Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-22
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THE FOLLOWING
FROM EsE
-. pR. NJ. scHLossER,
Author Of several Works on DISEASES OF the Feet.
THE FOLLOWING
On. M. scHLossER,
NEGLECT OF THE FEET.
DANGER OF CUTTING coRNs.
COMMUNICATION

Corns are too commonly regarded a. mere ex-
orescenses, and that little necessary but to
scrsse or cut OF the external surface; whereas, the
eradication of them, and that in manner not 10
njure the flesh, is an operation Of great care and
delioacv that only without danger he performed
By one Who has made that branch OF surgery the
special object of attention.
The extraction Of teeth, and the cure Of diseases
in them, or in the gums, were, few years ago.
sidered a. legitimsteT within the province Of any
one who was dubbed q surgeon, till experience
taught that that branch of the healing art
special application and study. Few, now, who
have the means. think Of employing any but reg
uar dentist to attend to diseases affecting the
tseth.
so intimate are the relations of all parts OF the
human frame with each other, that disease In any
particular portion, affects the whole ~ stem;
doe. distance from what may be called the center
OF the ~ stem, diminish the intimacy OF the rela
toe; on the contrary, pains disease of the ex-
tremities are perhaps more difficult Of aleviatlon
than In moro central parts.
At the present day we find large portion of the
community, from the hest to the lowest subject
to severe suferings from InsttentIon of surgeons
TO the Affections to which the feet are subject
They have generally been considered of so trivia
nature a. to be unworthy of serious inquiry, ard
have oonsequen been consigned to GLASS Of men
whose supreme Ignorance has thrown obllquy upon
those who have both the wish and the power to
alleviate pain and proons life.
There Ia no part of the human foot in which
have not oocasionally been found; both the most
delicate and most harde ned portions of its integu
ments have thus been effected. The FIRST idsa
which naturally presents itself to those who are
| suffering from any Ind of pain 10 instantaneous
relief" and n any are mostly willing to allow the
cens ct oriso naif to remain and again to bscoms
the fruitful offspring OF pain, rather than to apply
to skillful operator, even though he can Perma-
nently eradicate the dangerous nuisance. On the
other hand, the confidence of the public 10 30 much
abused by GLASS of self educated and self-extol-
ing practitioner, who pretend to have discovered
iufalllbe means to prevent diseases such a. we
have described. that Innumerable difficulties sur
round the subject.
Specifics for all the ills of life are discovered
daily and hourly, especially in the department to
| which have devoted my time and attention. Pas-
| tiers, lotions, DO, DO, are brought before the
| astonished world as possessing powers lnfallible
According to their assertions they have never
been known to fail; and what chance has he who
has devoted his whole life TO inquiry, but to hon.
estly confess that the devatons Of nature surpas'
his expectations; that her ways are often insoru
table, and all that he do 10 to study, to learn
and to try to cure, without protesting that ever,
malady is subject to his superior skill
| Most urgently do l recommend those who are al
| flioted with Corns, however harmless they may ep
pear, however easily rem owed, never to have 70
| course to the knife. The most appalling spasms
i
| attended on the Soundng q branch Of q nerve by
| common pen knife, as also hemorrh8ge, scarcel
| to be arrested. am not fond of giving cases, 10
| an sorry to find that every empiric who practice
any branch OF the medicel profession, fancies ths
the true avenue to employment is to parrste extra
| ordinary cases, whether true or not, because
fancies that people will something in what the
. | read which may remind them of their own suff en-
|, ing. l would refer to vast numbers OF example,
which have encountered in this city, If though
| it necessary to mentionIt.
| strenuously recommend those who suffer frol
Cons, never to have recourse to the knit. to III
razor, or to the scissors, but to plaos then
selves, as coon IS possible, under the mansgem-r
of rome one who has long been skill ed In their
Sufferers from Corns will find temporary relic
from punging the foot in q hot pedularium, poul
ing in, from time to time, hot " alter. The disease
part should be assiduouEly rubbed with q dry
rough towel. In the greater number OF instaDct
E this process will be followed by the loosenIrg
o the oallous substance; there will be neither psi
nor unsasiness left, although the corn will remain
still reisfis obtained, without the danger whiC
cutting may produce. IL is impossible to be con
pletely rid of Corn, unlees extirpa'ed by q skill
: full and experienced operator. III appear som,
9 what tedious this matter, ifI have been gull
, of ropetltions, trust that may be excused for
: | ear Restness and an anxiety on o subject which
| conceive of more Importance, almost, than ar
) rules / could lay down. 1t is o maxim wou
have Q startling taught to repeat-it 10 seltsnc
which should be repeated in the ear of every sufe
er from corns-lt 10 voice which should be echot
!. hack O., every eooaeion-"do not use knife"
Is after such q warning, here should be any suffc
epty venturesome to neglect it the danger tn
% own head, but the repsntarcs will come too lats.
DR.. M. A. sCHLOSSEI