The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-23
TIE FEMININE PHYSIQUE.
THE FEET.

THE FEET.
Edward Hitchcock says Of the foot:
Probably no organ Of the body bee been
more abused BY the fashion q ito dress
than has the foot. From time immemo.
rial, and BY almost the entire human
racs, II has been sqnsessd. into On un.
Yielding case Of hard leather, never %
large - the foot itsslf when resting on
the ground, and with high sppendage
called the heel. when have come corns.
banions, ct ID ge sss ossse Of accesso-
sies oe civilization"
II, in spite Of the truth Of the above
statement, the foot still renders rs ex-
cellsnt service. what might It not do IL
from the 6rst il had received humane
treatment? Even nov without flying 10
the face Of fashion % regards the style
Of shoes and slippers, we may do much
to mitigate tho fortunes Of this very
necessary adjunct TO the human anato-
ny.
Nearly every ono despiseshis feet, prob
ably because they are andeniably ugly.
but nay it not b true that they would
not b 20 ugly were they not sodespissdf
That the foot of . little child 10 . thing
Of beauty 10 acknowledged By oil. Tho
aother caresses it tendefiy. carefully
trims the tiny nails on the shapely toes.
and gases proudly ut To arched instep
aud The pink sole. For the arss two o.
thee years Of baby's life his feet 70
ceived almost % mach care - do his
chuSby hands. The daily ~ashing.
nall eleaning and powdecing are never
szitted. Then. - basyhood passes.
and work 10 demanded OF these hitherto
petted darliDgs, they are gradually neg.
lected, until by the time their owner y
ten years Of age the mother takes it -
nattee Of course that her child should
complain Of cosns, callosities. and even
Of IN iogrowing nail. What else can
ono expect Of feet?-horrid things!
II seems hardly necessary to state
that the eeet should b batAed every
DAY, Tor ones love Of Cleanliness will 10
MAD her Of this fact. But few persops
ere careful % to how the feet ais
bsthed. They. like the hands, demand
yarn soft water. and drying Of esch
crease and Wrinkle. Every particle q
moisture should Be wiped from between
the toes, q these instestices will other.
wisa b tho lurking places Of the insidi-
Gus soft corns, that come before one sus-
poets their presence. and often linger in
epits OF al efforts to Danish them. The
akin around the toe. nails should b care
fully brushed back with tho towel. and
hard bits Of cuticle or incipient hang.
nails cut Of Close to the flesh with sharp
curved manicure scissors. OF course the
nails must b cleaned each day. II the
feet are tender it u well to sponge them
frequently with cold water in which Q
handful Of salt has been dissolved. To
remove hsrd corns OF callous spots the
feet must b soaked in water - hot -
can comfortably b born until these OBJ
jectiooable places become softed. Then
much Of the tough skin can b scrsped
(never 1t) away With .. nail-knifs. u
this process fails in it, purpose. one
should see Trustworthy chiropoJist and
have him remove the distressing coens.
The hest home treatment Tor soft corn
(which usually comes between the toes)
u to keep over the tender spot piece
a jewellers cotton. THIS should b 70
rsved night and morning. No salve Or
ointment must Be applied. - the soet