Back-to-Back! Catie Craig is the BLITZ Girls Golfer of the Year for the second straight season after sharing it last year with sister Caroline.
Tallulah Falls sophomores Brinson Hall and Maggie Jackson placed 4th and 5th respectively.
Votes were cast by a 19-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts.
Here’s the latest arrest report from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.
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Jeremy Davis has been knocking at the door for awhile. The BLITZ voting panel finally answered, honoring the Commerce senior with the Golfer of the Year honors.
Habersham Central High freshman Smith Caudell is this year’s runner-up.
Votes were cast by a 19-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts.
Old Athens Highway near Cleveland Road was temporarily blocked as emergency personnel worked to clear the scene. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
The driver who wrecked after fleeing from a state trooper during an attempted traffic stop over the weekend now faces DUI and other charges.
Authorities arrested and charged Jamie Dale Whitfield of Fairview early Sunday after he fled from a state trooper who was trying to stop him for speeding in White County. The 40-year-old Whitfield wound up wrecking and rolling the Dodge Durango he was driving on Old Athens Highway in Habersham County.
Whitfield was not injured in the accident. The wreck temporarily shut down both lanes of Old Athens Highway as officers investigated the crash and crews worked to clear the scene.
In addition to DUI, the State Patrol charged Whitfield with fleeing or attempting to elude a police office, speeding, reckless driving, and open container.
The police chase began at the White-Habersham County line. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
The chase ended in a wreck on Old Athens Hwy. in Cornelia. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)Nearly a half dozen state troopers, several Habersham County deputies, and Habersham County firefighters responded to the scene. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
Carla Loudermilk Lanier, age 57 of Cannon, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19, 1961 to June Shirley Loudermilk of Macon and the late James William Loudermilk. She enjoyed sewing and playing Bingo.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her brothers, Jerry Loudermilk and Randall Loudermilk both of Mt. Airy; sister, Paula Loudermilk Franklin of Mt. Airy.
Graveside services are scheduled for 11 am, Friday, May 31, 2019 at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Thursday at the funeral home.
A candlelight vigil will be held this evening in Cornelia in memory of TJ Phongsavanh. The 6-year-old from Demorest passed away Monday, two days after he was rescued from drowning in a private residential pool near Mt. Airy.
TJ was a student at Fairview Elementary School and had just completed the first grade. His parents are Marshall and Christine Phongsavanh.
Piedmont’s four total selections led all USA South schools
(GREENSBORO, N.C.) – The Piedmont College baseball team had four players selected to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region teams, announced by the organization on Tuesday afternoon.
Senior outfielder BRADY BALLSTADT and junior left-hander SAM CARPENTER each earned first team honors, with senior right-hander MATT VONDERSCHMIDT earning a spot on the second team and fellow relief pitcher DAVID CRAFT taking home third team honors.
The award marks the third consecutive season in which Ballstadt has been honored. The Suwanee, Georgia native was named to the third team in 2017 and earned a spot on the first team last season.
In his final campaign for the Lions, Ballstadt did not disappoint, finishing with a .396 batting average to go with two home runs and 34 RBI.
During the year, Ballstadt broke the Piedmont career records for home runs, RBI, runs, hits and doubles.
For his outstanding work, he was rewarded by being named USA South Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
In addition, Ballstadt was named to the All-USA South First Team for the third straight season. He was also named to the All-South Region First Team and an Honorable Mention All-American by D3baseball.com.
On March 25, he was named USA South Player of the Week for the third time in his career after batting .750 over four games, all of which were Piedmont victories.
After making his ABCA/Rawlings All-Region debut last season as a member of the third team, Carpenter produced an even better junior campaign, vaulting up to a first team selection this year.
The junior left-hander from Gainesville, Georgia served as the dependable staff ace for the Lions. Carpenter led the team and the conference with 83.1 innings pitched. He also delivered a league-best 87 strikeouts helping him to an All-USA South First Team selection.
Carpenter picked up a win in eight of his 13 starts, taking just a single loss for the season.
The senior right-handed reliever saved his best season for his last, making his debut with an All-South Region Second Team selection.
The Suwanee, Georgia native served as PC’s anchor at the back end of the bullpen all season, picking up a USA South-best nine saves. Vonderschmidt made 20 appearances, pitching 31 innings out of the bullpen. In those 31 innings, he allowed just four earned runs, walking just six against 34 strikeouts and a 1.16 ERA. He was rewarded with a spot on the All-USA South First Team.
Craft is also making his first appearance, earning a spot on the third team in his final season for the Lions.
