New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
BEAUTIFYING THE FEET.
THE MODERN CHIROPODIsT AND HIS
WORK
HIS OFFICE AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE OF RESORT
CAUSES OF TROUBLE WITH THE FEET.

People have passed a significant milepost on the
highroad TO progress when they come TO regard
their feet with Just amount OF respect. and spend
hours In the parors OF the chropodst having UNI
slightly blemshes and excrescences rectined ana
removed Just because they are unsighty. ror IL 10
not only those admonshed by warning twhses'
harbingers of woes to come who HE them TO the
chair OF the corn doctor. Many go because they
want their feet to look nice. and corns and curv-
Ing nails and the hundred and one nu'sances mat
afiict the pedal extremties not good to look
upon
The chlropodists have fostered this inclination on
the part OF their patrons by making their apart
ments as attractive as possible with books. potted
plants pictures pretty draperies and every facility
for comfort and convenience.
A GLIMPSE OF A POPULAR RESORT.
On a bright morning the attendants are very busy
in one OF these popular resorts. Dantily dressed
young pass rapidly from one apartment 20
the other with snowy towels slung over their
shoulders and brimmag bowls OF water in their
hands disappearing behind some OF the many
screens In ut-of -the-way corners. where glimpse
may be had OF white ankle and foot outstretched
for treatment, The girl in the swell linen suit and
blue sailor who has just passed in Is belle OF
society, anxious to have her feet liked before she
starts for Europe. Louis XIV heels for dancing and
Piccad!lly toes for walking have brought out some
ugly calous places the pink flesh Of her feet
and she would fain be rid Of them.
An old lady in black silk and a deliciously white
neckpiece has had to be helped up the stairs. She
has one corn on her left little toe The doctors
know her well. That corn has never panied her,
but she does not like the looks OF H. She IL eighty
five years DID, but. for her own satisfaction. her
feet those arstocratc members must not be
married with corns.
Here Is a lady with little girl to be operated on.
The child Is nervous. but IL assured gently by the
courteous operator that she Will not be hurt. and
smiles even with ne her pleasant
suggestion OF her mother.
Il want my feet attended to at once" says a
peremptory voice out In the hall. where tall,
distinguished looking is In consultation with
the doctor
There several ahead OF you" says the CHR
opodist You will have TO wait awhile"
But my time is valuable" insists the stranger.
II the managing
Cant help 1t who you are. SIR" interrupts the
practitioner irritably "My patients always
waited on n turn. For what know the business
Of these other people. here may be as important
as yours"
The tall man. looking II he hardly thought
that likely. walks sulkily into the and picks
up weekly journal to while away the time.
THE ANXIOUS PATIENT.
THAT lady has been coming here for five years.
at least twelve times year" says handsome
young assistant. abiding 10 the spinster-lookins
! parsonage whom he has Just bowed out OF the
room Each time she asks the same ques-
TONS Don't you think that corn has CROWN Each
time I tell her NO | don't think It has but
she is possessed with the idea that 1t is going 10
grow into elephantlne proportions.
! II have been in this business quite a while now.
went on the young man. land I have yet
found the who tight shoes"
Now II wore my shoes tight I could
derstand IT, in regard TO their corns. they say.
looking down at their feet. That shoes loose
enough. I'm sure and trying to demonstrate the
fact by wr.ggng their toes In the shoe. appeal
Ing to me- OF course. agree with them. oh. yes.
J quite loose | say. and all the time I'm pushing
and showing with all my might TO get the shoe
"One thing that rye noticed" he added. SIS that
this climate affects the feet differently from the
climate abroad. People take fancy 10 some par
ticuar kind Of shoe they in Paris or Lon
don. and order n dozen pairs like II. Americans.
you know always Ike 10 buy their things abroad.
When they get the shoes here they can't wear
them. The New-York climate swells the feet. en-
larges them for some reason or other. Men come
In here and blame the pavements for their corns;
they say that II the pavements were OF brick. red
brick. they wouldn't suffer so. don't think the
pavemen,s have anything 10 do with II. but the
climate certainly does affect the feet"
A PIONEER IN THE BUSINESS.
"I can rightfully be regarded pioneer in this
business" said a sklful chiropodist up 10 whose
doors the carriages Of the four hundred won't 10
roll. FOR when hung out my shingle In 1850 the
profession almost unknown. II was down In
/ Willam-st that began business. In those days
people believed that corns had roots. roots that
must be extracted. Just the roots OF teeth are
Pedlers In the character OF corn doctors. went
about the streets Advertising their ability TO erad-
cate corns root and branch. and by practising on
the creduty OF people, made an extraordinary
amount OF money. From so upward to $40 was the
sum charged for taking out a single corn.
Tn
| amusing incident occurred. niece OF General
| Winfield Scott was at that time Keeping select
boarding school for young ladies here In the city
Many people will remember her. She was fine
woman and possessed not only dignity OF character
but dignity OF appearance as well used TO attend
20 her feet from time TO time, but did not claim
70 be able to cure her entirely. and hearing
o. the marvellous skill OF OF these quack doc
tors. she sought a consultation with him.
AN EXPENSIVE CORN DOCTOR"
81 would Ike TO have some idea OF the cost Of
the treatment before put myself under your care.
she said to the doctor after the first preminarles
/ OF greeting were over
I'm that regard. madam. could give no def
! mite statement until l saw your iee'' replied the
practitioner blandy.
But surely you could approximate the cost IN a
measure, urged Madam NJ. For instance what do
you charge TO remove one corn
".Tha, also depends the number OF roots the
corn might nave
"'We! What is your usual charse LOT eArac'-
ing n single rootT
"'Ten dollars. the prompt reply
land how many roots does corn haveT
81 have sometimes known one to have seven; IN
many cases i've replied the doctor.
"'Seven roots to corn repeated NINE. NJ.
reoec,,velv And have at least six corns on each
foot II pay SO for each root OF each one OF those
corns-sr.' said she, majes;ically. rising from her
chair 4 didn't know before that had diamonds
on nv feet. II my corns are as valuable as that
| intend TO keep them. bid you good morning.
and she passed out OF the establishment.
MANY people had paid that man those prices.
continued the speaker "and know positively that
he received the sum OF 5000 from Louisiana mer-
chant for operating on his daughters feet"
SOMETHING MORE THAN FEET INVOLVED
.... ..-.-... - .he feet from a scenti0c pojnt