The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-02
atsrfnI aud Curious.
WARM FEET.

A correspondent of the 4mericda Agricultural
furnishes that paper with the following remarks
On warm feet, which remarks are admirably cal
culaied for this latitude:
ITO go with cold feet is to undermine the con-
stitution and this half the women and the girls
are doing. They have habit of cold feet and
an accompanying habit Of i'll health. Thick
bOme-k knit wooden stockings are not very FASH
ionable. Once, no country girl was reckOned nj
to he married until she had knit her pillow-case
full of stockings, but it is not SO now. do not
regret that less handwriting is done now than
formerly, but hope We shall not give up warm
woolen stockings for winter until we can replace
them with something better. Merino, or the
common 'bOughten' white wooden stockings, are
rather thin, but some of us supplement them
with an additional pair IF cotton stockings,
wearing the cotton or the woolen pair next the
feet, as individuals prefer. Cold feet are often
caused at least in part, by too tight elastics or
bands at the tops Of the stockings, or by tight
shoes, or shoes tight in the ankles These inter
fere with the circulation Of the blood and there
cannot be a comfortable degree of warmth with
out a good circulation and aeraton Of the blood.
NV last lesson in this matter came from BABY
experience last September. Suddenly she con-
tracted q habit of having cold feet, and when
suggesting the need of bath, when bath did
not necessary except for the feet. Az
length it occurred to that her 'ankie-ties
had been too loose, and just before we came home
from visit young lady cousin had set the
buttons back farther, to make the little slippers
stay on better. Ever since that change the slip
per-straps had been too tight around her ankles,
especially after had put on wooden stockings
changed the buttons again, and her feet no
longer got cold, except in consequence of the nc.
| tual figOr of the climate. Some well-infOrmed
| persons object to Congress CATERS; the elastics
are usually SD close and firm about the ankle.
| Only very loose carriers allowable, and these
may not he necessary when the stockings are
| worn over under-drawers. Carriers in the shape
| of straps buttonng to both waist and stockings
are most sensible for women as well as children
s.Many women are obliged to work in kitchens
where the floors in winter are always cold. II
helps matters to have q carpet down, but the
kitchen carpet is Objectionable on the 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 al
their work. There are some very cold days when
| wear my arctic overshOes all day, and the chill
dren also keep on overshoes. The floors of our
houses many degrees colder than the all
| about our heads.
"One thing too little thought of in this connec-
ton is absolutely essential to healthy warmth Of
| the body. That is pure air. Men who work in
the open air some every day have great advant
| age over hOusekeepers. Their blood gets oxygen
| afed and SO purified Gas far as snch degree OF
air can do it) and prepared to warm and pourisf
the body of which the blood is the constant mp
| builder. Everybody, male and female, old and
Young, Ought to get out of doors some every day
and breathe freely wifh the mouth.
'The air of sleeping rooms and other living
rooms should be purified each day.
"Keep brick or sOapstones in the oven, tn b,
wrapped up and put under your feet when yor
are obliged to sit for time ut distance from
the fire, especially il. you writing or study
ing"