Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
The Treatment Of Corns.

The Treatment Of Corns.
In cases of chronic corn, but of q simple
nature, remove the cause and carefully
attend to the shooting, etc. Surprising
the shoe that is used is of the kind called
sprung, and the heels have been dug into
with the drawing-knife, which lie a prac-
tice common with most blacksmiths, stop.
both proceedings. On removing the shoe
try, If possible, to get the heels and the
bars on the level by using a rasp instead.
of a drawing knife; level the walls as re-
quired, Keeping the quarters 80 that when.
the bare hoof is on the ground they will.
come more in contact with the ground
than either heel OF toe; then fit the shoe
to the foot in this form, and not the hoof
to the shoe. If a riding horse be our sub
ject, with no caulkins, the shoe should
slightly bear rather Q convex sur
face to the ground than q concave one.
If a draught animal, where caulkins are
absolutely necessary, We would have
them very low, and . low broad toepiece,.
to allow as level a bearing az possible.
applying the shoe 60 a. to rest equally all
over the foot. By this means the heels
get stronger, and no dirt gets imbedded
between the shoe and heel, and ulti-
mately all signs of corn will disappear.
W. may not get all the "draw wellA''
as we would call them, removed from.
heels at the first shoeing, but by remoy--
ing the shoes at an early period, andl
adopting the same method, We will ulti-
mately be successful. If q case of acute
corn Of . simple nature, hot lamentations
and a poultice over night, laxative food
etc, and the same method in shoeing, IT,
invariably our method of treatment
Never allow q knife to be used when YOU,
have made certain there is no suppura--
ton or fostering beneath. When an abb
scess has formed, which in our opinions.
can never be mistaken by a practical
man-from the peculiar tenderness, pain,
on pressure, heat and general swelling
when this is the case We would use the
the sole, making a hole down to,
the the ii injured {be H.. 1 part aonh. allowing a1 Lar. an.
ing a weak wall, which by the
slightest pressure becomes indented on TO-
the injured part, keeping up the irritas
ton, and preventing the formation Of
healthy horn. We would cut away the
heel, wall, and sole as far as separation
had taken place, and try, if possible, to.
leave a rounded surface, with as little
%concayity as possible for the accumula-
tion OF e%xtraneOus matter, and use hot
lamentations with laxative medicine.
If no sloughing has taken place, simple.
dressing, such as tar made into an ONT
ment with some astringent, with rest for.
a few days, will be all that is required.
If sloughing has taken place, poultice
until the dead material can be removeds
and when granulation has resulted,
which generally does so superfuously, OF
to the extent of sprouting, we use tar anda
nitric acid mixed, changing the acid &C.
c%asionally for sulphate of copper. When,
new horn is beginning to form, we woalda
leave it exposed, taking care that it is;
kept clean, with just as much moisture
as to keep the horn from cracking. By
then placing a bar shoe on, so as to throw
the pressure on the frog and save the in--
jured heel entirely (until the heel be-
comes strong enough to bear a common
shoe), a cure will be obtained. Some
times corns will break out at the coronet,
where the hairs meet the hoof, and form
what is commonly called a quittor; bat
it is seldom of q serious nature, the usual,
treatment for quittor easily overcom-,
ing it.
Bruises of the sole of the foot are not:
of very frequent occurrence. When they
do occur, the cause is generally treading
OF stones or other hard substance; pick
ing up stones and going a distance with,
them fixed in the shoe; losing shoes while.
at work, ETC., injuring the foot, and re-
sulting in inflammation and suppuration.-
The situation of such injury is generally
that part Of the sole around the point Of
the frog, the frog being sometimes inn
plicated. The best mode of treatment.
we have found to be to remove the shoes;
(if not already Off, and prepare the foot.
as for shooting; then place it in hot waterr
and foment for an hour or two, and use:
poultices for two or three days, with lax.
alive medicine and light food. This will
in most cases prove efectual in bringing
the animal sound, even though matter
has formed and separation Of the sole
from the sensitive foot to a certain ex-
tent has taken place. When infamma--
ton has ceased, new horn is quickly
formed, and the old sole forms a better
protecting medium for it than any we.
can substitute Prairie Farmer.