Itch is caused by the burrowing of a small itch mite under the skin. It usually invades the skin between the fingers, the skin of the wrists or the skin about the navel and breasts.

Symptoms: There is itching, of course, and as a result of scratching, blisters, pimples and red patches are farmed. The disease spreads quickly from one member of a family to others in the same family.

Prevention of Skin Itch:

To avoid itch, one should not sit or lie on the bed of one who has the disease. Itch may also be contracted by using the bed-clothes or the body clothing or the towels of one who has the disease.

The patient should first wash the body thoroughly using hat water and soap. Then make an ointment by mixing well three parts of sulphur in seven parts of vaseline or coconut ail. The sulphur and the oil must be well mixed. Mix them on a piece of glass by rubbing the sulphur into the oil with a long, thin-bladed knife. Every night and morning, for three days, rub this on all the skin from the neck dawn. During these three days do not change the clothing or bedding. After three days take a hot water and soap bath and put on clean clothing and use clean bedding. The sailed clothing and bed sheets must be bailed far several minutes before they are used again. This is necessary in order to destroy the itch insects that cause the disease.

There are other medicines on the market for the treatment of itch which are not only very efficacious but are much less difficult to use. Ascabiol or any other benzyl benzoate emulsion prepared for the purpose is good. Directions are given with the medicine.