The senior right-handed reliever totaled 47.1 innings on the mound, second on the team despite not starting a single game. Craft’s 1.71 ERA led the USA South among pitchers with enough innings to qualify.
Craft tallied a 6-1 record and was honored at the end of the regular season with a spot on the All-USA South Third Team.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Americans will be announced the evening of Thursday, May 30 following the Opening Ceremonies at the NCAA Div. III World Series.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.
North Georgia Technical College will host a Program Preview for prospective students and family members from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, at the NGTC Toccoa Campus.
This marks the second year the college has hosted a Program Preview.
The drop-in event will feature live, hands-on program demonstrations by NGTC faculty. There are 20 programs participating this year including advanced manufacturing, agriculture, automotive collision, automotive technology, business management, business technology, commercial truck driving, CNC, cosmetology, criminal justice, culinary, early childhood education, EMT & paramedicine, HVAC, medical assisting, pharmacy technology, photography, practical nursing, registered nursing and welding.
There will be programs from all three NGTC campuses represented. The college says anyone interested in learning more is welcome to attend.
Representatives from financial aid, admissions, campus life, residence hall, adult education, continuing education and internship programs will also be on site to answer questions. NGTC will also be waiving the $25 application fee for students who apply for registration at the event, according to a press release from the college.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for interested students and parents to visit campus and meet the instructors to find out if NGTC is a good match for the student’s career interests and goals,” says NGTC Vice President for Community and College Relations Amy Hulsey. “We will have representatives from all areas of the college present to answer questions and make the event a ‘one-stop-shop’ for families to drop in and receive the information they need to potentially enroll.”
The Georgia Poison Center gets a lot of urgent phone calls every day. Two of these calls, on average, involve a category of products that many people might not consider dangerous.
The products are known as “essential oils’’ – highly concentrated extracts from plants – and the victims of such poisoning are usually children.
Dr. Gaylord Lopez, director of the Poison Center, recalls a little boy who recently got into his mother’s eucalyptus oil, one of the well-known essential oils on the U.S. market. The child had to be sent to the hospital, but he survived.
“The problem with eucalyptus oil is that in small amounts it can trigger drowsiness, sedation and even [cause] someone to go into a coma,” Lopez says.
Adults use essential oils to improve their health, relieve pain or improve mood.
Lopez
These oils have a variety of uses. Some can be inhaled. Some can be massaged into the skin, and some are used in skin care products. Some can be taken by mouth.
One use of essential oils is called ‘‘aromatherapy.’’ It involves applying oils to the skin, sniffing them, or heating them in a device called an essential oil diffuser that disperses them into the air. Aromatherapy products are also available as lotions and soaps.
A Consumer Reports article notes that “promoters of this . . . therapy say it can aid sleep, relieve migraines and nausea, improve emotional well-being and more.”
Essential oils are now big business. In the past year alone, U.S. retail sales of these oils soared 14 percent, to $133 million. That’s not including tens of millions in sales from multilevel marketers who bypass retail shelves and sell directly to people via independent distributors, WebMD has reported.
The dangers involved
Because essential oils are so varied, there are differences in the types of risks they pose. A particular oil may be safe and beneficial for one use and absolutely unsafe for another.
Sandalwood oil
For instance, cumin oil is safe in food, but if applied to the skin it can cause blistering. Also, certain citrus oils in cosmetics may be harmful, says the FDA website. This is also true when certain oils are applied to the skin followed by sun exposure.
On the other hand, several oils are safe for external application but should never be ingested. Some rub-on creams can make a person ill if consumed internally.
WebMD reported last year that a growing number of people are turning up with chemical burns, allergic reactions, respiratory issues, and other side effects from the popular fragrant plant extracts.
Highly toxic essential oils, which should used with care, include camphor, clove, lavender, eucalyptus, thyme, tea tree, and wintergreen oils, according to a WebMD article.
The risk to children is much greater than to adults. For one thing, the tempting sweet smells of some products may attract kids, who are not always careful about what they put in their mouths.
Pediatricians are concerned that Georgia consumers may be unaware of the many potential dangers to children from essential oils.
“Children, with their thin skin and immature livers, might be more susceptible to toxic effects than adults,” according to the National Capital Poison Center. “Depending on how the essential oil is prepared, there could be toxicity from other ingredients; these preparations [may] contain other toxic oils or alcohol.”
Lopez says “the good news” about essential oil accidents in Georgia that is “no one died in 2018.” The bad news is that dangerous incidents keep occurring. The most recent Poison Center data on call volumes showed more than 639 calls about essential oils during the 12-month period, he says.
