I would add poison ivy!
Maybe garlic would work for that too, since nothing else seems to!
A long, cool shower afterwards to wash off the sap is the best remedy
I've found.
As far as snakes, just make some noise as you approach, they'll leave.
Happy hunting!

On Apr 17, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Ray Bonis wrote:

> Phebe
>
> dangers in a cemetery:  ghosts, vampires, unreconstructed Virginians
>
>
> how best to protect yourself:  the bible, garlic, northern agitators
>
> best of luck!
>
>
>
> Phebe wrote:
>
>> I have finally located an old cemetery and have gotten permission,
>> from the
>> owner, to walk through it.  The cemetery is very old and the owner
>> tells me
>> that she remembers her grandmother telling her that people came in
>> the
>> 1930's to look at it.  Since then no one has been in there to look or
>> clean.
>>
>> My question to the group:  what dangers await me in an old cemetery.
>> What
>> should I look out for (snakes etc.).  How best can I protect myself.
>>
>> I have been told to take baking flour -- that will help bring the old
>> carvings out.
>>
>> Any more tips or advise.
>>
>> thanks for your help.
>>
>> Phebe Morgan
>>
>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the
>> instructions
>> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Ray Bonis
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> Special Collections and Archives
> James Branch Cabell Library
> Box 842033
> Richmond, VA 23284-2033
> [log in to unmask]
> (804) 828-1108
> FAX (804) 828-0151
> www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/speccoll.html
>
> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the
> instructions
> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html