102 The Mountaineer 



despite our care, impromptu splints made from the 

 handle of an ice axe, or from pieces of an alpenstock, 

 if above the tree line, and bandages of bandana hand- 

 kerchiefs will answer every purpose, till the stretcher 

 improvised from the lifeline and two alpenstocks, as 

 made by Mr. J. Fred Blake in the 1907 outing, can bear 

 the patient into camp. 



For blistered feet, the best prevention, far superior 

 to adhesive plaster, is a chamois heel protector which 

 should be worn next to the skin, not outside the socks, 

 the feet being kept well oiled. These heel protectors 

 can be bought for twenty-five cents a pair at shoe stores. 



If the blisters have actually occurred, there is no 

 remedy more soothing and antiseptic than five per cent, 

 salicylic acid in lanoline, without which no "tenderfoot" 

 mountaineer should go into the hills. This also is ex- 

 cellent treatment for frost bite and for sore feet of all 

 degrees. 



For the prevention of sunburn, grease paint is all 

 sufficient, put on generously before going on the snows. 

 The color of grease paint used seems to be immaterial. 

 For the cure of sunburn, glycerine and water, 1 to 4, 

 followed by the best cold cream, such as Daggett & 

 Ramsdell's, several times a day. 



For sprains or other muscular lameness, a liniment 

 ot chloroform, two per cent., in glycerine, rubbed in 

 well and frequently, is a panacea even better than arnica. 



For cuts and burns, a mild antiseptic salve, like the 

 campho-phenique, called "Scrofonol," is good. Apply 

 the salve, then cover with a thin layer of absorbent 

 cotton, to prevent the adhesive plaster from coming in 

 contact with the wound, then the adhesive to hold the 

 dressing in place. 



If a cut must be sewed together, and a tyro must do 

 it, remember to sew muscle to muscle and skin to skin, 

 and you may do as well as an experienced surgeon. If 

 there is bleeding, as from a severed artery, which 



