Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-09-08
CHIROPODISrS.
THE TREATMENT THEY GIVE FOR
coRNS AND euNloNS.

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ternity-valuabie Information for suf-
ferers-Two Varieties of Corns, Soft and
Hard-Treatment.
Chiropodists have Of late years become
necessary TO residents of cities IL 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 aud care for the
feet. Formerly Brooklynites were COM
PEELED te patronize New York chiropo-
dists or else attend to their own pedal ex-
u mites. Within few years past, how
ever. dozen or more individuals who
m Ike speciality of wrestling with hard
shelled corns, or alternating the sufferings
of those who have big or little bunions,
have sgnifed 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 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., 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 perspiration Of
the feet and first appears in the shape Of q
white blister, whose edges easily peel of.
Ladies, who wear shoes large enough for
them, seldom, If ever, suffer with corns.
Stumpy or short shoes cause corns to form
easily. Ihave frequently known cases
where soft corn would affect the whole
foot and ankle. ! have many patients
VINO have corns which have festered into
the bone. BuDions areoften 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 q
strained joint caused by short or mar
row shoe. French heeled boots and shoes
have been the cause Of untold misery to
ladies, and 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 a corn begin to
grows"
Il have known children whose mothers
would insist upon having them wear
tight shoes to have corns at the age Of
years. Many children have ingrowing
nails and are suffering from oorns."
Talking about manicures my informant
said:
@Manicure is o new innovation and 10
now practioed by all chiropodists. The
most expert Esnicures are young girls,
who have been thoroughly drilled In the
business II Ii now the custom to engage
young women to do this work, and the
pairing and beautifying Of nails 10 usually
performed amid elegant surroundings. In
New York many fashionable young men
have their nails polished twice a week."
EXPLAINING NE METHODS.
The doctor with whom talked, ex-
planned the methods used in treating bum
Ions, which may be of service to all who
perform their own chiropothy. First. the
6union IL softened with q camels hair
brush to destroy sore .ess, and then the
hard callous Is removed By means Of .
double edged knife. At this point In the
operation the fbers of the bunion are
killed and a large ring Of lambs wool ap-
Piled From appearances 1t would denote
that the covering Of lambs wool would
make 1t 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 as small ones One to be per-
fectly free from oorns must wear q neat
Citing 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
uails. 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 in weak and diseased
organic functions. In the disease men,
toned great care should be used in the
style Of the hose worn. Only the cheap
lines Of hosiery have seams on the sides.
These should be avoided and only socks
worn which have seams In the bottom
e +. jim Brooklyn Eagle.