TREATMENT FOR MASHED NAILS.

If the injured member be plunged into very hot water, the nail will become

pliable and adapt itself to the new condition of things, thus alleviating

agony to some extent. A small hole may be bored on the nail with a pointed

instrument, so adroitly so as not to cause pain, yet so successfully as to

relieve pressure on the sensitive tissues. Free applications of arnica or

iodine will have an excellent effect.