BLISTERED FEET.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 12

BLISTERED FEET.

Sir,—After . reading vof the sufferings of so many , soldiers with their feet when making long marches, I determined to ask you to publish the;following well-tried and infallible remedy for blisters, arid, 'every kind ,of ■ tenderness to. which the feet are prorio when walking long distances.;; it-takes tho form of a preventive. measure,' which tho soldiers should'/'get iiito • the habit of -taking; directly, 'they start training. 'Once a, day, "ahd ; before any marching is done, get some cold .water, and take the boot and sock off oiie- foot, and dip it in, lotting it remain in the . water for tho length of time it takes to count two. Lift out and dry well, and put on sock and boot. Then treat tho other foot ill the same way. If it is required to wjsh the foot with soap, get a sponge or flannel, or any rag, and dip it 111 the cold water ana soap well, and' wipe the foot well with it. .'Mid then dip tho foot into the cold water, and wipe, as above. ' If this treatment is persevered with once a day (not. oftener), it is suprising how strong and hard tho feet will become. But there are two or three points about it that , must be especially homo in-rauid, if it is to prove a success; (1) The feet (separately) must not on any account remain in .the water longer than it takes to count "two. (2) It] must not be done after marching, when the feet are tired, but before. ' , ' .(3) The water must bo quite cold, winter or summer. . , Thoso who have already got blistered feet should not on. any account prick the blister, but dip. a piece of muslin into cold water, and wrap around the too (or any other part that is blistered). Once around only, if more will make tho too too bulky, and then put the sock and boot on, and very little inconvenience will be felt from the blister until the muslin is dry, ; when it must be wet again, or a' fresh- piece used. This will euro the blister, very soon, and' scarcely- any inconvenienco will bo felt during the process. . , . As far as my oxperienco goes, soap and other ointments are an absolute failure, and only make matters worso.— I am, etc., - EXPERIENCED,