Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-01-26
A Minnesota Remedy for Cold Feet.

feet of ladies who are not within reach
of stoves, fire-places, or furnace regis
tiers become painfully cold. This is, of
course, an extremely delicate topic, but
it is undeniable that cold feminine feet
do exist. Many remedies have been
proposed, but there is none which has
proved perfectly satisfactory. 1t has
been confidently asserted that if anv
lady were to wear three pair of thick
shoes, together with two pair of cotton
and six pair of woolen-well, stockings,
cold feet would be unknown; but mas
much as the most delicate foot if thus
arrayed would rival in apparent size
and grace full-grown sofa cushion, no
lady has ventured to try the remedy. 1t
has also been suggested that metallic
shoes fitted with tanks for hot water
would keep the entire female system in
a gentle simmer, but here again the size
of the proposed shoes is a fatal objec-
ton to the plan. Mr.. Dio Lewis boldly
remarks to the ladies of Boston: elf
you wish to keep your feet warm eat
quart OF oat-meaf three times day, and
throw away your elastic-'' but really
his language can not be repeated. 1t is
sufficient that his advice has not been
followed, and that his country-women
Indignantly deny that he knows any
thing about their circulation, and the
effect upon it of the articles of dress
which he coarsely mentions.
The wife of Mr.. James Withers, of
East Bridgewater, MIMI, was until re-
Gently, one OF the most respected ladies
in the East Bridgewater Baptist Church.
She was young and beautiful, and in her
devotion to the interests of the congre-
CATION and the Sunday-school was so
conspicuous that the minister wished
that she was 20 years older, so that he
could without offense refer to her from
the pulpit as prize-specimen mother
in Israel. Minnesota happens to be ex-
cessively cold in winter; SO cold, in fact,
that the inhabitants are frequently una
BILE to remember their own names. In
spite of her youth, beauty, and general
excellence, Mrs. Withers was peculiarly
susceptible to the influence of cold
weather, and suffered untold agonies
from cold feet from the first of Noyem-
Der to the middle of April. The Bap-
fist Westinghouse was a particularly
cold place, and it often happened that
after the end of the Sunday morning
service Mr.. Withers was compelled to
carry his wife to the stove and to thaw
her out before attempting to take her
home.
During the recent cold snap in East
Mrs. Withers suffered so
severely that she came to the determin-
alton to try every remedy for cold feet
which any body might suggest to her.
On Saturday evening, Dec. 80, Mr..
being absent on visit to Chi
cago, his younger brother, bad young
man, holding the position of Teller in the |
local bank, and noted for his fondness for |
sinful games of every description. called |
upon Mrs. Withers, and when that adj |
mirable woman bewailed the GOODNESS
Of the Baptist meeting house, told her
ne had an infallible recipe for keeping
he feet warm in the very coolest wealth
II. He advised his innocent sister-in-
aw to pour half pint of Cayenne pep
Ter, mixed with two tablespoonfuls of
round mustard, into each Of her stock
ngs, just before going to meeting, and
.ssured her that if she would try this
heap and simple remedy her feet would
emain comfortably warm. Mrs. With
rs thanked the young man with a
.uileless gratitude that would have
ouched the heart of q brass monkey,
nd instantly sent the servant to buy
tx pounds of Cayenne pepper.
On the following morning, just before
ne church-beil rang, she used the COM
ined pepper and mustard in accord
nee with her brother-in-law's instruc- ,
onS, and walked to the meeting house
ithout any Inconvenience from the /.
Did The service began, and though !
first Mrs. Withers felt delightfully."-
arm, she showed signs of uneasiness !
ng before the minister gave out his i.
xt. Just when that eloquent preacher
as well under way, he was stricken