The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17

which the ligaments are gradually
stretched by the shock and strain of fire.
quent downward motion until they
cease to support the arch of the instep.
The bones, thus deprived of their nat
ural support, press upon the nerves,
causing intense pain. and Inflammation
of the muscles frequently follows. The
trouble is often caused by wearing
shoes with too thin soles, and therefore
women are more frequent sufferers than
men.
The treatment for bicycle FOOT is
rest and an artificial steel arch con-
structed to fit the instep. This is worn
inside a thick soled boot until the
strained tendons regain their normal
strength.
A PERFECT FOOT.
Anatomists say that a perfect foot is
as long as the bone in the forearm
which extends from the wrist to the
elbow. This is the measurement ac-
cepted by artists. Arms are sometimes
out of proportion. it is true. but rarely.
and the disproportion is usually in the
direction of deficient, rather than OF eX-
eessive length. In such cases, it will be
found generally that the foot. also. is
too short for the stature of the person.
Something About Lamp Shades.
fFrom Harpers' Bazar.l
The proper shading of artificial lights
has become an all-important question
to modern hOusekeeperS- Neither the
hangings at their windows nor the COW
erings for their walls occasion them
more anxiety. There are many reasons
for this. Color, and what it means IN
the life of a household, is being more
and more understood, and the fact that
a bad light, besides destroying ones
eyesight, may also destroy ones room,
has finally forced itself upon the gen
eral mind. Even those not sensitive
to color can be made to understand how
great the difference in some lights is
by trying a simple experiment Go sud
denly from a room in which there is a
green shade on the gas burner into q
room in which the glass globe is white,
and at first 1t Will seem that the sec
ond room is flooded with a yellow-piniz
light that is almost dazzling. The
green glass of the first room has alb
sorbed all the yellow rays. Yet ordi
narily a white light takes all the color
out Of a room and spoils one hung with
delicate tones. Old-fashioned bellies
used nothing but candles. their light be-
ing more becoming than any other.
Present fashion demands that all the
lamps or lights in any room shall follow
one general scheme in both color and
design. Variety is lent simply by the
difference in sizes. Thus. if there is
one empire shade on a lamp all the
lights must be shaded by empire shades
and all must reproduce the same colors
and tones. The mixing of two or three
fashions and periods in shades is as bad
as the mixing of fashions anywhere
else. In the country, where lamp Oh
the table is often necessary, a larger
lamp goes in the center and the small
candle lamps at the four corners are
made to match
The aim, then, of the manufacturer
or designer of any shade is to pro-
duce with gas. lamp or electric light
the softest and clearest tones, those
that will not destroy the color of a
room. afflict the eyes or clash with the
general scheme. To accomplish this
they study to produce a shade which
will look as well by day as by night,
and which, for all its beauty of color
and design, will not prevent the light s
coming through with clear and steady
| radiance. This is done by a choice OF