474 lewis' AMERICAN SPORTSMAN, 



B. — Tincture of iodine 5iii; 



loduret of iron grs. xii ; 



Cbloi'ide of antimony 5iv. 



An excellent corn-salve, put up in little tin-boxes, may be 

 obtained from tlie great herb depot, in Dock Street. It appears 

 to be of about tbe same consistency as the plaster known as 

 Burgundy-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 : — 



B. — Mercurial plaster, 



Diachylon plaster, with resin. 

 Diachylon plaster, aa 5ii ; 



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 perfect stream for half an hour or more, 

 immediately 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 commenced 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 



