Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-18
THE FEET AND THE HEAD.
A DOCTOR GIVES SOME HINTS THAT
MAY BE USEFUL TO HUMANITY.
Cold Feet and Headaches Said TO go
Hand In Hand, go to spesk-The Res-
son Why-Kemedy for the Trouble.
rseful Hints.


Hand In Hand, so to spesk-The kes-
son why-Kemedy 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
ND 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 teet and
lack Of attention TO their needs, the
foibles of fashion might be Followed at
perhaps the expense of few hours ols-
comfort, but unluckily these troubles are
but the beginning Of other disorders anu
many terrible nervous affections.
cold feet and headaches go hand IN
hand. "a it were" said a physician con
nected with one of the city hospitals to
reporter. The person who has cold feet IS
almost sure to have violent nervous head
aches Why Because the blood not cir
culatiny in the extremities, is crowded
into the upper portion of the body and
avarts an undue pressure upon the blood
yassaIs of the brain Nothing causes con
Vpstion of the internal organs more quick
II than this crowding of the blood into the
body that should circulate freely TO and
through the eXtremities.
pEEPETUATING TIE DIFFICULTY.
The trouble increases in proportion to
! the continuance of the practice of ignor-
i'm, the needs Of the feet. The blood YES
| sels of the extremities become thickened
and narrowed by Che lack of flow of the
| vital fluid. and thus the difficulties are
pernetuated. Pc sons suffering in this
| way-and who is not TO a greater or less
/ extent-should soak 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 nf their special tendency to coldness
The conventional shoe, perhaps, does
mora to keen the feet cold than any other
,bipp A loose shoe, know, is quite as
uncomfortable as a tight enc. | know,
also that a shoe should fit as closely as a
stocking But where il should be tight Is
sround the ankle, across the instep and
around the arch of the foot and heel. IL
should have, however, a loose upper and
a largs sole The bones of the foot need
pIenty OF room for the movement. A
/ loose shoe is quite as productive OF corns
| and other discOmforts as the one that
pinches; but il it pulls the muscles ot the
feet swry, pinches up the bones In one
/ nIace and lets them spread out In another
until they can have no natural action the
4 circulation must he interfered with.
Women are more troubled with cold teet
/ 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 it than that they should
have misshapen nails on their fingers.
RESULTS OF BAD TREATMENT.
"Hsve YOU ever noticed at the seashore
that occasionally you see a woman with
every nail on her feet threaded by rough
lines. and the color instead OF being a
bright. healthy pink, is yellow and un-
healthy, Then you have seen the results
of improperly dressing the feet. Again,
vou see the same disease manifest itself
! in little holes that look "a II the nail had
heen worm eaten and was full of little
hollow pits A poor circulation of the
blood resulting from indigestion, malaria
or squeezing the feet is the cause oil all
this.
Almost all the troubles Of the feet are
unnecessary. Caution and common sense
will prevent them. OF course there are
some forms of joint disease, gouty and
rheumatic inflammations, for instance,
which the possessor is not directly respon'
sihle for, but even these If taken IN time
can be cured Feet that perspire should
be washed every night and rubbed with
a weak solution of carbolic acid. The
stockings should be changed daily and the
shoes should have insoles that can be
changed as often as the stockings. The
soldiers Of the Bsvsrian army are required
to battle their feet every day and anoint
them with a pomade made Of mutton tai
low and salicylic acid. This prevents
undue perspiration 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 soap freely. Then they
should be rubbed briskly with a rough
bath towel, and have a small portion OF
glycerine spread over them Care must be
taken, however, 10 use good soap. Bad
soap is the beginning OF many evils.
Much Of the most highly perfumed arti-
cles known to the trade is made from the
refuse of rendering houses and Is full OF
alkali Such soaps are positively injuri-
Gus. Plenty of good soap, warm water, a
frequent change Of dressing and shoes
that fit 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 oftentimes do in a week what medi-
Cines and the doctor could never accom-
plish.-New York Mail and Express.