, 1886-12-18

A DOCTOR GIVES SOME HINTS That
MAY BE USEFUL TO HUMANITY.

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Cold Feet and Headaches said to 90
Hand in Hand, 81 to spenk-The ie,-
son why-Remedy for the Trouble.
Useful Hints.
The days Of cold feet and headaches
have come. Medicine. unfortunately.
can do very little for these troubles, and
persons afflicted in this way must make
up their minds to suffer or else give over
the habit Of dressing The feet after the
conventional mode. II headaches and
cold feet were all the ills that arise from
the improper treatment of the feet and
lack Of attention to their needs. the
foibles of fashion might be followed at
perhaps tho expense Of n few hours dis
comfort, but unluckily these troubles nre
but the beginning of other disorders and
many terrible nervous affections.
cold feet and headaches 60 hand in
hand, ms it were said n physician con
nected with one Of the city hospitals to a
reporter. Tho person who has cold feet is
almost sure 10 have violent nervous head
aches. Why Because the blood not cir
culltlng in the c~xtremities, is crowded
into the upper portion of the body and
eXGrts IN undue pressure upon the blood
AfNNFlr VI Ailt ~ hhA'tN 'NAi
gcstion of the internal organs more quick
ly than this c%rowding Of the blood into the
body tina should circulate freely to and
through the eNtremitics.
PEErEruArING TIE DIFFICULTY.
THE trouble increases in proportion to
the continuance OF tho practice Of ignor-
ing the needs Of the feet. The blood YES
sells of the eNtremitieS become thickened
and narrowed by the lack of flow of the
vital tluid, and thus the difficulties are
perpetuate1. Persons suffering in this
way-and who is not to "a greater or less
extent-should OAK their feet every
night in warm water and take plenty of
out door exercise. This counteracts the
tendency to congestion, enlarges the YES
sells and helps permanently to relieve the
feet of their special tendency to GOODNESS.
I'll conventional shoe, perhaps, does
more to keep the feet cold than any other
thing. \ loose shoe, | know, is quite as
uncomfortable as IA tight one. ! know,
also. thai n shoe should fit rs closely rs a
stocking. But where it should be tight is
around the ankle, across the instep and
around the arch of the foot and heel. IL
should have. however, n loose upper and
Il large sole. The bones Of the foot need
plenty of room for the movement. \
loose shoe is quite IS productive of corns
and other discomforts as the one that
pinches. but if it pulls the muscles of the
feet awry, pinches up the bones in one
place and lets them spread out in another
until they can have no natural action tine
circulation must be interfered with.
Women are more troubled with Old feet
than men. In fact, they are more gener-
ally afflicted with diseases of the feet than
men. There are very few Women that do
not have corrugated nails, and yet there
is no more need of 1t than that they should
have mis-hapcn nails on their fingers.
RESULTS of BAn TREATMENT.
slave Won ever noticed at the seashOrc
TINT occasionally you see a woman with
every nail on her feet threaded by rough
lines. aud the color instead Of being u
bright. healthy pink, is yellow and un
healthy Then You have seen the results
Of improperly dressing the feet Again,
Won see the same disease manifest itself
in little holes thai look rs If the nail had
been worm eaten and was full of little
hollow pits. a poor circulation of tho
blood. resulting from Indigestion, malaria
or squeezing the feet is the cause Of all
this.
Almost all the troubles OF The feet are
unnecessary. Caution and common sense
will prevent them. OF coursa there are
some forms cf joint disease, equity and
Rheumatic iuilammatious, for Instance,
which She pussessor is not directly respon-
sible for. but even these il taken in time
can he cured. Feet that pcrspire should
lie washed every night and rubbed with
a weak solution of carbolic acid. The
stockings should he changed daily and the
shoes should have insoles that can be
changed as often rs the stockings. The
soldiers of the Bavarian army are required
to battle their feet every day and anoint
them with q pomnde made of mutton tai
low and salicylic acid. This prevents
undue pcrspiration and keeps the feet
from becoming diseased. Most feet can
be Kept healthy and soft by soaking them
in hot water before retiring and using
ammonia and soup freely. Then they
should be rubbed briskiy with u rough
BATH towel, and have II small portion Of
glycerino spread over them. Care must be
taken. however, to use good soap Bad
soap is the beginning Of many evils.
Much of the most highly perfumed arti-
clos known to the trade is made from the
refuse of rendering houses aud is full Of
alkali. Such soaps are positively injuri-
Gus. Plenty of good scnp, warm water, n
frequent change of dressing and shoes
that tit the foot will prevent any trouble
Of a local character, cure corns and bun
ions and prevent headaches and cold feet,
and sensible shoes and care of the feet
will oficutimes do in n week what medi-
ciucs anil the doctor could never accom-
plish New York Mail and ENpre