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Show LOCAL PERSPIRATION. Simple aag-g-estlons few. Its TreatMBl . ','' and Care. .- "Though the sweat glands are distributed dis-tributed very generally over the body, local. excess fit perspiration" is not na- '-(ommon. Some'people perspire freely i about the atigle of the Jaw while eating; eat-ing; In others, beads of perspiratio may be seen standing In and near Um eyebrows while the rest of the face is quite dry, and attacks of neuralgia an ' frequently accompanied by increase moisture over the painful .iarea. The parts most frequently and most unpleasantly un-pleasantly affected with local sweating are the hands and the feet The condition con-dition may vary from simple moisture ' ito'a' sWte' in whjeh the hands or face are Himstanf ly; wet," of , even actually dripping'.'" The greatest distress is .paused by profuse sweating of the feet, for' this may jeaily ' incapacitate the i suffereri , In. extreme case3, the skin of the Xeet ;is sodden, and the epidermis peels o.tt,, leaving the soles raw - and tender., In addltiqn, there Js often a , disagreeable odor, which is not due te Want of cleanliness,, but whicji Is sometimes thought to be,' and so mental men-tal distress1 is added to physical. The treatment of perspiring feet is difficult, diffi-cult, but by- no means hopeless; foi while the condition is not often cured, it can usually be ameliorated. Toe much warm local bathing is not advisable, advis-able, and when the odor is not marked, once a day is often enough to wash th feet. Sometimes salt baths help. The feet should be patted not . rubbed with a damp cloth,' and then with a dry one several times a day, the stockings Deing Cnailgeu m LUC uauic Lime uu the skin dusted with fuller's earth, oxide ox-ide of zinc and magnesia,' boric acid and bismuth, Venetian talc, or some other smooth powder. The stockings may be dipped in a solution of borie acid after being washed, so that they are constantly impregnated with this antiseptic. Sometimes better results are reached by using sine, bismuth, or boric acid in the form of an ointment. Sometimes lotions of tannin in solution, solu-tion, or brandy, or some other astringent astrin-gent will give relief. If these simple measures do not suffice, more severe ones must be tried, but these should be undertaken only under the physician's physi-cian's care. Youth's Companion. |