The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-09-03
THE CHIROPODIST
SAYS THAT FASHIONS CHANGES
HAVE NEARLY RUINED HIM.
The Broad -Bottomed Shoe at the Bot
toms Of the Bsisohief-secrets Of
the Corn Doctors Trade
About Big Feet.
louisville Courier Journal

"Come In, =" said voice - reporter,
after passing up narrow flight of stairs.
knocked at small door on which was
pasted large card bearing the sign:
-lr -, 1 racticai Chiropodist, Cures
Corns. Bunions. lngrow.ng Toensils aud
ALI ther Ailments of the eet Lad .es
Treated at Their / esidences
The intruder pushed ot en- the door and
entered. The doctor was reposing
anguidy in an easy chair by the win.
dow. inha,ing the cool afternoon breeze.
while he slowly swept large NJ. esf
ian in front of his face. A table near
by was co, cred with little ph!a,s.
bearing different kinds of labels and sew
eral .ueer looking little iron instruments
we're !, ing by their side A sior; dis
lance from the table was a Chair me
thing like that used by dentists, but wi, h
an unusually broad foot rest. covered with
a piece of bright brussels carpeting.
This is just the time when | can talk
to YOU business is so dull, said the chi
rope dist As he gave more than usually
vigorous sweep of the fan and thought.
fully crossed one leg over the other. while
he gazed for few moments in deep re-
heclion at the toe of his boot Yes.
business is dull with everybody. and with
our profession espec ally.
why with you in particular. doctor?"
allow can you ask mey ook at that
shoe on have on The tip is bread and
gives ampe room for the toes. 1t does
not cramp them like Use The cha ge
in fashion has almost ruined the chi
ropodists s profess on cal it such be.
cause its devotees must be man of tact
and skiI-as 1t has taken away the larger
art of our bus ness.
The doctor leaned further back in his
chair with deep sigh of disgust aud
looked mournfully acr SIS the street a a
young man walking rapidly an! firmly
on pa of broad hottomed shoes or
a few moments he did not deign TO speak.
ard the reporter refrained from disturb
ing his retrospective silence.
es. )" he resumed. we reaped a rich
harvest during the four or nve prece ing
years very body had corns and bun.
ions ON the feet. | wort Except the a
than the other sc our best business
comes from them. as We are usually
called to their residences, AMI of course
under those circumstances charge mo- e
There was one lady who. during the spike
t0e mania. had a standing call for my
services three times a week at -. 0 a
visit | suppose ought not to growl.
as made money then and should endure
the present dull times coutentedly.
-. am not oking in what tel you.
C ntin ued the gentleman. more brisklt.
but 1t is all the lid truth. The e are
only few persons in "ur profession in
THIS CT and we did fine usines, until
narrow shoes went out or fashion. Most
troubles of the feet date fir IN that source
As fashions do not change sim .ltaeuus y
a over the country. but beginning IN the
east slread slowly west. l think / will
ave to adopt the policy of kee ing on
the edge " hei the sharp I es go west
70 with them Thus kee in the center
OF trade. and manage to overcome the ex.
pense that constant removing enta Is upon
me / have had my establishment in q
number of cites
~ ou have practced your busnees in
several cilies. doctor, and are an expert
on the sub ect OF feet The aides o! til {
city claim to ha the smallest ptda' e
tremitie. in The country. Can you decide
the ong vexed questions"
The physician laugh in a rather un
easy manner and shru eyed his shoulders
whi he hesltated few moments Defore
he spoke.
"Of course you are not going to print
not say word more Well, since you
promise can tell you that chiropcd {
consider GU syille the best business t. WI
in the country The lad es wear the
tightest shoes and more of th, IN are af
hicted with corns than in any ther 'ity
in the MON. ouisIil lie women arc vain
of their feet. and their shoes are inva-ia
bly, q 81 e or two too small The ladies
OF Bal imore have the smallest extremitie,
and ousviile comes next ew rleans
ranks third. or big fe,t go to Chicago.
In lade,, h a aud Bcsyol. IhiCsgo can.
how ever, beat the other two.