Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-23
VARE OF rsfA. FEET.

I CLorHINe of TIRE fkkT.-Froin V,e first
, maassng sr =. r s In slI the SO *
i'm suys,rnery should he n1tse 81 6Ne cotton or
silk: in cold We atfer. of = WOODEN fabric, and
Of suii lem a sssrS zoe IN may nsss
evening and me ming. the same As are the hands.
and wiped st,roughiJ dry, p trticnlariy be-
tween the toss: and tt,r nails should not o. cut
too often, ncr at aAy time shorter than rs bc on
a level win the tops of the toes. II Is also adj
yisable thar the shoe be i size larger than the
foot and made of soft leather.
WASHING THE FEEr.--In addition I. wssh-
ing thp sect, as recommended above, il Is quito
necessary that foot baths should be resorted to
in a great variety Of conditions of the feet.
Ordinarily. the proper time for taking foot
hath at mig Int, inst before retiring to rest; but
under peculiar circumstances, they may he
demanded at other times in the day.
Tire employment of foot.baths, whether hot
or cold, must depend greatly on the difference
of constitution and habit For persons adj
vfnccd in age, the tepid bath as preferable,
particularly If they are subject te govt or rhea-
natisrn. Any sudden change Of tenn p sraiure In
snch cases might do HARM and the feet ought
not to be put into water of any Kind while the
patient il actually suffering fromeither OF those
disorders, except by direction ct the medical
In advanced age, persons should not gener.
ally bafhe the feet; they would, however, de-
rive great comfort from sponging them once or
twice q week, or oftenCr, with soap and warm
water, wipiDg them thoroughly dry immedi-
ately after ward; ~then using the iiesh.brush OF
the hand, and rubbing OF the loose cuticle or
scales with coarse towel. When there is an
accumulation between the toes a fine cloth,
wetted with eau de Cologne or any other spirit,
may be drawn backward OF for yard between
them two or three times week. 20
Adults in good health may battle their feet
every morning with cold water, wipe them
thoroughly dry afterwards. and then rub eau
de Cologne freely over them with the palm of
the hand. When dressing for dinner the feet
should be washed with soap and water in the
same manner as the hands.
ExTIRPATIoS or CoRNs.-Extirpation of
corns, by the chirOpodists. is usually effected
by n careful process of cutting and tearing out
til e central portion of the corn, while the cir
conference OF the diseased part is left TO serve
the purpose OF taking of pressure from the
more bender portion at the seat of the disease.
Some of these peripatehc operators make use OF
thetincture of iodine orsome other substance
that will produce stain Of the surface, under
preitnee q using some secret means TO deaden
no good. A continued use Of seInc solution of
iodine, with the removal of all pressure, will,
in time, cure some cOrns, and especially the
softer ones but acetic acid ofthe proper strength
is preferable. -. ..' ~. =.
fne only sure and complete cure for a corn
is its complete removal, and the wandering
chiropodists either have not skill, or have not
patience sufficient TO produce this result, and
hence seldom or never produce a radical cure.
After a hard corn has been extirpated, acetic
acid, or q solution of iodine should be applied
TO the part until allrenains OF the disease have
disappeared Even then, If pressure is allowed
new corn is quite liable to occupy the seat Of
the old one.
TREATMENT OF BLIsTERs.-In marching if
blisters rise ON the toes and heels, they should
at once be punctnred with needle, passing
the needle little distance under the sound
skin so as 10 produce q valvular opening to
p prevent the introduction of air as the fluid
passes out. If not sooner attended to, all Bills
tiers should be opened In the evening after the
foOt-bath, and the fluid gently pressed out, and
then the patient assuming the horizontal posi-
they may be nearly or quite we'll Sometimes
blisters form on the end Of the toes on the heel,
and the person Is not required to resume the
march on the following day. In such cases it
may be as well to let such blisters remain un.
opened, and as the water is absorbed and the
dead skin becomes dry, 1t should be removed