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Show 4- YOUR HEALTH ( ev OR R M OtSHOP I - PASSING ofthi: CORH Corns are not as popular aa they wore because people are Learning wisdom wis-dom In the selection of shoes they have found by exporlenc that it la belter to fit the shoes to the feet than the foet to the shoes. Still despite waning popularity the corn crop Is larg r than you WO lid suspect. There are still people who ignore the fact that corns are warning Hgns that the feet are being Ill-treated E ithcr tight shoes, which may In time deform the bones of the feet, or loose shoes that permit the fet to chafe, will result In corns. Loose. Ill-fitting shoes i ause nearly as many corns as shoes that are too tight The pressure of badly fitting shoes or the ehafing of the toes against tho )e.ithr when walkiny , r- ites a hard layer of skin at the point of Irritation in tlmo this becomes a 0 nf Hhape, niflsn. the njf.: of the o.ono pressing Inward upon the Fn-snlve Fn-snlve tlKsun henoath. Broad-toed "hea. thought not necessaTilj nquare-tood. usually will remove the pressure If the corn is on a toe. To remove a corn, first soften It h noaklng the feet in very hot water for twenty minutes. thn dry and apply the olmple corn cure five grains of salicylic ncld dissolved in half an ounce o' flexible collodion, pointed on tho corn only. This so sr.ftens the corn that it may be pleked off. It it Is necessary, the treatment should be repeated dally Then see that there Is no pressure on the spot that will bring It back. A orn or callous ."liquid never be cut Without first washing the hands thoroughly. boiling or thoroughly wishing the razor with hot, soapy water and alcohol, and painting the Uln over and all abotu the corn ar. a with tincture of Iodine. |