower stores can show numerous scars, and It is common in busy Broadway shops and other large places in the trade to see a proprietor or several of his assistants with bandaged Angers. The thorns of roses cause the greatest mischief. Florists ascribe their most serious hurts to poison absorbed In hothouse productions which have undergone a strong vermin-killing process. A number of the dealers Infer that, after many applications, the juicy parts of the plants become impregnated with poison. Ship Duty. On board ship the day la divided into seven “watches.”