Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-27
4 CORN DOCTOR.
A Talk About COrns and Bun.
ions With a Chiropodist.
EoT the Painful Ex,ra. cences are Caused
an1 How They as Treated.

C-ropolists have Of late years become
necessary TO residents of cit.es, says .
writer in the Brooklyn Etg'c 1t is hut
recently that the ar, has been taught IN
medical colleges. Unlike dentistry the
student is not obliged to pass an exam;-
nation in anatomy. but can simply Lrng
his i1l.nd exclusively to bear on learning
TO treat and care fo- the feet Formerly
Brookiyrites were compelled to patron
ze New York chiropodists or else at !
tend II their own pedal cytremincs.
Within few years past however, q |
dozen or more ;ndividuas who made a |
specially Of wrestling with hari-she!lcd |
corns, or elleviating the sutTerings Of
those who have big or little bunions,
have sicaified their readiness to attend
to the feet Of suffering residents. called
recently at the otiice Of local chiropo-
dist and found him busiIy engaged in
compounIng mixture which he guar
antecs to cure all manner of diseases Of
the feet He said:
cone Of the chief causes of corns, bun
ions, etc, is tight shoes. The majority
of my customers are ladies' Corns come
in two varieties-soft and hard. The
soft corn is formed by the acid prespira-
tion Of the feet, and first appears in the
shape~ef q white blister, whose edges
easiy peel off. Ladies who wear shoes
large enough for them seldom, if ever,
suffer with corns. Stumpy or short
shoes cause CONS to form easily. l have
! frequently known cases where a sof, corn
would effect the whole foot and ankle.
l h;ve many patients who have corns
which have festered into the bone. Bun
ions are often mistaken for hard corns.
A bunion forms, usually, on the side of
the foot or between the toes. A bunion
is nothing more or less than a strained
Joint caus d by short or narrow shoe.
French hcelcd boots and shoes have been
the cause Of untold misery to ladies, and
have noticed, since the common-sense
shoe has become fashionable, the wearcrs
of them have had fewer corns. Narrow
dancing pumps are also very injurious to
the feet. Operations on fbrous and
nerve corns are extremely difficult
''At what age does corn begin to
grov?'
Il have known children whose moth
ers would insist upon having them wear
tight shoes to have corns at the age OF
three years Many children have ingrow-
ing nails and are suffering from corns.n
Taking about manicurcs, my inform
ant SAID
Manicure is a new innovation and i:
: now prac;iced by al chiropodists. The
mos. cxpe:t manicuTcs are young girls,
: who have been thoroughly drilled in tlq
business. Il is now the custom to %
t<EQre Young women to do this work, anl
v the pairing and beaut.fying of nails j:
{ usually performed amid elegant sur
roundincs In New York many fashion
q able young men have their nails polished
twice a week
:. The doctor with whom l talked cy
is planned the methods used in trcatin!
buaions, which my be Of service t
e BrooSlynites who perform their owl
5 chiropo,hy. F.rss the bun on IS soften
&c cd with q camcl's s-halr brush To dc,tro
e soreness, and then III hard calous is re
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