Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-02-01
Cold Feet.

No, one should travel in winter with
tight fitting shoes; they arrest the circu-
lation; this induces coldness, causing a
general feeling of discomfort all over tho
body. even making the mind fretful and
BILE. A woolcu stocking Will alone
keep the feet warmer than the same stock
iues and pair cf tight boots besides. If
person has a1gootl acircuiaiion. the feet
will ect warm OF themselves if the tight
boots are removed No one 20 to bed
with cold feet without doing themselves
positive injury; and il is always best in
winter time, even if the feet do not feel
cold, az bed time, to draw Of the stock
ings aud holdsthe feet 10 the ERE or stove.
rubbing them meanwhile with the hand,
until they are perfectly dry aud comiort-
ably warm in every part; it is pleasant
operation Of itself. and ought not to be
dispensed with for single night from De-
tober to May; it is the best anodyne; il
allows a person to fall asleep in five min
utes, who with cold feet, wonld have re-
mained awake for half an hour mare, and
even then the sleep will be unrefreshipg
aud dreamy. af ~
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the system. that the circulation in them is
easily checked and then disease begins;
hence. il is OF great Importance that per-
sons ugoing to their place Of business,
with the expectation Of remaining in sew
cral hours, should pull off their tight fit
ting boots, and put on pair Of easy fit
ting slippers or shoes; and they will find
that on putting on their boots again at
night to 20 home, it is done with consid-
cradle difficulty. This is because the feet
have swollen during the day, a natural
result from the blood and other fluids ac-
cumulating in them, partly from their be.
ing in standing position for a eensidera-
bic portion of the time, and partly from
the unrestrained condition Of the foot, the
circulation is more free and healthful but
ifa tight boot is Kept on all day. it be-
comes more and more compressed every
hour, and by night the circulation is al
most arrested, the feot are cold, and clam
my, aud damp, and this soon becomes
their constant condition, instead of few
hours towards the close Of the day; but
this very change to loose slipper or old
shoe, on arriving at the shop, or store, OF
Office, will, in very short time, be follow
ed by lamencss, or stiff johns, or cold.
impregnating the whole system, unless
the slippers or shoes are first made very
warm. Common sense points out the fact
that harm must result from changing a
loose, cold shoe for warm ouc.
a fruitful cause OF colds is the wearing
during the winter, while out of doors,
boots or shoes with thinner soles, even If
Tie weather. ls- .nIiiacr. wtea a thick
solcd shoe is put on in the early part of
the winter, it should be used until the first
of Mag, or at least until the winter is bro.
ken up. In the effort TO keep the feet
warm, the experience Of ono man is 20
safe guide to. another. Some keep their
feet warm during the coolest weather by
wearing cotton sioeEings; others are moro
successful by wearing woolcn hose. The
only rational plan is for each Que TO exper-
Uncut on himself aud observe the result
closely. Others, again. succeed best by
wearing two pairs Of hose at the same
time. one Of woollen, the other of cotton;
these differences arise from the fact that
the circulation of somc'is more vigorous
than that Of others; some. are on their feet
oil the time; others sit almost all day.
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