Essential oil and diffuser
“Mothers need to be careful — because that adage ‘You are what you eat,’ can also apply to what you spray or slather on,” states the Natural Resources Defense Council.
For example, a mother who is breastfeeding should take care that none of the oils she may apply to her body will touch the baby’s skin for the first six months. Even after that, many oils are still unsafe for infants and toddlers. Pregnant women should also consider the risks of using certain oils.
About three-quarters of all the questions about essential oils that the Georgia Poison Center fielded were concerned with children under age 12, Lopez says. Many of those cases involved children under age 5, he adds.
“Look, when it’s used as intended and used properly, there’s not much risk, but when someone [especially a young child] accidentally gets into some of these more toxic essential oils, we do run into life-threatening issues,” he says.
Cutting through the confusion
As a family nurse practitioner with Tift Regional Health System in South Georgia, Kelly Grummer-Smith says she has spoken to a lot of patients who are misinformed about essential oils. She’s trying to educate them, but also trying to inform other health care providers about public misconceptions.
Grummer-Smith
“I became interested in essential oils when I was a teenager,” says Grummer-Smith, who uses the oils herself. But she says she began to worry when she realized that patients were using such oils on children when the children were too young.
“I could see there was very poor information available,” she said. “[There were] books aimed at parents about using essential oils that had misguided information.”
People may think that if an essential oil or other product comes from a plant, it is safe. But something that is natural is not necessarily harmless. The FDA says many plants produce substances that are toxic, irritating or likely to cause allergic reactions.
Poison centers around the nation warn that essential oils generally are not regulated. Because of that, it is sometimes hard to know exactly what is in a bottle — what the active ingredients are and in what concentrations, and what potential contaminants may be present.
If a container of an essential oil is well labeled, users should read the label thoroughly, and heed the standard advice to “use only as directed.” If more information is needed, consumers should seek it out from reputable medical sources.
The FDA doesn’t have regulations defining “natural” or “organic” for cosmetics. And although the agency regulates labeling for cosmetics and drugs, federal oversight of advertising for essential oils is the province of the Federal Trade Commission.
Fortunately, Dr. Lopez notes, most essential oils “are pretty benign.” But he says “there are certain ones that make me blink a couple of times.” These products contain toxic ingredients and are potentially deadly to children. He has seen what they can do.
The three oils he worries about most, based on “potential ingestion,” are eucalyptus oil (the one can make a child drowsy or even comatose), camphor oil and oil of wintergreen.
For example, the product Campho-Phenique, which contains camphor, is fine when applied topically for cold sores. The problem is not when it’s on the skin, but when a child tries to taste it. “When ingested, you’re talking about an effect that can be quite serious and even life-threatening,” he says.
Ingesting camphor, “as little as one mouthful in a child . . . almost [always] leads to a medical emergency,” Lopez says. The potential for seizures is quite high, he adds.
As an ointment, oil of wintergreen is used to relieve the pain of conditions such as arthritis, or to soothe sore muscles caused by working out. Unfortunately, “one mouthful of oil of wintergreen has about the same toxicity as 21 aspirin pills,” says Lopez. “That’s deadly!”
Judi Kanne, a registered nurse and freelance writer, combines her nursing and journalism backgrounds to write about public health. She lives in Atlanta.
For nearly half his life Landon Ramey has been wishing away his birthday. This year, he’s at it again.
Landon turns 10 in just a couple of days and, instead of presents, he’s again asking for dog and cat food donations for a local animal shelter. “He wants to make this the biggest donation he has had,” explains his mother, Jade Ramey of Mt. Airy.
Landon chose to help the White County Animal Shelter this year because that’s where his grandparents adopted this cute guy named Luke.
Landon has been asking for donations in lieu of birthday presents since he was six. The idea was sparked by an encounter with a stray dog. This year the donated food will go to the White County Animal Shelter. Landon chose the shelter because his grandparents recently adopted a dog there.
If you’d like to contribute and help make Landon’s wish come true, you may drop off your donations at the Hayes Chevrolet car dealership in Baldwin.
Landon will deliver the food to the shelter on Wednesday, June 5.
(LAWRENCEVILLE) – In addition to electing Dr. Keith Everson as the new Chairman of the Board in May, Peach State Federal Credit Union will welcome a new Board member and two new Supervisory Committee members in June.
Jennifer Houston, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services at the Barrow County Board of Education, has joined Peach State’s Board of Directors. Houston was previously a member of the credit union’s Supervisory Committee. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Pam Dalton
Pam Dalton, Director of Secondary Schools for the Habersham County School System, joined Peach State’s Supervisory Committee. Dalton is a graduate of Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia and holds two advanced degrees in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia.
