Wart and Corns

Cure #1-Take a small piece of potash and let it stand in the open air until it slacks, then thicken it to a paste with pulverized gum arabic, which prevents it from spreading where it is not wanted.

Pare off the seeds of the wart or dead skin of the corn, and apply the paste, and let it remain on ten minutes, wash off and soak the place in sharp vinegar or sweet oil, either of which will neutralize the alkali. Now do not jam nor squeeze out the wart or corn, like "street-corners peddlers", but leave them alone and nature will remove them without danger of taking cold as would be if a sore is made by pinching them out. Corns are caused by pressure; in most cases removing the pressure cures the corn. Nine of every ten corns can be cured by using twice, daily, upon it any good liniment, and wearing loose shoes or boots.

Cure for corns #2- If a cripple will take a lemon, cut off a piece, thennick it so as to let in the toe with the corn, the pulp next to the corn- tie this on at night, so that it cannot move- he will find the next morning that, with a blunt knife, the corn will come away to a great extent. Two or three applications of this will make a "poor cripple" happy for life.

Bibliographical Reference : Chase, A.W., M.D., "Dr. Chase's Recipes" or "Information for Everybody", Published by R.A. Beal, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1872, page 43.
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