St. Cloud Democrat., 1858-09-09
Inverted Toe Malls,

Inverted Toe Malls.
"A lady correspondent Of the Hartford
Courier, having read in the papexs ofth,
death Of q man ind on from iinaaha1 on
caused by tie oapail growing y, ae4 lie.
y let the public know of al akemedyIwhict
she used i1nher own familyswithscomp5et,
success. Assdapghter. suffered faf yea;s- .la
consulted sssyerals physiciahna. and hal 81
nally arrived " the point where tthe doctors
said the toe msst he soat o8f, J ersthe.na;ll
torn 81, t6 save life, when this simple bu,
sure remedy was applied, and gin2a vorJj
few days the cure was complete Ths
remedy was simply blue vitriol,' a small
quantity Of burnt alum, pulverized and
edthrough muslin. 1.-THE toe is ulcer.
ated' first wash it with CASTLE soap suds,
and then apply the powder two or three
times . day. .. .>.@#.,;=# q ,i..t
i The proper remedy Is prevention
When it is first discovered that a toe nail
is yoqnding: the flesh, take it for granted
that it has been forced to do so. It re-
quires long, strong: pressure to compel a
toe,nail to grow down It the side into the
flesh. Remove the cause and the effect
soon ceases. It is matter Of great wonder
that any one who wears shoes, as now made,
does not have inverted toe nails; for at the
toe the upper and sole come close together
leaving no room for anything, but the
point Of . sharp wedge, to come between
them. One would suppose shoe makers
thought great toes were as fat, at the
point as a table knife, for they make no.
more calculations for.: thickness; and all
the space q toe ever gets between: its up
per and lower casing is just what it makes
by pushing. In this constant struggle for
room to grow it is no wonder the nail is
compelled to grow down at the side instead
OF forward Is nature designed. The upper
Of a shoe should be gathered at the too
until it rises from half an inch to an inch,
according to the size Of the shoe, above,
the sole leaving upward space for the toe..
1t is no wonder American women do
not walk for they are all more or less Grip
pied by their shoes. There is no posi-
bllity ofgetting q shoe that does not press
injuriously upon the great toe nail, except
by'getting one from one to two inches ,lon?2
ger than the foot, or getting lasts made o'n 81
purpose; . and then we doubt H,any l.st
maker could be found who could make ole
IN j any other form than that of;arwedge::lL!
When We6nd "a toe nail begin to' 'inls inv ert 81
we take pen knife and split tie toe, aer of
the shoe into shreds, running fr,m the
point Of the sole backwards an ircli Or Two
and be sure the shoeiis long, for the foot st.
in other: words we rem owe che. pressure ess
entirely, and the nail grows out again,
uni unless IS 1s ths trouble is in a very advanced
state Of progress. ..z..g IL -. 4xr. q
The New. Yor'4 Tribune in noticing: in : !
a death from fhis cause says, I, it ca can be
efectqaf!y esurred BY cutting a notch in: the
centre 't OF the> nail, instead of cutting out
Ene eorne'>s r as is generally done. The
philosophy ofthis is, that the nail turns
ana > grows upward to repair this centre
oreaet4. This is no doubt good in connec.
Elon with removing the pressure of the
30 oe; but nothing can cure the effect while
the cause ,emains; and this is always the
pressure Of the shoe. .. ..! y. ~