Also joining the Supervisory Committee is Lenzy Reid, III. Reid is the Executive Director of the Greene County and Walton County campuses of Athens Technical College and has worked in higher education for more than 24 years. He is also an Executive Board member with the Walton County Chamber of Commerce and the Walton County Boys and Girls Club.
Lenzy Reid, III
“We are pleased to welcome these new individuals to our team of volunteers. Their contributions will help us guide the credit union on a path to success,” remarked Peach State President/CEO, Marshall Boutwell.
PeachState is a $510 million credit union that serves more than 60,000 members in Georgia and South Carolina. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative, PeachState’s mission is to provide quality financial services that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of its member-owners. For more information, visit www.peachstatefcu.org.
The drivers of these two vehicles escaped injury after colliding in the intersection of GA 115 and Cannon Bridge Road. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
A wreck snarled traffic on Highway 115 for nearly an hour Thursday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. at the intersection of GA 115 and GA 105/Cannon Bridge Road.
The vehicle collided in the intersection of GA 115 and GA 105/Cannon Bridge Road. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
Officials say a White Kia Spectra traveling east toward Clarkesville ran through the four-way stop. The Spectra t-boned a gray Toyota Highlander heading south on Cannon Bridge. The Highlander overturned.
Deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Habersham County Emergency Services personnel, and Georgia State Patrol responded to the scene.
No one was injured in the wreck.
The intersection was blocked for nearly an hour, delaying traffic in all directions. It reopened shortly after 8 a.m.
A Habersham County Sheriff’s deputy directs traffic near the scene of an accident on GA 115 at GA 105 on May 30. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)The accident delayed traffic in all directions for nearly an hour. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
Myrtle Wetherington Patterson, age 82, of Cornelia, Ga, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
Mrs. Patterson was born in Palmetto, Fl. on Oct. 25, 1936, to the late Rev. and Mrs. Roy Wetherington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Huey Alfred Patterson, Sr.; brothers, Joe, Bud, and Mitchell Wetherington and sister, Laura Mercer. Mrs. Patterson was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker. She was of the Holiness faith.
Survivors include: son and daughter-in-law, Huey and Cynthia Patterson, Jr., Cornelia, Ga; daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and William Knight, Cornelia, GA; sister, Ruth Sanders. Panama City, Fl.; brothers, Daniel Wetherington, Sarasota, Fl and Matthew Wetherington, Jakin, GA; 7 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, GA. with the Pastor Tracy Davidson officiating.
Interment will follow in the Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery, Carnesville, GA.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, June 1, 2019, from 12 pm until 1:45 pm.
The last three weeks have been really tough for me emotionally. I have wrestled with writing Mondays with Mom because I have felt so raw.
Mother’s Day was tough. I saw many stories on social media Mother’s Day about wonderful mothers or missed mothers who have gone on. It was one of Mom’s favorite holidays. Dad always gets her roses and chocolate and loves on her big time. On Mother’s Day this year, she wasn’t anywhere near our world. Yes, she was sitting there and occasionally she would smile, but the conversation was impossible. When my siblings called, she could not connect to them either. Dad and I were sitting right beside her and couldn’t get the fog to lift. The roses and chocolates were barely noticed.
This is such a difficult place for me. I miss Mom so much. Sometimes I see glimpses of her sweet personality, but most hours of the day she’s lost to me. I feel her loss keenly now and wonder how much more I will miss her after she’s gone. She seems to be in no man’s land – stuck between life and death.
I’ve spent many past articles describing Mom to those who may not know her. For those of you who do, you remember she was a bright, colorful, vivacious woman. After years of sitting by her side and watching her fade away, I have a hard time holding onto the memories of her being healthy and whole and losing those memories breaks my heart. I understand from others who have gone through a similar path that the memories return once the caregiving is over. I want to remember her as she was instead of as she is now.
My daughter, Julia, graduated from high school two weeks ago. Mom and Dad weren’t able to be present with us at the graduation. Mom would have loved it; she was the one who made me walk at my own graduation when I balked. Until she became too frail, I believe Mom and Dad went to all high school and college graduations for their grandchildren.
High school and college graduation pictures are all over social media now. Each picture with a grandparent brings an extra stab to my heart. Wedding season will do the same. I know I’m in a wistful, wishful place right now, but I can’t seem to shake it.
I know I’m not alone. Perhaps you are living through a similar season. I just keep remembering my favorite (partial) verse: “And it came to pass.” We’ll hang on.
If you’re planning on doing any outdoor burning today make sure to check with your local burn permitting authorities first. The National Weather Service says High Fire Danger conditions exist in north and central Georgia due to strong winds.
