The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17

Money at the Baths.
Since the high heel and pointed toe
have had time 10 do their work. the
chiropodist Is rising 10 ae money-mak-
ing a position as the American dentist.
The women who operate in the public
baths for ladies have more work than
they can attend 20 and are raising their
fees according 10 the state Of the pairs
Of feet which they are asked TO attend
20. The ordinary, old-fashioned treat
ment, requiring only the sharp knife
and punice stone. Is still a franc and
half. But for the operation known as
"dehooiing" the foot you may, with
extras. get up from 10 Ia 80 francs.
There are women who are able. when
the fine world Is in Paris, To make from
f3 to Is day. The seaside is even
more lucrative. because feet are SO
much in view on the sands of marine
bathing places. where IL Is pcrmissi-
BILE 10 paddle about in salt water long
after the teens have been cleared.
BE IL remembered that the high
heeled boot or shoe. by throwing the
whole weight OF the body ON the tight
ened-np shoes. deadens them and the
rest Of the foot, and brings the whole
member, SO far as the distribution OF
muscular force and nervous vitality go,
into much the same state as "A horses
hoof. The dehooting process begins
with "A warm bran or potato-starch
foot bath, followed by quick plunge
into cold water. after which there is
shampooing with eau de cologne or
something else 20 help reaction.
Then there Is gymnastic pulling out
and moving up and down and from
side 20 side of individual toes, which
reminds one of the piggy wiggy game
which nurses play with the pedal ex-
tremities Of babies. The nurse, begin
ming with the great toe and going on
with the four others. says: "This pig
went TO the market. and this pig staid
at home, and this pig ate bread and
butter, and this pig ate none, and this
little pig cried; Take me 10 nanny
at home. The toes are manipulated
and exercised separately. until each is
Timber and lively. The sole Of the foot
is also enliyened thus The patient
leans with both hands on a pair of
props and places the foot on broad
horsehair band which works from side
20 side. Then comes more hand rub
bling. this time with glycerinc, followed
by friction with small brushes and in
struments like drawing-stumps The
nails are carefully attended TO- All
dead and hard skin j. carefully re-
moved. and finally the ankle and i'm
steps are put into gymnastic training.
At the end of, say, an hour pair of
feet which have been martyrized with
high heels and pointed toes feel equal
10 dancing, jumping, or taking a long
walk. They also look shapely and
quite young. One wonders why they
shosld be hidden with shoes and stock
ings, and whether skilled chiropody
will not lead 90 n revival of sandals.
The public baths for ladies are the
places where the business of dehooiing
mostly ilourishes. There are women
practicing cbiropody who demand
higher fees for dehoofng than others,
because they have hands M once strong,
soft, and dexterous. A hand of this
sort can rub and move about piggy
wiggies for long time without hurt
ing the skin of the upper part of the
foot.
The professional dehoofer IL u good
one. is costly luxury. Some rich
women have tried To have dressing
room maids of their own trained 10 de-
hoOf; but they are not quits satisfac-
tory. The professional has that fuse"
which makes MASTER has more life
in her hand for the particular purpose
which IL is needed. and gives finish to
her work. There are. | repeat, female
chiropodists who can easily get 20
franc fee. They impose their own
soaps and WASHES and bran and potato
starch; and don't they charge fancy
prices for theml As they profess to
keep the feet which they doctor
'.young," dare say this business will
flourish rs long as their clientes keep
rich. 49, London Truth.