The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

til 1t is broken in as thew eay aItIo, IN
It Is really the foot that Is IroIrar1 me-
the shoe. OIoAeh INTO
In spite of all these facts a. a..
sItoe mas not yet been built h,1+ 49,
Mnleh IS nodded to the foot on q Iast
,Ldue from cast of the foot. comes
the fee+ 70 II. remember, however, that
e e,e 4 4 vary In size and conformaiion
d!u lnat the meaSur ements of ono 81
Will not suffice for the other AoOI
rfa ne Irene. ruench call shoemaker Gordon
thei' HCeraIly meaning corn giver hut
the average shoe makes worse +I+ DuC
[nan ohat, which will never cease TO tross
we mankind until we learn thai she's
must De 1ndfviduaIistic and NOT coo,
nlst1e. As a consequences of tbe SO id.L1
aLice OF the mechanism and structl1Ta Of
t 1lae LOOT we are made to suffer DAYS ana
S99Is Of torturing agony
CoFnS, for example are d1ta ~ sb
TOO tlgnt at the toes but his NOV ~ -
IN In turn to shoes that are too short oT
n I5oeu high heels, or possibly because the
as pressure will cause corns. "0A
a corn is really a thickenine, of +bo
1pfugrL ms winch extends downward TO-
G TsEu fhe 10 JOINT beneath, while a little
lnls directly over the joint, which ~
0 T?ags Hrltated and tender The tech
n1'J name Tor corn is clavus, a nail
d4o a corn is in reality a sort IF ST.
OF horny consistency Cutting and ' I'm
ing off the external caIIous Z lie cnt
ing on the head Of a nail, leaving The
i S III STU me only cure for a corn
n ~ 70 take out the nail altogether
trimming off the head relieves fha
pam In a degree only because il ~
f tb the thickness and thus relieves
IIe pressure on the joint tempOrariIv
ABOVE all things it is NOT oTII,F JIe+Ios
put dangerous to cut a corn unfT hlox1
I II ol avn 1or many a man has lost his
lie from blood poisoning or pancyrar 80
resulting from a razor ann1io55 1ii5I enc,
wrong place. One of the best nr a. r I-
tohS Tor removing a corn is c0rn90ee5
eaiic W - cc OF cannabis Indica, grains;
! saHcylc acid, 30 grains; oil Of fTrnaT
| lIne, 10 mnlms; glacial acetic acid T.
nlnlms; cocaine, grains; colIOdion g5,p
imeIent 10 make drachms. A thin coat
ing OF this is painted over the corn -.
mght; next night put on ano+bar cot
lng over the first one, and 50 On mill
the whole drops or, taking the corn
aI0ng WI with 1t; The bottle, by the way,
must be kept tightly corked, and the
Gamer ha1r brush should be pushed into
the cork, so that it will remain i'm
il erse IN the mixture when not in use
SOFT corns are a form of blister ana
should be treated as such, q LITTLE car
Dolated vaseline being smeared oVeF
mem, or, # painful and sore, HttIs
I4eI a1oe zinc ointment may be used.
"A pleQget or absorbent cotton should he
PIiaCed between the toes affected and a
iItti5 alum water may be applied to
harden the skin. Soft corns and blisters
come from friction, pressure and moIs
lure. And it is noticeable that the faet
ana especially the toes are abundantIv
supplied with sweat glands. Hence MANI.
people are afflicted with Svyea ting feaf
a ventilated shoe is one preventive ~
tnis Wearing wooden stockings is an
9lIler, put these must be changed every
Udy' II IN spite of this precaution the
1eet continue to sweat and cause annoV-
ahce try: Bortc acid drachms: salicvife
acld drachm; powdered tale stiff
Gent to make 2 ounces. Dust this freely
oetWeen the toes, or in Slight cases duSt
the inside of the shoes with if ParfIITos
may be added to it if desired. In addi-
tlon try to tougher the feet by washing
- - III G T.l water to which has been
aoded little Stat or alum or after a Z
Dath rub the feet well with alcohol or
cologne water. -
Busters are also due to moisture and
friction. The foot baths every dav nav
tougher the skin so that thew will NJ
I"IIn put IL one or more does form at the
heeI soap the stocking and at night an
Fly llttle carbelated vaseline Prick tha
plister at the base to allow the fluid III
escape but do not let the loose skin come
or II possible as this is natures plaster
10 protect the raw surface beneath ana
favor healing. ''-iN
Ch1lblains are due to q sudden cbanoa
from intense cold to great heat When
lhe Ieet are very cold standing over a
register or putting them in the oven
MI4 ~ no uoubt cause ch1lblains especially
II the person fs weak or anemic or Of 4
sCroInlous tendency. When they do oc-
cur try the following on the infaned
parts: Balsam of Peru, 2 drachms; ich-
II they lrlcerate try, carbOlic acid. Il
grains; lead ointment, 5 drachms! Iano-
me, drachmS; expressed oil of almonds
LOU nlmms: spirit of lavender 20 DROPS
10 be applied three times dav
Cold feet are often due to poor circula
tlon and this is due to tight shoes.
Laclug the shoes too tight around the
ankle VIII cut off the circulation and
cause cold feet Just as surely as shoes
mat are too small for the feet and no
amount Of treatment will remedy the evil
unless the shoes are worn Of proper
size and shape.
=. Remember too that a shoe that is
large enough in the morning may not be
large enough at night for the feet grow
signify larger during the day even tf
the general health is good while one Of
the hrst symptoms of some forms of
heart disease and of Bright's disease is
swelling and puffiness of the feet
In swelling Of the feet due to dropsv-
ana that is due in turn in a. degree IF
not wholly to heart disease or kidney
disease-the sign that will distinguish n
from normal swelling is an easv one
to apply Push the finger into the skin
SO that 1t makes a depression. With
draw the finger and if the little pit re-
mains and looks whitish it is A SIGN
that there is more or less dropsicaI e.
Ipsion In the tissues beneath for natI1r-
ally the skin should be elastic and i'm
mediately return to the level
Ihese evils that are due to poor shoes
aEd to false habits may be remedied
py wearing proper shoes but each one
must try and try again until he or she
nhdS the best shoe adapted to his or
! Ier needs. And there is one consola-
Icn II one does have corns. Bacon in
MS natural history says: even i'm men.
aches, and hurts. and corns do engender
either towards rain or towards frost " So
q corn IS a sort of barometer because
the th1ckeEed skin absorbs moisture and
thus sWells and increases the pressure on
the pOInt. LEON NOEL,