The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-12-05

Of the body, says Dr.. Robertson, there is n" !
one which ought to be so carefully attended
10 as the feet. Every person knows from
experience that colds, and many other dis
eases which proceed from the wheel of the
SYSTEM that the circulation OF the blood !
may be very easily checked there.
Yet for oil this, although every person of
c,hmon sense should be aware Of the truth
of what we have stated. there is no part OF
the humnn body so much trifedas the feet.
The young. and woud-be.gcn:eel footed
Clamp their feet into thn.soed pinching
b1ois and shoes, in ordar to display a neat
ttAi, in the sense of the term. There is one
great evil. against which every person
should be on his guard, and it is the one
which is not often guarded against, we
mean the change of warm or cold boots OF
shoes. A change is often made from thick
to thin so!ed shoes, without reflection on the
consequence thnt might ensue. In cold
weather boots or shoes made of good thick
leather. both in soles mud uppers, should be
worn by all. Water-tighs ore not good If
they ore airLighls also. India rubber over
shoes should never be worn excep. in wet.
plashy weather, and then not very long at
once. II ls hurtrul to the feet TO wear any
covering that is air,tie ht over them. and for
this reason should DO worn rs seldom as
possible. No part Of the body should be
allowed to have a covering that entirely
obstructs the passage Of tie carbonic gas
from the pores of tho SKIN outwards and
the moderate passage of uir ih*ards TO the
skin. Life can be destroyed in very short
time, by entirely closing up the pores of the
skin. Good warm stockings and thick soled
boots and shoes are conservative Cf health,
and consequently of human happiness
Scientific american.
Only A TRIrLE.-"That's right" said !
TO my friend Simpkins. the baker. as the
sckly looking widow of Harry Watkins
went out Of his shop door with loaf OF
brend which he had given herj ''thut's right.
Simpkins, am glad you are helping the
poor creature. for she has hard time Of it
since Harry died and her own health foiIed
her,"
"IIatd enough, sir, hard enough, and l
am glad to help her, though what | give her
frsH
"E,w et,en Goes she come2"
"Only three times a week. | told her to
come oflener if she needed to, but she says
three loaves are plenty for her and her little
one, with what she gets by sewing"
"And have you any more such CUSTOMERS.
Simpkius!"
"Only two or three, sir"
"Only two or three; why it must be quite
a tax upon your profits"
20 no, not as nu:h as you suppose; al!
together it amounts to only atrjfe.'
could no, but smile rs my friend repeat
ed these words; but, after left him, fell
to thinking how much good he is doing
with "only iriac." He supplies three or
four families with the bread they eat from
day TO day; and though The actual cost for
voar shows but small sum in dollars and
Ct n,s, the benefit conferred is by no means
small ore. A six pence to u man who has
pIeU,y to .'eat and drink and wherewithal to
be clothed" is nothing, but is something TO
one OH The verge Of starvation. And we
know not how much good we are doing
when we give "only a triqs" to good
oojech