The herald., 1898-10-30
NEW CURE FOR NERVOUSNESS
Chinese Wear Soft-Soled Shoes and
Are Perfectly Calm

A new cure for nervousness has been sug-
gested to American sufferers from this In
definable but terrible malady, and by q
Chinese student of national and racial
characteristics. The man who has formu-
lated the new nerve specific SAYS that hA
peiieVes It's adoption will cure the worst
case of headache couchant over nerves
rampant known to mankind. He believes
the entire absence of nervousness which
characterizes the Mongolian race to result
simply from the centuries Of practic which
his countrymen have given to the simple
cure.
And this is the cure:
Always wear soft-soled shoes and Won
Will never be conscious of possessing
nerves says the savant from the Flowery
kingdom
10 Americans but recently induced to try
the wearing of heavy, thick-soled shoes.
with view to ating the very condi-
tons now under discussion the idea would
seem at first sight ridiculous. Upon closer
estig3 ton, however, 1t bears at least
semblance of reason
"A hard-soled Shoe like tight or high
neeied shoe, puts a person under a ten
sion, says the man who is responsible for
the propounding of the new idea in Amer
ioa. This tension is naturally and neces-
Striiy wearing, and the nerves seem to
wear out first. 1t is relaxation which Is
up or tension. l feel convinced that the
theory which l have advanced to the ef-
rect that II Americans will stop wearing
the SUN soles which keep them under a
| strong IL unconscious, tension, they Will
cease TO be nervous, will soon be borne out
by facts"
In support of this theory the Chicago
Peopie WHO are Just now interested in the
chlhese Doctors ideas instance the ia cts
that tight shoe will produce more wrin-
kies-nervous wrinkles around the mouth.
eyes and forehead-inside of a given time
.,. .nah any other form of suffering known.
ne sudden adoption of heavy-soled shoe
alter the wearing of light kid shoes will
sometimes insure similar result. Some
oi the Chlcago physicians talked with on
tne subject while deprecating anything
which VIII tend to drive the sensible thick
soied shoes which have lately become FASH
ionapie out Of popularity again, dEclara
'.iat the! beleVe much truth to he en-
snrlned in the Chinaman's statements.
rms Is the way in which / would COM
promise" said one of the best known phy.
siclans in the city not long ago. "I et
everyone, man or wamon, who steps out.
side the house at all in cool or bad weather
wear thick-soled shoes, but see that the
soies are also as pliable as possible II Ia
not the thickness of the sole that Ia at
iault; that is always good. 1t Is the stiff
ness Get shoes as pliable as can be found.
ana rest the feet and nerves further by
wearing the softest shoes to be had, real
ihdlan moccasins if possible in the house
and when and wherever conventionality al
lows. Everybody realizes, albeit most OF
us 40 1t unconsciously, what a relief to
nerves and feet alike comes with the get
tlns into slippers process so dearly be-
loVed by the average man. Women too
Usually slip orr their heavy shoes and don
easy slippers the moment they reach tboir
own rooms, and this is right, Pliable shoes
furnish an easy and simple way of resting
Tor overtired and overworked people. So
Iar' at least the Chinese doctor is right.
me experiment of treating the nerves by
wearing pliable-and to 'pliable should
add wide. roomy, comfortable,-shoes
whenever possible is an experiment exceed
ingly easy to try. and 1t has better chance
OF proving eHicacious than Is the case with
many popular ideas of the kind.