Sustained winds of 15 MPH can be expected along with gusts of 25 MPH throughout much of the region Friday afternoon and evening. Relative Humidities will likely stay above 25 percent.
The Georgia Forestry Commission puts much of north Georgia today at Class 3 out of 5 on its fire danger scale (Class 5 is the highest fire danger rating at “extreme”).
Debris burning is the number one cause of wildfires, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission. By law, you must secure a permit before burning brush or debris. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.
Phillip “Phil” Kenneth Perry, age 74 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Mr. Perry was born in Toccoa, Georgia on January 3, 1945 to the late Floyd and Maebelle Fry Perry. He was an electrician at Midway Electric with many years of service. Mr. Perry was a hard worker and loved his family dearly. He was a member of Glade Creek Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Berthel Perry and B Perry; sisters, Dorothy Perry and Bonnie Nix.
Surviving are his loving wife of 54 years, Wanda Smith Perry of Cornelia; son and daughter-in-law, Mark & Stacie Perry of Mt. Airy; grandchild, Madison Perry; brothers, Earnest Perry and Eugene Perry both of Mt. Airy; sisters, Ovaline Abernathy of Calhoun and Genevieve Ward of Mt. Airy; sister-in-law’s, Phyllis Smith of Toccoa and Denise Holland of Baldwin; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm, Sunday, June 2, 2019 in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with Rev. Larry Perry officiating. Interment will follow in Glade Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm on Saturday at the funeral home.
Those gentlemen honored as pallbearers are; Ronnie Perry, Rodney Perry, Brian Ward, Nathan Ward, Kenneth Abernathy and Randy Abernathy.
The 46th Annual Helen to the Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race lifted off from Alpine Helen on Thursday. It’s the South’s oldest balloon event and the United States’ only long distance hot air balloon race, according to the event website.
The winner is the first person to cross I-95 (anywhere between Maine and Miami), or whoever is ahead at sunset on Friday, May 31. Several balloons will compete in a cross country race.
Balloonists also participate in local events throughout the three-day festival. Organizers say there are about 20 balloons flying locally. They’re scheduled to take off daily around 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (weather permitting). They’ll only fly for around one to two hours, so, if you want to see them you’ll need to arrive near the starting time. The festival also offers hands-on experiences for the public including helping to inflate balloons, becoming part of a chase crew, and taking tethered balloon rides.
There are no ballooning activites during the middle of the day.
Remaining schedule of events:
Friday, May 31
6:30 pm local balloon event
Saturday, June 1
7:00 am local balloon event
6:30 pm local balloon event
7:30 pm tethered balloon rides for public (approximate 5 minute flight)
Please check with Balloon Race Headquarters at the Helendorf Inn to confirm that the balloons are flying and to get more information about where they will be located.
For more information call the Balloon Race Headquarters at 706-878-2271 and check out the race website at helenballoon.com.
Marie Maxwell Dalton, age 87 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Born in Homer, Georgia on August 27, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Joe Berry Maxwell and Minnie Viola Worley Maxwell.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Dalton, Jr.; son, Fred Richard Murray; brothers, Tatum Maxwell and Talmadge Maxwell; a twin sister Mildred Maxwell; sisters, Pearline Murphy, Edith Thurmond and Dorothy Parker.
Surviving are her son, Roy Lee Murray of Virginia; brother, Cranford Maxwell of Union Point; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 pm, Saturday, June 1, 2019 in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with Mrs. DJ Canup Harkins giving the eulogy. Interment will follow in Mt. View Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 am until the service hour on Saturday at the funeral home.
Patricia Elaine Minter Helton, age 71 of Mt. Airy, passed away May 29, 2019, at Cottingham House Hospice in Seneca, South Carolina.
Born in Milledgeville, Georgia on June 26, 1947, Mrs. Helton was the daughter of the late Morris and Laverne Stapleton Minter. Mrs. Helton spent her entire career in the medical field as a medical transcriptionist.
Survivors include son and daughter in law Denver and Mandie Helton of Mt. Airy, GA; brother Kenny Minter of Gordon, GA; sisters Sandra Minter Sanford of Dublin, GA and Shirley Minter Hatfield of Gordon, GA; as well as granddaughter Paxton Helton of Mt. Airy, GA.
The family will receive friends at Hillside Memorial Chapel funeral home on Monday, June 3, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. Private interment will be held in Gordon, Georgia.
The three oils he worries about most, based on “potential ingestion,” are eucalyptus oil (the one can make a child drowsy or even comatose), camphor oil and oil of wintergreen.
