Practical podiatry : . gradually takingthe place he so rightly deserves, at the side of the membersof the other professions, honored and respected as a welltrained, educated man who is proving a benefactor to thehuman race. So it is, that the schools of chiropody arebeing developed, and in a few years when the academicrequirements will have become the same as for the otherprofessions, the courses of study at these schools will runon all fours with the schedules of study maintained atmedical schools. * The District of Columbia has now a similar law, passed since the above waswritten. Ernest Sta


Practical podiatry : . gradually takingthe place he so rightly deserves, at the side of the membersof the other professions, honored and respected as a welltrained, educated man who is proving a benefactor to thehuman race. So it is, that the schools of chiropody arebeing developed, and in a few years when the academicrequirements will have become the same as for the otherprofessions, the courses of study at these schools will runon all fours with the schedules of study maintained atmedical schools. * The District of Columbia has now a similar law, passed since the above waswritten. Ernest Stanaback, former President of the N. A. C., and Harry P. Kenison, thepresent President of the N. A. C, were potent factors in procuring most of the legis-lation in the above states. CHAPTER II THE SKIN Podiatry deals largely with ailments involving the skinor its appendages and it is deemed advisable to describebriefly the anatomy and physiology of that organ, so as torefresh the memories of those who study this work. \. 1—Stratum Corneum2—Stratum Lucidum3—Stratum Granulosum4—Stratum Mucosum5—Papillary Layer6—Reticular Layer7—Subcutaneous Tissue 8—Hairs 9—Fat Cells10—Sudoriferous Glands11—Sebaceous Glands12—Pacinian Body or -Touch Corpusule13—Connective Tissue Cells14—Nerve EndingsIS—Vascular Papillae and Capillary Loops It is not the intention of the authors to enter deeplyinto this subject and the reader is referred to the works inthis series which deal exclusively with anatomy and physi-ology, for a more intimate knowledge of the skin. It is anaccepted fact that no one can intelligently comprehend 11 12 PODIATRY pathology without knowing the normal structure and func-tions of the tissues of the body to be considered, and it isfor that reason that the pages to follow have been written. ANATOMY OF THE SKIN The skin as a whole is composed of two distinct layersresting upon a third structure, the subcutaneous outer portion is called the epi


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