The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-19
CHIROP0DISTS.
THE TREATMENT THEY GIVE FOR
CORNS AND eUNlONS.

A Chat with One of the Corn-CurinG Fra
ternity-vaIuable Information for suf-
ferers-Two Varieties of Corns. Soft and
Hard-Treatment.
Chiropodists have of late years become
necessary to residents of cities. Ii is but
recently that the art has been taught in
the medical colleges. Unlike dentistry
the student is not Obliged to pass an ex-
animation in anatomy, but can simply
bring his mind exclusively to bear on
learning how to treat and care for the
feet. Formerly Brooklynites were COM
PEELED te patronize New York chiropo-
distS or else attend TO their own pedal ex-
Identities. Within few years past, how
ever, dozen or more individuals who
make a speciality of wrestling with hard
shelled corns, or alternating the sufrerings
OF those who have big or little bunions,
have sisnified their readiness to attend to
the feet of suffering residents | called
recently at the office of local chiropodist
and found him busily engaged in COM
pounding n mixture. which he guarantees
To cure all manner of diseases of the feet.
He said:
CHIEF CAUSES OF CoRNS.
= "One of the chief causes of corns, bun
ions, etc, - 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 perspiration of
the feet and first appears in the shape of "A
white blister, whose edges easily peel off
Ladies, Tho wear shoes large enough for
them, seldom, If ever, suffer with corns.
Stumpy or short shoes cause corns 10 form
easily. have frequently known cases
where soft corn would affect the whole
foot and ankle. / have many patients
who have corns which have festered into
the bone. BuDions areoften mista Ken for
hard corns. a bunion forms usually on
the side of the foot or between the toes. y
bunion is nothing more less than a
strained joint caused by a short or mar
row shoe. French heeled boots and shoes
have been the cause of untold misery to
ladies, and L have noticed since the com
mon sense shoe has become fashionable,
the wearers of them have had fewer corns.
Narrow dancing pumps are also very inju-
rious to the feet Operations on fibrous
and nerve corns are extremely difficult.
) AT what age does corn begin To
grow"
!, Il have known children whose mothers
would insist upon having them wear
tight shoes to have corns ut the age of
years. Many children have ingrowing
nails and are suffering from corns."
, Talking about manicureS my informant
said:
i, Manicure is a new innovation and is
now practiced by all chiropodists. The
most expert E,anicurcs are young girls,
who have been thoroughly drilled in the
business. 1t is now the custom to engage
young women to do this work, and the
pairing and identifying of nails is usually
performed amid elegant surroundings In
New York many fashionable young men
have their nails polished twice n week"
EXPLAINING THE METHODS.
The doctor with whom / talked, ex-
planned the meth DDS used in treating bun
ions, which may be of service to all who
perform their own chiropothy. First. the
bunion is softened with camcls hair
brush to destroy soreness, and then the
hard callous is removed by means of
double edged knife. At this point in the
operation the fibers of the bunion are
killed and large ring of lambs wool ap-
piled. From appearances it would denote
that the covering of lambs wool would
make it impossible to get on the shoe. The
latter, however, easily slips on and the
patient walks with comparative freedom.
Double edged knives and scissors, large
and small, are used by chiropodists in
their work
Il have extracted twenty-five corns
from both feet of one lady" continued
my informant. Large shoes have the
same effect small ones. One To be per
fectly free from corns must wear neat
fitting shoe which must be neither too
small nor too large. Ingrowing nails are
difficult to treat, and are always accom-
panied with fungus growth or proud flesh.
Large or big toes often have ingrowing
nails. Disease of the sweat glands or per
spring feet, which emit an acid smell,
can be cured, but the treatment must be
both internal and local. The disease Of
the sweat glands originates IN disord
cred system, or i'll weak and diseased
organic functions. In the disease men,
toned great care should he used in the
style of the hose worn. Only the cheap
lines of hosiery have seams on tho sides
These should be avoided and only socks
worn which have seams in the bottom
az. L. jim Brooklyn Eagle.
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