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...emigre from the Business School, Kilbridge took over the acting deanship of the faltering and strife-ridden GSD in 1969, dropping into the controversy surrounding the GSD's decision not to rehire a popular but outspoken then assistant professor of City Planning, Chester W. Hartman...
Poisonous Beans. On each of the plants in his garden, Hartman has placed a label that gives its name, lists its nonedible parts and gives the symptoms of poisoning (see box). "We just want people to be aware how easy it is for their kids to get poisoned by playing in the backyard," says Hartman. He points out that toddlers from 18 months to two years old are especially vulnerable because they put almost anything they pick up into their mouths. Next are the three-to-five-year-olds who, he says, "like to 'have a party...
Despite his concern for the very young, most of the 70 poisonings Hartman treats every year involve teenagers. In part, this is because of their fondness for "natural" foods, like the "tea" brewed out of Jimson weed, a dangerous desert plant. Sometimes plants do damage without being consumed. A few years ago, for example, a California youth died from poisons in an oleander branch that he had used to skewer hot dogs over a campfire...
...Hartman warns that a plant should not be considered safe simply because a pet animal nibbles on it with no ill effects; it could still be harmful to humans. He also suggests avoiding smoke from burning foliage because even vapors may carry poisons. "Remember," he adds, "heating and cooking do not always destroy toxic substances, the mushroom being a prime example...
...poisoning does occur in spite of ail precautions, Hartman recommends emptying the stomach as quickly as possible, either mechanically-with a finger in the throat-or with a nonprescription drug called ipecac. Says he: "That is basically the only antidote to any kind of plant poisoning." The next step: rush the victim to the doctor or hospital...