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Chilblain Lotion
Dissolve 1 ounce muriate of ammonia in 1/21 pint cider vinegar, and apply frequently. 1/2 pint alco- 5828. Treatment of Ingrowing Toe Nails. Begin the effort at cure by simple application to the tender part of a small quantity of perchloride of iron. It is found in hol may be added to this lotion with good drug stores in a fluid form, though sometimes effects. in powder. There is immediately a moderate oil. 5837. Το Cure Chilblains. M. W. E.
Schaller says that the fluid concentrated chloride of iron is an unfailing remedy for chilblains, its application to them for a single day effecting a cure. It may also be used with advantage for frost-bites. 5836. Petroleum Liniment for Chilsensation of pain, constriction or burning. In blains. Nothing appears of such uniform a few minutes the tender surface is felt to be utility for allaying the inflammatory irritadried up, tanned or mummified, and it ceases tion, as the ordinary petroleum or kerosene to be painful. The patient, who before could not put his foot to the floor, now finds that he can walk upon it without pain. By permitting the hardened, wood-like flesh to remain for 2 or 3 weeks, it can be easily removed by soaking the foot in warm water. A new and healthy structure is found firm and solid, below. If thereafter the nails be no more cut around the corners or sides, but always curved in across the front end, they will in future grow only forwards; and by wearing a shoe of reasonably good size and shape, all further trouble will be avoided. 5829. To Prevent the Nail Growing into the Toe. If the nail of your toe be hard, and apt to grow round, and into the corners of your toe, take a piece of broken glass and scrape the top very thin; do this whenever you cut your nails, and, by constant use, it makes the corners fly up and grow flat, so that it is impossible they should give you any pain. Do not fail to try this.
5830. Remedy for Blistered Feet from Long Walking. Rub the feet, at going to bed, with spirits, mixed with tallow dropped from a lighted candle into the palm of the hand.