d and vaseline, equal
parts, spread on soft, clean cotton or linen. Rest of the part and
existence in a warm atmosphere will complete the cure.

=INGROWING TOE NAIL.=--This is a condition in which the flesh along
the edges of the great toe nail becomes inflamed, owing either to
overgrowth of the nail or to pressure of the soft parts against it.
Improper footgear is the most common cause, as shoes which are too
narrow across the toes, or not long enough, or those with high heels
which throw the toes forward so that they are compressed by the toe of
the boot, especially in walking downhill.

A faulty mode of cutting the toe nails in a healthy foot may favor
ingrowing toe nails. Toe nails should be cut straight across, and not
trimmed away at the corners to follow the outline of the toes--as then
the flesh crowds in at the corners of the nails, and when the nail
pushes forward in its growth it presses into the flesh. Nails which
have a very rounded surface are more apt to produce trouble, because
then the edges are likely to grow down into the flesh. Inflammation in
ingrowing toe nail usually arises along the outer edge of the nail.
The flesh here becomes red, tender, painful, and swollen so that it
overlaps the nail. After a time "matter" or pus forms and finds its
way under the nail, and the parts about it ulcerate, and "proud
flesh" or excessive granulation tissue springs up and imbeds the edge
of the nail. Wearing a shoe, or walking, becomes impossible. The
condition may last for months, or even years, if not rightly treated.

=Treatment.=--Properly fitting footgear must be worn--broad at the
toes with low heels and of sufficient length. If pus ("matter") forms,
the cut edge should be raised up by pushing in a little absorbent
cotton under the nail every day. Hot poultices of flaxseed meal, or
other material will relieve any special pain and inflammation. Soaking
the foot frequently in hot water, and observing especial cleanliness,
will aid recovery. Tannic acid, or some antiseptic powder like
nosophen, should be dusted along the edge of the nail, and the flesh
crowded away from the nail by pushing in a little cotton with some
tannic acid upon it.

If there is a raw surface about the border of the nail, powdered lead
nitrate may be dusted upon it each morning for four or five days, till
the ulcerated tissue shrinks away and the edge of the nail becomes
visible. The toe should be covered with absorbent cotton and