l some time
after all symptoms of trouble have disappeared; it would be on the safe
side to wear shoes of this kind from six months to a year, depending upon
the severity of the injury.

_Treating Bruises._--Bruises are not usually followed by serious
consequences if properly treated. They result from injuries that tear
the tissues beneath the skin to such a degree that hemorrhage from many
minute blood-vessels occurs in the injured part. In the course of a few
hours they often present a truly alarming appearance, being swollen and
greatly discolored, but they are not as a rule followed by any permanent
ill results. Where bruises are slight no treatment of any kind is
required, as in a short time the effused blood is absorbed, and the part
returns to a normal condition. Where more severe it is not a bad practice
to cover them with flannels wrung out from hot water, the same being
renewed from time to time, and the applications kept up for from six to
twelve hours. Usually at the end of this time the soreness and swelling
will have considerably abated, and the injured tissues quickly return to
a normal condition.

_The reader should be warned that under no circumstances should the skin
be opened, even though it may be quite obvious that there is a bluish
mass of blood immediately beneath._ Where this mistake is made, infection
of the injured tissues with the germs that produce pus inevitably
results, and as a consequence the patient suffers with a discharging
wound for a considerable period of time. In rare cases germs get into the
injured parts without the skin having been opened, and there results
under such circumstances a condition which closely resembles that of an
ordinary abscess. The probability that this undesirable complication has
arisen is shown by the swelling becoming greater and more painful some
days after the injury has occurred, and under such circumstances a good
physician should be at once consulted, as it will be necessary to make an
incision into the diseased area.

_Soothing Burns._--One of the most common and painful of injuries are
burns. Small superficial burns require no particular treatment. Where,
however, they are of sufficient severity to merit attention, the simplest
and best of all treatments is to immerse the diseased part in cold water,
and here it should remain at least some hours, or until competent medical
aid can be secured. Medical treatment of injuries of this kind is not
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