The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-03-01

kind of oily substance must not only rot
the material but cruse q noisomc smell
70 those who are F6rehanded aud have
tho leisure, il is advised TO pun chase the .
shoes TO be worn in tho winter, six mouths |
beforehand, and wear them little at a time !
in the warm weather; thus they become
hardened before winter sets in, and this |
hardening increases their durability, But |
before they are worn in the wet, the soles /
should be held ~ the Hre until we'll warmed; |
then warm some tar and apply it with n
swab to the bottom of the shoe, but uot |
hot enough TO burn the leather, then let il !
be well dried in before the fire. This will !
never work out while warming the feet F,
but this tar should be applied the fret Of
each month until May, If the boots are
worn much in the wet This tar euetrates
the sole to the eighth of an inch, and
renders il almost as hard as horn. Grease
of any kind will soften the leather aud
make ii porous. Without this tar applica-
ton, the first wettug OF the solcs will con.
tract them and make them ft not so well,
sometimes making them too small alto.
gethtr.
If shoes are heated before the FIRE, they
get hard and wear out very much sooner
than if allowed to dry gradually in the
upper part of tho kitchen or family room,
farthcst from the fire, or on SHELF or hung
on nail
VARNIsH FuS SHOES,
II is n bad plan to grease the upper
leather of shoes Tor the purpose of keeping
them soft it rots the leather and admits
dampness more readily. 1t is better to make
varnish thus
Put halt a pound of gum shollao, broken
up in small pieces IN - quart bottle or Jug
i tt.sa,t -.
it on u shelf in warm place shake it wei,
several times day, then add piece ol
gum camphor as large rs an hens egg
shake it well, and in few hours shake il
again and add one ounce of lamp-back; il
the alcohol is good, it will he dissolved in
three days then shake and us". If it gets
too thick add ulcohal-pour out two or three
teaspoonsfu III a saucer, aid apply 1t with
q small pairt-brush II the materials are
all good, it will dry in about five minutes
and will be removed only ly wearing II off
| giving gloss almost equal to patent leather
The advantage Of thia preparation above
others is, that it does not strike into the
leather aud make it hard, but remains on
! the surface, aud vet excludes the water al
most perfectly. This same preparation is
admirable for harness, and does rot soil
when touched os lamp black mixtures do,
COLD FEET WHILE TRAVELLING.
If boots are treated as above, and just be-
| fore going out of doors the stockings are
we'll dried before the fire, the feet will feel
comfortably warm for several hours; it is
the moisture or steam about tho feet which
often makes them feel cold by the out door
air oondensing them. No one should travel
in Ninterwith tight fitting shoes; they ar
rest the circulation this induces GOODNESS,
causing general feeling of discomfort all
over the body, even making the mind fret,
full and irritable. A wooden stocking will
alone keep the feet warmer than tho same
stocking aud pair Of tight boots besides.
II person has good circulation, the feet
will get warm of themselves il the tight
boots are removed. None can go to bed
with cold feet without doing themselves
a positive injury and it is always best in
winter time, even if the feet do not feel
cold, at bedtime to draw of the stockings
and hold the feet to the fire or stove, rub
bing them meanwhile with the hand, until
they arc perfectly dry and comfortably
warm in every part il is pleasant opera
tion of Itself aud ought not to be dispensed
with for single night from October to
May il ia ono of the best annodynes il
allows person to fall asleep in five min
utes, who, with cold feet, would have re
mained awake for halt an hour or more, and
even then the sleep viii be very unreiresh
ing and dreamy.
BURNING FEET.
If the soles are hot and dry at bedtime
rub patiently under each one of them, viii
the hand, half teaspoonful of sweet OF
night after night, until the difficulty is re
moved.
Some persons always have cold feet or
getting into bed robust person may rem
edy this in time by dipping both feet at
time in cold water just deep enough t.
cover the toes; let them remain III unit
, thirty are counted wipe dry, hold to In
fire, and jump into bed.
Feeble persons and invalids should pur
sue different course. Put both leet II
hot water half le5 deep; add hot waite
from time to time for fifteen minutes, so tha
the water shall be hotter when they ar
taken out than when they are put IN, thel
{ dip them in cold water as before, while yo'
count ten, wipe warm and get into bed
As cold feet induces number OF diseases
aggravates others, and delays tho cure o
all, 1t is worth all the trouble one can talk
, if thereby, even in the course OF months
the delightful, condition can be brough
about wherein the feet are in such "a mai
"A uIal anu uCalllilhl Sldl', AHdb WY lH'AN
j never attracted toward them unpeasantlJ
TIaur SHOES
p. Interfere with the pleasure OF LOGON,
, ton, cause curns, and even rAetmatie SO NJ
y hence it is worth while to repeat what W
!, have formerly recommended as an iniaIt
( be and easy method of having new foc
I covering fit az easily as an olt shoe--Jns
/ put on two pairs of thick stockings belor
0 the measure is taken, or before hitting you
foot with ready made shoes then whe
' you get home pull off both pari put on
/ thin pair, wear them for a lew days, all
3 put on thicker. This simple cxpedieu
will prevent an incalcuable amount of dis
e comfort. irritation and loss in one year.
( CLEANiNG SHOES.
{ To do this easily, harmlessly and well !
s winter is worth knowing. Scrape of Ia
mud or wet dirt with All old spoonhandlt
}, or, which is better, wooden knlte, the
i with soft damp rag or sponge, remoV
a what the k, ife failed to do, then set theT
e back from the FIRE for five or six hours, Q
r more they will then take polish as easll
8 as before they were wetted. In THIS wa
they can be cleaned without scarcely soi
a ing the fingers at all, and q great deal ,
r extra brushing will be saved.
a Boots and shoes tor tne winter should /
" large enough 10 admit of cork soles, whc
o if taken out and dried we'll viii keep I'll
e feet warm all the time, without which CO.
diton no person can possibly have goo
u health, while there are many whose ON
10 obstacle to good health is cold feet.
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