. A manual on foot care and shoe fitting for officers of the Navy and Marine corps. g. Specialattention in the scrubbing should be given to the folds andcreases of the skin, and to the spaces around and beneath thenails. Rings should be removed from the hands. Lastly thehands should be scrubbed in seventy per cent, alcohol for fiveminutes. Instruments should be kept in case provided for the purposeand well covered with liquid petrolatum or vaseline when notin use to prevent rust. When use is demanded wipe free ofoil or vaseline with clean gauze and wash in hot water and CLEANLINESS O
. A manual on foot care and shoe fitting for officers of the Navy and Marine corps. g. Specialattention in the scrubbing should be given to the folds andcreases of the skin, and to the spaces around and beneath thenails. Rings should be removed from the hands. Lastly thehands should be scrubbed in seventy per cent, alcohol for fiveminutes. Instruments should be kept in case provided for the purposeand well covered with liquid petrolatum or vaseline when notin use to prevent rust. When use is demanded wipe free ofoil or vaseline with clean gauze and wash in hot water and CLEANLINESS OF THE FEET 29 soap to remove last vestiges of grease. Knives should not beboiled as boiling tends to dull sharp instruments. Sterilizeby placing in a five per cent, solution of carbolic acid for twentyminutes and then transfer to eighty-five per cent, alcohol. Part should have been previously cleansed. Apply tinctureof iodine three per cent. Allow to dry. Then apply alcoholseventy per cent. Iodine is an admirable antiseptic whichpenetrates the epidermis and fixes the bacteria in the Fig. 12.—Foot inspectors case used in expeditionary work of the UnitedStates marine corps. CLEANLINESS OF THE FEET The first essential in the proper care of the feet, as of thebody, is rigid attention to cleanliness. Where this is neglectedthere accumulates an excessive amount of perspiration, fattymaterial, dirt and skin scales which under the action of bacteria 30 FOOT CARE AND SHOE FITTING decompose causing a very offensive odor and the skin todisintegrate. The individual then suffers from abrasions,bUsters, tender, sweaty and flaccid feet. To maintain a standard of cleanliness and relative freedomfrom foot trouble and disability, inspections should be the barracks this inspection should be made at least everyfortnight. The company commander, accompanied by thesergeant who takes notes if necessary, passes through thebarrack houses inspecting each man as he stands in his barefeet
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