The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-13
JOB PRKH.TEVG
CARE OF Tue FEET.

When the feet are damp and cold
it is impossible to deep well. There
will be cough, Or sore throat. OF
hoarseness, sick headache, or some
other annoyance.
If cold and dry, the feet should
be soaked in hot water for ten
minutes every night and when
wiped and dried, rub into them
well, ten or fifteen drops of sweet
oil; do this patiently with the hands,
rubbing the oil into the soles of the
feet particularly.
On getting up in the morning,
dip both feet at once into water as
cold as the air Of the room, half
ankle deep for minute in summer;
half minute, or less in winter;
rubbing one foot with the other,
then wipe dry, and if convenient,
holding them to the fire, rubbing
them with the hand until perfectly
dry and warm in every part.
If the feet are damp and cold,
attend only to the morning wash.
ing, but at night always remove the
stockings and hold the feet to the
fire rubbing them with the hands
for fifteen minutes, and get imme-
diately into bed.
Under any circumstances as of.
ten as the feet are cold enough to
attract attention, draw off the
stockings, and hold them to the
FIRE; if the feet are much inclined
to da.npness, put on a pair of dry
stockings, leaving the damp ones
before the fire to be ready for
another change.
Some persons feet are more
comfortable, even in winter, in cot.
ton, others il wooden stockings.
Each must be guided by his own
feelings. Sometimes two pairs of
thin stockings keep the feet warmer
than one pair which is thicker than
both. The thin pairs may be of
the same or of different materials,
and that which is best next to the
feet, should be determined by the
feelings of the person.
Sometimes the feet are rendered
more comfortable by basting half
an inch thickness of curled hair on
piece of thick cloth, slipping this
into the stocking, with the hair next
to the skin to be removed at night,
and placed before the fire to be
perfectly dried by morning. Peg
sons who walk a great deal during
the day, should on coming home
for the night, remove their shoes
and stockings, hold the feet to the
fire until perfectly dry; put on
dry pair, and wear slippers for the
rest of the evening.
Boots and CATERS keep the fees
damp, unclean and noisome, by pre-.
venting the escape of the insensiole
perspiration and odor which are
constantly emanating from b4althy
feet, hence the old-fashiored shoe
is the best for healtt for the
strengthening of the ankles, by hab-
ituating them to support them.
selves.
Pieces of newsp, per wrapped
around the feet over the stockings
keep the feet remas kably warm.
Cold feet arise from the want of
vigorous circulation in them; this is
often remedied by putting them in
hot water in wooden vessel, SO as
to cover the toes; in about ten min.
utes put in cold water, the colder
the better, Of the same depth, for
half o minute; the object being to
produce shock, calculated to draw
the warm blood to the soles; this
may be done on retiring and rising.
Nothing should he considered a
trouble, which can have even a
slight tendency to keep the feet
warm, because there never can be
recovery from disease or substan.
tial good health without it-Er.