Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
GOODBYE TO WINTER
Throwing Off Your Cares and
Colds.
THE LATEST HEALTH FADS
Frequent Bathing of the Feet and
Vigorous Rubbing
TO MAKE FRESH AIR REPAIRS
Long Walks in the Country-When
Summer Comes the Mind Will Be
Free From Every Ailment.
TO MAKE FRESH AIR REPAIRS

| Written for The Star by Sally Chamberlin.
The pet health fad among society women
this spring has for its vital principle the,
| frequeunt ba thing of the feet. 1t Is claimed
| by the instructors In this fashionable meth
| cd of gaining new strength that half t.
| impurities thrown off by the skin pass out
through the soles of the feet. Accordingly
all sorts of rules are made for keeping this
part of the body Immediately clean, and
| a foot bath four or five times Il day, fol-
lowed by a vigorous rubbing for fifteen
minutes with a coarse towel Is no uncom-
mon thing among the most enthusiastic
of the followers.
Extreme as this may seem to the woman
who has not time to indulge In fads, II
still has an unquestionable value. ana
| while the cult need not be taken up IN It's
entirety, 1t offers q world of suggestions
I for mothers and daughters who are trying
| to throw off the tired feelings that newt
| ably come with spring.
Hertherto the feet have received the least
attention of any part of the body. The
| face Is being treated constantly with All
| sorts of cold creams, massage and beauti-
| flying lotions. Almost every woman has
| her fayorite method of developing her neck
| and shoulders, and a manicure set to keep
| the hands In fine shape can be found on
| nine out of ten dressing tables. The body
| too. comes In for its share of massage and
| physical exercises. but casual daily bath
| is the greatest consideration accorded the
| average pair of feet. 1ncased in a smart
| pair of boots they give their owner no
| further thought, while as a matter of fact
| they can be made to be the health guardian
| of the entire body, and the woman who
would rid herself of the languor of spring
| fever should make her feet her physician.
To begin with. the bathing of the health
| faddist has it's distinct advantages, though
| two foot baths a day will be quite eff
| ficient five. Just before retiring al night
immerse the feet in lukewarm water to the
ankles. 1t Is well also to dissolve n little
| over teaspoonful of boraX in the water.
| Allow the feet to rest in this bath for at
| least fifteen minutes. Then make a good
| lather of CASTLE soap on the hands and
| rub it well over the right foot, being sure
| TO have the lather get between each one OF
| the toes. When the foot is white all over
| plunge it into the water and lather the left
| foot In the same way.
How to Proceed.
| Remove one foot at a time from the bath
| Dry it very carefully. This should be done
| most thoroughly as it brings healthy
| circulation after the cleansing bath. Use
| the toughest bath towel that can be OBJ
| tanned and rub the foot off lightly first.
| Then wipe between the toes and soon
| as they are thoroughly dry a double
| fold of the towel back and forth in each
groove eight or ten times. Finally, give
| the bottom of the foot a veritable scrub
| bling with the towel and when it becomes
| a bright red repeat the drying process with
u.
| tender, wipe the feet first with an ordinary
huckabuck towel and give the grooves be
| tween the toes very thorough drying to
| prevent their becoming sore. The saving
| between the toes be omitted, but by
| no means neglect the vigorous rubbing with
| a bath towel.
The second daily bath IS given in the
| morning, and may consist simply of wiping
the feet off thoroughly, toes and all, with a
| damp washcloth and then drying them with
! infinite care. Either cold or lul1ewarm
| water may be used. but the bath towel
| should be again brought into service with
| much force.
New Life in the Feet
If the above system of bathing is per-
sisted in the hygienic dressing of the feet
| cannot help but come as matter of course
| Less than weeks treatment will make
each foot feel as though 1t were hand.
| The toes VIII spread out almost as If they
were fingers, and every muscle will have a
new life of its own. The result will be that
q woman can no more cramp her foot into
| a tight shoe than she can pinch her hand
| in stiff leather wise a size too small for
| her
Moderately heavy-soled boots, however.
are recommended by the faddists. and they
| should be q size to allow the foot a freedom
| propordonate with that of the hand; that
! is, one size longer and a half size wider
| than the foot when it rests fatty on the
! floor. The shoes of this kind built especially
| to suit the smart taste shows a decided
| rounding point just in front of the big toe,
| with gradual sloping into an extended
| width on line with the little toe and the
| big toe Joint. 1t is claimed-and very plaus-
| ibly-that when footwear fills the above re-
| quirements corns and bunions and callous
| spots are completely done away with. When
| there is splendid circulat ton in the feet
| brought about by the frequent bathing
| creScenceS will not appear unless the foot
| Is cramped. In case the feet not shaped
| quite normally 1t will more than repay
4 -, L., Fort Ia,
| have shoes prescribed for her by ar ortho-
| pedic surgeon.
| Take Your Comfort.
| Every woman should have at least two
pairs of shoes and pair of comfortable
| house slippers, which she can slip on at
! night to cool and rest her feet In buying
| new footwear, however. 1t is well not to
purchase more than one pair at time. The
| stiffness of the soles is apt to make the feet
| sore IL new shoes are worn steadily.
Little thought is ever given to the fit of
| stocking. yet this is also an important
| factor. One-half size larger than the foot
| Is a good rule to follow when selecting hos
| iery, and if possible have always on hand
| at least half n dozen pairs Do not buy an
| inferior grade. No less than 80 or 70 cents
should be paid for each pair of stockings,
and ii 4 woman buys carefully she can OBJ
| tain durable ones that have double heels
| and garter legs and are fast black.
| Stockings, like shoes, need to be alter
| mated from day to day. One pair may be
| hung to air the day the second pair is in
| Use though many women keep six pals
in service all the time, rinsing out at night
| the pair worn during the day, and then
| laying them a23g until their turn comes
| around again.
| Before putting a uair of shoes. dust
| lightly into them some kind of reliable tai
cum powder. This keeps them smelling
| fresh and gives delightful GOODNESS TO the
| soes OF the feet.
/ Simple the above instructions may
| seem, they must be implicitly followed IL
| the feet are to be made the guardian of the
| health symptoms of rundown condi-
| ton manifest themselves first often
| than not in the feet and now that the ills
| of springtime are at hand these organs
| Should be perfectly comfortable at
| ease
Get Rid Of Uric Acid.
/ Uric acid the bane Of modern existence.
1 which is almost sure to have accumulated
! in the system during the shut-in life of
i winter. makes itself known when the first