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To Cure Slight Frost-bites

The remedy for this is long-continued friction with the hands or cold flannel, avoiding the fire or even a heated apartment. 5845. To Correct an Offensive Smell in the Feet. Bathe them in a weak solution of permanganate of potassa; 1 scruple of the salt to 8 ounces of water. (See No. 1701.) part affected, with a piece of linen or muslin thoroughly saturated with sperm oil, or, what is better, the oil which floats upon the surface of the pickle of herring or mackerel. After 3 or 4 days the dressing may be removed, and the remaining dead cuticle removed by scraping, when the new skin will be found of a soft and healthy texture and less liable to the formation of a new corn than before.