Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28

one part, and stir the mass until nearly cold. This is the old form of ''verdigrls plaster" templastrum aeruSini9 Of the Paris "CodeX."
 Odorous and Tender Feet
 The disagreeable and peculiar odor arising from the feet of some persons is porduced from an unnatural perspira- tion In all such cases the greatest possible cleanliness is of the utmost
 importance. Salt foot baths or baths of vinegar and water are frequently effective. Spirits of camphor may also be applied and will sometimes cure this very unfortunate condition. Mustard foot baths are advised, the object be- ing to stimulate the circulation and evoke a natural excretion.
 Tender feet are caused by wearing stockings too thin for the weight of the shoe and of course an ill-shaped boot or shoe or one not sufficiently porous to admit of the escape of preparation Will also cause tender feet.
 The best treatment for tender feet IS soaking them nightly in bran and water or salt water. Let them remain Tn the foot bath fully half an hour. Nothing so rests tired feet as the salt foot bath. Coldness of the feet indicates deicate health and impaired circulation. Co.a feet are destroyers of compleXlons. IL is said that rubbing the feet and ankles with the bare hands, pressing just as strongly as the feet can endure for ten or fifteen minutes every night Just De fore retiring, will cure the most stup- born cases of cold feet.
 Curing Bunions.
 Bunions are the result of an inflama- ton or swelling of the previously en- larged or distorted joint of the great toe: A distorted joint is not bunion until it has nf1amed and suppurated. short toes and French heels are the almost invariable cause of the distorted great toe joint. The toe is actually dislocated in it's effort to adapt itself to a shoe which will not yield in length. There are a number of mechanical appliances exploited for the cure of distorted joints I have never yet seen cure effected, The toe joint may be set just as any dis located bone may be put back in place and if done immediately and the pa tient will forever after wear long shoes and forswear French heels, it will remain in it's proper place-half an hours con finement, however, in short shoe or slipper, will dislocate the joint again. When the bunion becomes very pain full with great inflammation, and man. ifest gathering of pus is forming, poul- tlcing should be resorted to. Nothing is so effective as ground flax seed for this purpose Make a number of tiny poultices in little linen bags; keep apply ing them just as hot as they can be borne spread a little carbolated vaseline over
 
 on. If the pain is intense add few drops of laudanum to the vaSeline.
 Sore feet produced from long walks or violent exercise of any kind may be treated as directed for tender feet. Where the feet are cut or an abrasion occurs they should be soaked and carefully washed, and further protected either by little ointment secured with a scrap of lint or a bit of court-paster. When a blister is formed it is best to prick or snip it. so as to let all the water or se- rum out, then bind 1t over carefully, first applying healing ointment. Correctly Shaped Shoes Pointed-toed shoes have certainly de- served portion of the anathema hurled at them but I make feeble protest for them as proper enough for people with pointed feet. A boot or shoe should cer- tanly conform to the shape of the foot, and about eight people out of ten have feet which are much more pointed th9n square at the toe. I cannot see why the hideous square-toed shoe is not quste as grotesque as the extreme poi,. :. :. tip, called in Paris "cure dent" tooth- pick). There can. be one opinion as to heels-they should be low and broad. Answers to Correspondents. Mrs. K.-The brush is a camel's-hair brush-the size was given in previous Beauty Talk.
 "Jennie"-My opinion is that all dyed or blea ched hair is recognized by women at a glance. You may deceive a man. do not advise it.
 "Ellen H."-Yes there will be a paper giving formulas for powders and cos- metics generally.
 "Kentucky"-A regular physician by a means