The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-06-18

people err, for not always b : comfort
able shoe good-Atting one says :.
writer who h an expert on the subject
Ii = recent issn9 Of Boots and Shoes
III order 10 se1ecf the proper f0otwea.
IL is necessarily % know something 81
the anatomy Of the foot, ind for the In
formation Of the reader Il Is stated that
the foot Is composed Of twenty-sik
bones, each intended to perform certaia
functions, and each more or less de-
pendent upon IL neighbor In the proper
performance If IL duty. Therefore,
should any one Of these BONES become
incapacitated for the duty assigned Il
70 that extent is the foot crippled until
point is reached where, the unworthy
owner walks tbs street veritable
cripple.
The natural movement Of the toes Is
upward and downward, but when they
are cramped they are thrown to ono
side and out Of gear, for there Is no
provision made for O. sidewise move
ment OF the toes From this Il may be
concluded that the Creator gave no
thought to narrow-toed shoes The foot
must not be changed by fashion. A man
may wear coat that's too large or q
parrot trousers that are considerably
too short and the only effect is the
tendency they may have to the lu-
dicrous-his health is not affected.
Not so with ill-fitting shoes, however.
The moment they are too short too
La
ment Is his comfort affected and finally
the health of his feet,
Corns, as rule, are not tho result Of
pressure but Of friction, and consequent
" the shoe that is too large produces
these little plaques incarnate by fric-
ton. One source OF more or less dis
comfort is the counter. This is piece
of sole leather that gives shape to and
keeps in form the heel As the counter
holds the shoe quarter out from the
foot, this portion of the shoe has no OPP
portunity to conform itself to the shape
Of the foot. II, therefore, a good-fitting
shoe is desired, this part OF the shoe
must fit at the start or not at all.
One cause Of shoes running over at
the heel is that either the heel Of the
shoe Is too large or too small for the
foot When the heel is too small the
heel Of the foot presses against the
walls formed by the counter, and sooner
or later one side or the other begins to
give way, and when that happens the
foot seems to concentrate all It's efforts
upon the weakened wall until 1t has
pushed it out Of shape. In this effort
of freedom on the part Of the foot no
little assistance Is received from the
bottom Of the shoe by its wearing away
at one side until the heel slants under
the foot, giving abundant opportunity
for the breaking down Of the counter.
In the other instance, when the heel Of
the shoe is too large for its tenant, the
causes are somewhat different, though
the result is the same.
In this case the heel of the foot is
usually thrown against one side or the
other of the shoe by the strain upon the
foot at the fore part, and thus one wall
of the counter has to support all the
pressure that should be divided between
its two sides. In consequence of this,
unless the counter be an unusually stiff
one, 1t breaks down. Outside Of the
contour of the sole there are three
salient points of defect in the shape of
the average last, namely: The width,
heel and toe. Nearly all lasts are too
narrow in proportion to the size for
which they are intended
Unless the customer demands broad
shoe--and usually he then selects one
too broad-he is fitted with a shoe that
Is fully one size too narrow. thinking,
no doubt, that If he hasn't narrow
foot he ought to have, and by putting 1t
into narrow shoe will prevent 1t
spreading. But this a serious mistake,
for the abnormal transverse strain on
the shoe only causes the leather to lend
all, its pliability in that direction until
by the time the shoe is half worn out
the foot projects beyond the sole on
either side.
Narrow shoes should be worn only by
narrow feet A man who would not
hesitate to crowd his toes into q tooth
pick shoe would never think of trying
to compress his seven and three-quarter
head into seven and one-eighth hat -
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