The Salato Sting
p. 13 · Read in the full issue
MR. F. REAY, of Suva, writes: “Tui Nalovo” seeks a cure for the sting of the Salato leaf.
The following is said to be the cure known in the Solomon Islands, as told to me by Jacob Laukoko, of the Customs Department, Suva: Take the leaf, with stem attached, of a fairly young Via plant, remove the leaf, strip the skin from the stem, and rub the stem on the affected part. It is said to be very painful while it lasts, but should effect a quick and complete cure. Personally, I am glad to say, I have not had to try this cure yet.
The sooner the cure is applied the better, but it may still be effective if applied some weeks later. Perhaps “Tui Nalovo” will decide this point for us.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Israel, of Lautoka, Fiji, arrived in Sydney on holidays by the Mariposa on June 17. Mr. Israel is manager of Messrs. Morris, Hedstrom’s branch at Lautoka.