The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
CARE OF SOLDIERS. FEET.
These Hints Are Intended for WOmenl
Who Wish to Help Men Friend.
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader.
A good many soldier boys who are fitting
themselves for experiences in Cuba have
been induced by their well-meaning but
ignorant friends to purchase a lot of re-
fined sulphur for wear in their boots by
way of a preventive against yellow fever'
Good, clean wheat flour would be quite
as effective as far as warding off the yell
low jack goes, and would do very much
less harm in the boots of an infantryman-
Any woman knows, or ought to know, that
the best part of a warriors strength lies
in his feet. Long, rapid marches have
won almost as many battles as steady
courage and GOOD craftsmanship. There
fore 1t behOOVes sweethearts and wives to
frown on the sulphur superstition, and
before sending their country's defenders
to the front take some of the following
precautions: Just suggest to your brave
good man TO buy his boots close in the
heel and broad in the toe If his feet are
in state of tender irritation, as the feet
of city jewellers are apt to become just at
the advent Of sp- ing, persuade him to lee
you poultice the particularly sensitive
spots for couple of night In succession.
A little f1axseed meal, into which boiling
water and bit Of sweet cream is stirred,
makes the proper poultice. 1t must be tied
on to the foot while quite warm and kept
there all night. The way it draws inflam-
nation out of tender, Redeemed joints is a
wonder. This is the proper treatment for
soft corns and bunions, but not for hard
corns until after they have been skillful-
ly cut. Then If any soreness is left a poul-
tice will quiet the pain in short order
To harden and purify the skin of a pair
or feet that are not accustomed TO much
walking, institute night and morning foot
baths of cold water well impregnated with
Hsterlne. If there is any Ignorance on this
point, show the prospective soldier how
to cut the nails always straight across,
never down in the corners The nail
should be cut TO a level with the top OF
the toe, and II the corners are left un-
touched they will not grown in, unless
the shoe Is worn entirely too short.
At the druggists order a little box of
salve, put up in tiny porcelain jar with
a screw top. Cold cream, worked up with
witch hazel are the proper Ingredients
and drop this into the soldier boys bag
gage, with instructions for its use on feet
that are sore and strained from unusual
walking. Show the recipient of this gift
how, when he strips off his socks, to rub
the unguent quickly into the skin, and
solemnly warn him never to march in rag
ged hosiery
DO not send a defender of his country
off TO the wars in colored socks-un-
bleached balbriggan is the proper cloth
ing, ana looking over his socks see 70 lC
that every pair is whole and good. That
one that shows the tiniest darn must be
cast out, for on a march It can easily
rub sore, and a raw heel will as effect
ualy dampen a mans fighting ardor as
a raging toothache under the hot summer
sun of the Southern states and of Cuba.
Shoes that are creased, enameled or treat
ed with any but the thinnest dressing are
mtoleraby warm and tend to make the
feet swell. The Indians knew what they
We're about when they invented the moe
casn, and If a pair of slippers Is packed
IN slodier's kit, he will get more COM
fort out OF these pllable, cool foot bags
OF soft leather than any gear Of civilized
make.