. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . rd, and has spread out so muchupon the sides, that it is now growing into the flesh and soon makes acase for the doctor. Or, perhaps, the continuance of pressure may haveinflamed the sensitive skin at the root, and caused a sore and painfulplace there. And instances are by no means unfrequent, in which thepower of production of the nail at the root, becomes entirely abrogated,and then it grows in thic


. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . rd, and has spread out so muchupon the sides, that it is now growing into the flesh and soon makes acase for the doctor. Or, perhaps, the continuance of pressure may haveinflamed the sensitive skin at the root, and caused a sore and painfulplace there. And instances are by no means unfrequent, in which thepower of production of the nail at the root, becomes entirely abrogated,and then it grows in thickness only. The reader is also referred towhat is said in this work on the subject of ulcerated toe-nail. The same author gives, also, the following advice concerning theseparts : The care of the nails should be strictly limited *o the use ofthe knife or scissors to their free border, and the ivory presser to pre-vent the adhesion of the free margin of the scarf-skin to the surface ofthe lanula, and its growth forward with that part. This edge of scarf-skin should never be pared, the surface of the nail never scraped, or thenails cleaned with any instrument saving the nail-brush. Soap and. SUCTION OF FINGER AND NATL. Of the Skin. 417 the nail-brush, with the occasional use of the knife or scissors to thefree end, and the ivory presser to the scarf-skin at the root, are goldenrules for the care of the nails; and will prevent all their inequalitiesand disorders, The hairs: like the cuticle, contribute to the defense of the true orsensitive skin. Every part, with the exception of the palms of thehands and the soles of the feet, is organized for the production of 66 and 67 will serve to give some idea of the origin and struc-ture of these growths. Fig. 06. Fig. 67.


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