To be used as a dusting powder on the sweating parts.
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3. One per cent solution of potassium permanganate or permanganate of
potash is good applied to the parts.
CALLOSITY or Callositas.--This is circumscribed yellowish-white,
thickened and horny patches of one of the layers of the cuticle
(epidermis).
Causes--They come as the result of the occupation or pressure, and
sometimes without any seeming cause.
Symptoms.--They occur mostly on the hands and feet and are usually
sensitive.
PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT, for Callosity or Callositas.--Remove the cause of
the horny masses. The latter is done by soaking them with prolonged hot
water baths and scraping off the mass afterwards. This should be continued
and done frequently.
Salicylic Acid 30 grains
Collodion 4 ounce
Mix and apply with a camel's hair pencil.
CORNS. (Calvus).--A small, flat, deep-seated, horny growth, mostly on or
between the toes.
Cause.--Usually the result of too tight or too loose shoes. Due to
pressure and rubbing.
MOTHERS' REMEDIES.--Corns, one of the Surest Remedies.--"Take salicylic
acid, make a thick paste with flour, put on absorbent cotton and apply,
leaving same on several days; soak well and corn will come out." This is a
thoroughly tried remedy and a good one. This is about as good a cure as
there is for corns. After this paste has been on the corn for three days,
it should be removed and the feet soaked well, and the corn scraped off.
2. Corns, Turpentine and Kerosene for.--"A very simple remedy is to apply
turpentine or kerosene oil to the affected part on going to bed." It is
always a good plan to soak the feet well before treating the corn, as the
turpentine will penetrate more quickly.