Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-12
NO. 10.
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
HOW TO CURE CORNS.


dimnutiye shoes are free from the annoy
ancc of c0rnS and many are seriously and
painfully afflicted with these ungainly ami
unwclcome pedal excrescences. The preya-
lencc and severity of these enemies to person
al comfort have excited the ingenuity and
cupldity Of Il large class of persons who. from
time Ia time traverse the country protesting
10 possess the information and means necc>
sary u produce radical cure of corns, bun.
ions. etc. with remarkably celerity, and
without causing the least pain. For so phil
anthropic and excellent service, the chiro
podist, Ghglice corn doctor, expects hand.
some fee and, perhaps deserves it. 1t il
quite true, however, that grossimpositionS are
frequently practiced upon people in this re-
gard. and great deal of money is expended,
not only without benefit, but to the actual de-
triment of the sufferer In this view of the
matter we believe we shall do our readers a
service by copying from that excellent and we'll
informed publication Hall sJournal Health,
Il simple, cheap and ethcacous remedy for
corns all sorts. The Journal of Health tells
us that the simplest, safest most available,
and consequently the best cure for corns on
the toes, consists in three operations:
l. Soak the feet hot in water for fifteen
minutes, night and morning, for a week.
>. After the soaking. rub little sweet oil
on the corn, any other mild form Of grease.
with the fingers for about five minutes.
3. Cut Il hole, in one, two or three thick
ncsses Of soft buckskin and bind it on the toe;
so that the hole in the buckskin shall receive
the corn.
The object of the water and oil is to soften
the corn and parts adjoining; the object of
the buckskin is to protect the corn from
pressure.
In very short time the corn will become
painless, and will subsequently fall out il
self, as it is growth, and is pushed upward
and outward by the more natural growth be-
meath. 1t is thrown out Of the body by the
action of the parts, as a splinter or crushed
bone, as being no longer part of the body.
If anything else is done to the corn. it
should be simply picked out with the finger
nail, as cutting makes it take deeper root,
and dangerous bleedings sometimes occur
Our object was to recommend something
which We knew to be safe, practicable and
efficient. We stated further that the original
causes Of them, to wit, pressure with tight
shoe, or friction with loose one, would cause
them to return, and even more readily than
at first, because the structure of the skin about
a corn is mal-formed for life, and would no
more become entirely natural than finger
would grow again if cut off SO, when
person has had the consumption and gets
well, he cannot be said to be perfectly cured.
because it will always remain with deticiiSsn6SE
.,.o po-s' -. --~'~. N.'' y"
replaced, yet by making the remainder of
the lungs work more fully, he may have even
better health than he ever had before. Thus.
it is literally and strictly true that corns and
are never cured-because their
very existence depends on destruction Of the
and substance OF part OF the
body 10 be replaced.
There are corn doctors and corn salyes,
some of which latter are very powerful con
stitucnts. They do remove the corns, but
for no longer time than the plan we have de-
yised; while ours has the preference, as cost
and being wholly without danger
Remedies are valuable for the multitude III
as they are safe, cheap and attain
able.
If cOrns are pared down, from that time
their base becomes more deeply rooted, and
in old age blacken. gangrene, and ultimate
death. Therefore we advise the prompt
treatment of corns as above. 1t may be
months before they return, but when they do,
the same treatment will always be etfectual
and ALWAYS safe.