504 LEWIS'S AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. 



be of about the same consistency as the plaster known as Bur- 

 gundy pitch. It softens the corn, and causes it to peel off. 



Hawker furnishes the following recipe, which he recommends 

 strongly. We have never had occasion to try it : 



" R . Mercurial plaster ; 



Diachylon-plaster, with resin; 



Diachylon-plaster aa gij ; 



Sugar of lead grs. xx. 



All mixed together and spread on leather. 



"Apply a piece of this plaster for three or four days. Then 

 soak the foot, and rub the corn with a piece of pumice-stone. 

 Again repeat the plaster, and the corn will soon disappear. 



"N.B. The corn never to be cut." 



TREATMENT OF A FALL, SPRAIN, BLOW, OR BURN. 



If the sportsman, by any one of those mishaps incident to his 

 pursuit, should meet with a fall and consequently sprain his 

 ankle, wrist, or any other of the articulations of his body, the best 

 and most convenient remedy, and one nearly always at hand, is 

 the application of cold water, which should be poured on the 

 injured part in a continuous stream for half an hour or more imme- 

 diately after the accident. If the sufferer can get near a pump or 

 by the side of a small waterfall, and place the limb directly under 

 the stream, so much the better ; otherwise, he will have to content 

 himself with pouring the water over the parts from his hand or 

 sporting-cup. 



By pursuing this plan the pain will be diminished, the swelling 

 prevented, and the inflammation of the parts powerfully opposed. 

 The operation, however, to be of much advantage, should be com- 

 menced as soon after the accident as possible, and persevered in 

 for a long time. The colder the water the better. The limb 

 should not be used for some time after the accident, in fact, so 

 long as it feels tender and weak; otherwise, the cure will be 

 retarded to an indefinite period. Sprains, apparently of the most 

 trifling character, are sometimes attended with the most serious 



