The North-Carolinian., 1844-04-13
TO CURE CORNS.


The shape Of a corn is like = carpentet's
nail. The crown or head Is fiat or rough.
unless polished by rubbing against the shoe.
The stem is conical, horny, and pointed
there may be two or three stems, the points
ec which, piercing down towards, or even
through the true under skin, and sometimes
penetrating the cspsull Of a joint when seated
over such. cause the well known exquisite pain
BY irritating the delicate expansion Of nervous
6brils with which Tho skin Sc. in every part
Of the body, is beautifully supplied. They
are chiefly classed into hard and soft. The
latter being Of the same structure as the form
er, OILY from being situate in a part where
they are kept moist, present their characteris-
tic sofiness and maceration of crown; in
fact, lhe hard corn is most commonly on the
the outside of the little toe, where the princi-
pal pressure, with friction OF the shoe occurs.
The sides Of the nails, the sole, and the heel
are obnoxious. also, to these pests OF the feet.
From what has been stated it will be evident,
thai TO cot of the head Of the corn is ouly
temporary relief and not radical cure this
il sonly accomplished by digging out the tail or
stem, which may be seen with a magnifier,
aud which any steady handed person may do
for themselves, by the following method,
which can be only briefly described in This
already prolonged and useful note :-Put a
drop Of oil on the corn, where soaking in no,
water aud rubbing with a rough towel or the
finger nail will not remove i. (only practical
BILE in an infant c"ru.) With penknife cut
away little Of ,he head, if very large and pro-
tuberant, then cut cautiously round it,, SO as to
loosen it by degrees out of its bed, and thus
to clear the stem at last by means "f clubbing
round it. as you would do in digging out a
piece Of stick frozen in the ice.
A sharp-pouted bodkin is the most accessi-
bic instrment 10 the generality Of the people,
though an imperfect substitute for the lancet
pointed quad.ille Of the chiropodist By such
means, delicately and dextetousiy employed.
the pnini Of The stem may be got at, when it
may be forced op, lifting at the same time the
crown by the fingers, or, far better, a smal!
pair of torceps, or strong tweezers: thus, with
care, and without pain. may :his thorn. il
literally and fgura,ively is, be removed. Not
"a drop Of bI.l1d, should be drawn, and, If all
the stems (if more than one, so acting for
each) are eradicaed by diut of pa,ince and
cautious practice (pres=ute on the spot will
test tho sdDcess of The operation by the most
welcome relief obtained from all pain,) place
a SIP of ciach, lon .,!astcr the part and
round the toe, and then another of goldbeat.
er skin, or oil silk, and leave it uudi=turbee
for rome days. when the plaster should be re-
moved; first extracting any old stems observ.
ed to have been left, thus guarding against
the continuance of the cause, a con,pete cure
may be effected. II a corn has excited iu
fismMaiion, known by reduess around, the
shooting pulsa,ion pains, rest aud em"llien
| applications, such as Iinseed p"ultiee, a fig
| Sc, will relieve it. Avoid. by nli means
| The cutting of a corn till it bleeds, which ina,
be very serious, especially in ndvarced life
A bInnfon is.a-nany-seedsd corn, seated il
,unsefied flesh: @abulbous. flabby, scarf ski
comes off in flakes, stems like millet seed
roundishp nd conical. Callosities are on
thickenings Of scarf-skins, supe. hcial, insen
sibie, they may be not only cured bit prevent
ed, by Iubbina with pumice stone or sand pa
fsr.-.A,t cfpreserring the Feet.