Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-24
D0NT'S FOR
MOTHERS BUYING
CHILDREN, SHOES


pend half IL much rIoa~ 'aoush.
o. the Iitfla frieIzs of creeping. staaIz
a- ami sitting Of .beI1 Zea6Ie-. am
lie proper fifsas af taeZHtle 9ats
shoes. a. they d ou .he parplo and
fine linen with which tbe infants ar.
clothed. There wound he fewer paaic
ailments thar there are today
There are a. Ieas three large shoe
establishment IN this city 5bat have
recently inaaeuratad special depart
ments for the purpose Of remodzia2
rc}jc defects IN children. 50 Il viii h
son that thu danger #ot=too t5eht
or i'll fitting hoes is no altogether
an imaeinary oHe says The =. LOUIS
Republic.
Much of the trouble could h avert
cd if mothers would only take a greet
er degree of intares, in the subject
This is the statement Of an expert:
Mothers often sacrifice the com
fort. if not the healh. Of their chit
dren. to thair Own vanity. he said.
They want to have their children'a
Get too small, particularly if fhe
child happens 10 be girl. They
don't mind how broad the shoe hap
pens 10 be. but II must be short
In fitting their children to shoes
mothers should see 10 II that there
is plenty of room for the little fees
10 spread and grow Too short a
shoe will plant the seeds OF bunions
and a dozen other more OF less dis
t,essing ailments.
If a shoe is too narrow II presses
the foot together in an unnatural po
s;tion.= 50 that there is a hollow OF
the bottom.
This forms eort OF suction. Sc
tfat the heat, perspiration and damp
1ess are hold there, all OF which
weaken the instep and cause much
discomfort. Women often complain
Of their feet burning; it is just this
difficulty which causes it. and the
chancas are if they dressed hnir fez t
il broader shoes the trouble wo0Id
vanish
Got shoe with soft Kid yamp
ol upper. although not So much de
ends on the upper as upon the sole
y hjch should be firm and strong. So
as to support the tender foot OF
child
Just as soon as the baby begins
t. walk put on him a well-made. stiff
goled shoe long enough and broad
enough to give every part of the foot
chance of Development
y button is better than lace shoe
and for this reason: \ lace shoe
~hould be laced every hour.
You know Yourself that after wear
inc lace shoe an hour it becomes
loose and allow sthe foot to spread.
This is not good for child. A button
boot holds the foot firm and lends
a better support to the ankle.
In these days of hish heels
mothers sometimes want them put or
their daughters too young, but. ac-
Coldin4 to an orthopedic surgeon. up
t. he twaf)h year a child should Wear
rothjn2 but a spring heel. After thai
=, h"al Of from one-half TO fiye-eighths
Of an inch should be substituted. II
case The spring heel is Worn 100 long
there is a possibility that the natural
alch Of the foot will be lacking, which
~ 50 essential to comfort. beauty and
grace OF carriage.
feet cannot touch the foot support
are exceedingly dangerous, giving
rise 10 .rouble with the legs and often
with The spine Nature built man in
Ito way is was intended he should
be, aNl the moment that fashion or
custom interferes there is trouble
For instance. the body is so construct
e1 that without mans Intervention it
is perfectly poised.
Any position that changes the
- g Of IL" foot affects the knee.
,aad that effects The hip, and 50 the
hack. SO that often I have to treat
the feet for pains in he back. Man
cannot interfere with nature without
- IF ar,i ~, tho cons p4I1prcaS
I'll dancing position which chil
aran assume when learn.us, with
taels soaethor and the tees turned
far out, IS exceedingly bad, as i