The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-16
PET C0Ras. GRlLBLAIas AND BuAloHs
Are Cured by Knife and PIastcr-suR.
Eestions for the Homo Treatment
of Sensitive Mcmbera-It Is sootll.
ing to the Nerves to Have u Clever
Petiicurc Manipulate the Feet.

lfldt she Tau Ieet.
Oh the burning The twingcs! The
torment! The shooting pains that seem
10 reach her very finger tips until even
the embroidered coal scuttlc for the
doting husband and Tommy's drum are
forgotten, in her haste to make her way
to the chiropodists.
But sec her again, as she lightly w.
sues 10th, after un hour or so spent
quietly resting OF reading some delight
full story In an easy chair, while the
poor little members We're cut and clip
ped. rubbed and nursed and coddlcd-
and behold for her there is verify Il
new heaven and q new earth.
PATRONIZED BY MEN.
Indeed the elegant parlors for mani
cure, pedlcure. etc. have become IL sort
of necessary retreat for men Ia, well as
women. One proprietor tells me that
% per cent OF his patrons are men. who
come not only for the pleasure of lav-
Ing well kept hands and feet, but for
the rest and quiet, and the soothing in
fluence to the nerves that comes from
being manipulated upon.
DISTINGUISHED PATIENTS.
In the best parlors, French, Spanish
and German maids are In attendance,
as foreigners form q constant clientele
In one Of these establishments | was
shown. an enormous cushion called the
CalHc cushion, which was presented as
a Christmas gtht to the great prima
donna who had been a client cf long
standing.
l was also told Of a. recent visit from
the far-famed Yvette Guilbcrt. She
was followed. in by such Il mob OF curl
Gus women that for u time not an avail
able inch Of space was left fer any
chance customer.
PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT.
Here found the ohiropodist u college
graduate who has also taken ibis degree
in surgery, But this is by no menas
the rule. \ chil'opodlst usually learns
his profession in the office of another,
and is not required to possess any d.
plorla
BESIDES. Dcdicure and the general care
| of the feet, there are only cprns, hard
and soft. bunions and in-growing nails
that call for special treatment and for
| these u limited number of Instruments
| are used; the clippers. chisel. round
| chisel and gouge. OF these, The chiscl
| is most Indispensable. These instru-
| mentS have to be made of the finest
\ steel, the eye steel, which Is the very
| acme Of the instrument makers mate
| rial. These chsels must be as sharp
| as. razors, and still must have an edge
/ that will not turn when they come in
| contact with the horny substance CT q
| hard corn. so that they must he quite
| thick up to the very point where they
4 are made so sharp. ID!
| a corn is simply callous which
| grows downward in the shape of an
| inverted cone and hardcns. \ chiropo-
dist first removes the callous, exerciss-
| ing the greatest of care not to remove
any of the natural tissue. Once this Is
\ done the gonge is Inserted to remove
the cone, Which is the "little matter
| that kindlcth SO great a fire"
Amateurs are sure to remove too
| much OF the callous, thus leaving the
toe in a condition for seven devils t.
ttI-l.
corns are treated in the same manner
except that in some instances they are
| so sensitive that they are first thor
| oughly cocained.
| ILLS FEET ARE HEIR TO.
Chiropodists work with such. skill
| however. that the only really very pain
| full operation IS that for ln-grOwing toe
| nails. The nail on the great toe some
times grows into the flesh to such an
| eX tent that the visible nail Is no longer
| than an ordinary finger nail. The most
| superficial way Of treating this diff
| Guilty, and the one m,st frequently
| adopted Is forcing the nail up and cut
| ting 1t off. But this is only remedial
| 1t gives temporary relief, but the nail
| Immediately begins to grow III again.
| The curative process requires the pa
| tient to refrain from wearing shoes a
! considerable time, and the toe to be
| treated until the nfla mmation IS en-
! tlTely removed. men the Hl1l IL forced
l'up, and q fold or tin foil rendered anti
septic'jis placed under the nail This
| has totbe worn until u thorough cure is
| effected. matter of some weeks.
Some cases OF in-growing nails are so
| severe that the toe has to be ampu-
| tAted, and cases have been known Of
,patients losing their lives through blood
I,poisoning. Indeed. in all cases. the
! greatcstScare. has to be taken of the In
i'strument to render them ar,iseptlc.
ChiropoIiists rarely use anesthetics, but
cocaine was hailed by them as long
| desired angel OF mercy.
Butt the greatest foe to the grace and
! loveliness of this recently so popular
| lied member of the anatomy is the
bunion, the horrible. despised, incura-
BILE bunioD. And women know that the
only cause, of it's existence lies In the
kind OF shoe worn. Short shoes and
extremely pointed toes are bound to
work ruin to the best of the Creators
works in this direction. However the
chiropodist says Ironically that he has
yet to see the woman who wears too
small a shoe. They all wear sth,es
.'quite large for feet twice the size of
theirs" The pointed toe. by having
the curve on the inside of the foot.
forces the great toe in exactly the op-
posite direction from that which va
turc intended
The cnly thing that can be done for
bunion Is to relieve the pressure. This
is done by mcnas of n piece of sheep
skin one-ciGhth Of an inch I'm thick
ness. I'm which Il hole has been cut the
size of the bunion. This Is shaved down
to perfectly fit the foot. .Lnd IL made TO