Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-10-13
Hygiene Of the Feet.

defend far more than any picture-the
work of the hands Of man. To be hand
some, the first requisite is that the feet
should be neither too large nor too
small. but in proportion to the size of
the person TO whom they belong. The
accepted idea in handsome feet inclines
to slenderness. about the toes, a high
instep, round rather than high heel,
and deep curve or hollow in the sole.
Anatomists tell Us. too. that feet OF
this shape are possessed OF muscular
strength and power in walking superior
TO those that are fat and hard. Too
small feet are to be deplored rather
than admired. as being opposed TO the
eternal fitness Of things.
The care OF the lee. should begin
with babies. when hard. long shoes
should be selected These will give the
toes chance to grow naturally and
straight. and no matter if the shoes do
look TOO large, you will be well paid for
this ANNOYANCE when the child grows
ND with a symmetrical foot-and one OF
4 proper size to support the body
which i; can put to the ground fearless
IL and without pain. There is no &C.
casion TO fear that the foot will be too
large if left alone, and you may be sure
you viii. never make it smaller by
crowding il into a small shoe. for the
more it is pinched and tortured the less
beautiful and symmetrical it will be-
come.
The present fashionable shoe is an
instrument of torture, and should be
iIowned down by all sensible women.
The fashion-makers don't seem TO care
= fig whether il is made according TO
physiological principles or not, and
women blindly adopt them despite thu
fact that all ease and grace must be lost
in the effort required TO keep balanced
ON the points OF the toes and two and
a half inch heel. Every lady should
cultivate the beauty of her walk with
as much care as she would the beauty
of her face and form, and properly
made shoes ale an absolute necessity to
4 graceful carriage. They should be
long and wide enough to accommodate
the foot. with the heels never more than
an inch high and placed directly under
the heel. and not the hollow of the foot.
There is no portion of the human form
which is the seat of more ills than the
feet; and they can only be avoided by
a strict adherence to n neatly-fitting,
ccmmcn-sense shoe. which is neither
too large nor too small
We al accept the Old Greek statues
as the finest models of the highest types
of physical beauty. and in not one of
them do we lind evidence of the COM
preston of the feet. The toes set well
apart. there is never TO be found on
them signs of corn or callosity, and the
iBstep rises with graceful. poetic arch,
surmounted BY a slender ankle. We
do not lind this classic and elegant con-
formation in one pair OF feet out of a
thousand in the present day, and it is
10 be accounted for. first, by the i'm
prudence and vanity of the mother. ard
afterwards 10y the children themselves.
when they are free 10 follow the bent OF
their own inclinations.
Corns are produced by pressure OF
friction, and are simply a protective
growth thrown out for the purpose Of
preventing the tissues being injured
They are sufficiently painful at al
times. but are the most unbearable
when an accumulation of pus take.
place beneath them. The escape OF
this drop of pus is prevented BY the
hardened or thickened cutiele. which
must be soaked in warm water, then
removed by sharp pointed knife
Avoid the use of caustic in the treat.
ment Of corns. but great relief will be
obtained by the application of carbohe
acid. Hard corns may be treated a.
follows; Take a thick piece OF sol,
leather or felt. cut hole in the center
0f ii. spread the leather or felt with adj
besive plaster. and apply ii so that tn,
Summit of the corn will rest in the hole
in the center. Upon going to bed al
uight fiji the hole in the center of tn,
leather with paste made of soda and
soap; wash it of in the morning. Re
the sop,a t,.-aaaes tsr sa,-a,.r 4. O.