Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-23

WARM FEET, AND How TO KEEP THEM
So..-To 70 With cold feet 10 to undermine
The constitution. and this half the women
and the girls are doing. They have q
habit Of cold feet. and m accompauy wing
habit OF ill-health /; think home-knit wool.
en- stockings are no, very fashionable -
Once. no country girl vas reck6ncd &. to
be married until che had knit her pillow
case foil Of stockings. but il II not so now.
i do not regret that less hand knitting is
done now than formerly. but hope We
shall not give up warm WOODEN stockings
for winter use until we 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 wool.
en- pair next the feet. as individuals prefer
Cold feet are often caused. at least in part,
BY too tight elastic. or bands at the tops
Of the stockings. or by tight shoes. or
shoes tight III ,he ankles. These Interfere
with the circulation Of the blood. and there
cannot be comfortable degree Of warmth
without good circulation and eration Of
the blood. My last lesson in this matter
came from baby's experience last Soptcm-
bes. Suddenly she contracted habit of
having cold feet. rnd when I warmed
them the skin seemed hard and inactive,
suggesting the need of a bath. when a
bath did not seem secessary except for
the feet. At length il occurred to me
that her 'anklc.ties' bad been too loose.
and just before we came home fsom our
visi, young lady cousin had Get tho but
tons back farther, to make the yiittiu siip-
pcr stay ou better. Ever since that change
The slipper -straps had been too tight around
her ankles. especially after ! put on wool
en- stockings. ! changed the buttons
again, and her feet TO longer got cold.
eScep. in consequence Of the actual rigors
Of the climate. Some wellinformed per-
sons object to Congress gai.ers. the elias
tics are usually % firm and close about
the ankle. Only very loose gsrters are
allowable, and theses.nay not be nee
essary when the stockings are worn over
under drawers. Gsrters buttoning to both
wais.c and stockings are most sensible for
woman as we'll a. children.
Many wo,nsn are obliged TO work in
Kitchens where the floors In winter are al
ways cold. II helps matters TO have a
carpet down, but the kitchen carpet ID
Objectionable on the score Of cleanliness.
especially where there are many children.
A few large thick rugs sts better. These
can be shakeA' ofteu. and will afford The
kitchen occupants warm places to stand OF
sit nj their work. There are some very
cold days when I wear my Arctic over
-ahsss ali day. and the children also keep on
oysrshocs. The floors Of our houses are
many degrees colder than the air about
cur heads.
One thing too little thought Of in thi'
connection 10 absolutely essential to health,
warmth Of bojy jy-tbat is. pure air. Men wh'
work in the open air SOME every day has'
great advantage over hoasekcepers.-
Their blood gets osygenstsd. and so Puri
fed Gas far rs such degree Of air can d.
i.) and prepared to warm and nourish tn
body, Of which the blood is the constan
upbuilder. Everybody. male and female
old and young. ought to 70, out Of door
soma every day. and breathe freely will
the mouth.
- The air Of sleeping rooms aud o.he
living rooms should be purified each day
= Keep brick or soapstoues iu the oven
TO Be wrapped up and put under your fee
when Ton are obliged to si, for some tim
81 dis,snce from the Gre. especially
yea are writing Or studying .--Ameriea
Assioat~ris'.