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Powder for Absorbing Excess-corn
Make two or three applications, and ive Perspiration of the Feet. Mix to- great relief will be the result. gether 7 ounces carbonate of magnesia, 2 5855. Remedy for Corns. The pain ounces powdered calcined alum, 7 ounces occasioned by corns may be greatly alleviated orris root, and 1/2 drachm powdered cloves. by the following preparation: Into a 1-ounce phial put 2 drachms of muriatic acid and 6 drachms of rose-water. With this mixture wet the corns night and morning for 3 days.
Soak the feet every evening in warm water without soap. Put one-third of the acid into the water, and, with a little picking, the corn will be dissolved.