, 1872-12-26
WARM FEET,


Anu HOW 10 kAGEP IHCsH SOs
.. correspondent Of the Aner; an -4griculturist
furnishes that paper with the following remarks
on warm feet, which remarks are admirably cal
culated for our lat!''77~:
To 60 with cold i... 4. 10 undermine the con-
etitution, and this half the women and the girls
an accompanying habit Of ill-health; tLink
home-knit woollen stockings arc not very fash
ionable. Once, no country girl was reckoned f5
to be married ur!i! she had knit her pillow-case
full Of stockings, but it is not go nov.
I do not. regret that less hand-knit-
VIC shalL not give up warm woollen stockings
for winter use until re can replace them with
something better. Merino, or The common
"boughten" +" white wool stockings, are rather
thin, but some of us supplement them with an
additional pair Of cotton stockings. wearing the
cotton or the. woollen pair next the feet as in
dlgiduals prefer. Cold feot are often caused, at
least IN part BY too tight elastic or bands at the
tops Of the stockings, OF by tight shoes, or ehoes
tight in tho ankles. These Interfere with the
comfortable degree Of warmth without good
circulation and aeration OF the blood. Ny laat
Lesson in this matter came from beby's ex-
perience last September. Suddenly she con-
tracted habit of having cold feet,
and inactive, suggesting the need Of q bath,
When bath did not seem necessary except for
the feet. At length it occurred to me that her
" "anlc-ties had been too loose, and just be-
fore Wo came home from our visit Q young lady
cousin had set the buttons back further, to
make the little slipper stay on better. Ever
ainco that change the slipper-straps had been
too tight around her ankles, especially after
put on woollen stockings. I changed the but
tons again, and her feet no longer got cold, ex-
cept in consequence OF the actual rigors Of tho
climate. Some well-informed persons object to
Congress CATERS, the elastics arc usually so
hrm md close about tho ankle. Only
very. loose garters are allowable, and these may
not be necessary when the stockings are worn
straps buttoning to both waist and stockings
are most sensible for women as well as children.
Many women are obliged to work in kitchens
where the floors in winter are always cold. It
helps matters to have carpet down, but the
kitchen carpet is Objectionable On tho score of
cleanliness, especially where there are many
children, A few large thick rugs are better.
These can be shaken often, and Will afford the
kitchen occupants warm places to stand or sit
at taeir work. There are some very cold days
the children also keep on overshoes. The iloors
Of our houses arc many degrees colder than the
air about our hesds,
0ao thing too little thought of in this conncc-
ton is absolutely essential to healthy warmth
ho vt 0S"snit wS4 n Il sio pure opsu "l ar soo @2n
every day have q great advantage over
housekeepers. Their blood gets oxygenated,
and SO purified (as far as such degree Of air
can do it) and prepared to warm and nourish
the body, OF which the blood is the constant up
builder Everybody, male and female, old and
young, ought to got out Of doors some every
day, and breathe freely with the mouth.
Tho air Of sleeping rooms and other living
rooms ehould be purified each day.
Keep brick or soapstones in the oven, to be
wrapped up and put under your feet when you
are obliged to Bit for somo time at q distance
from the fire, especially II you are writing or
studying.