The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-25
Footwear of United States
Standard for Universe.
Backward Evolution in Foot Covering
Puts the Wearer Behind the An
clients In Walking Ability
Has Many Defects.

BGGE BcElSs-~Everybody wears shoeI
3 E0ass one size too small, it is as
.aEssd, sRd with toes too narrow
e6ip gives room for only the great too
= g1oT e=S perform its functions
but congresses the other toes unit
the smallest one is a mere scrap The
foot Of man should spread like an ami
mails paw with every step he takes
| This is impossible in a shoe which
fits" the foot.
| Walter c. Taylor, editor-in-chief OF
the Boot and Shoe Recorder, says:
The greatest waste in shoe buying
is one for which the consumer him
self is largely responsible 1t comes
through the buying of shoes which
are poorly fitted"
We not only wear our shoes TOO
small and our heels too high, but we
allow fashion to influence US, and
there is a constant demand for
change in style and material; a de-
mand which the manufacturers supply
abundantly." Mr. Taylor says that ii
would be worth millions to the trade
and to the consumer If this could be
righted by a common sense view of
cur foot covering OF course the
women are blamed for the greater
cart OF this extravaganza, for a dainty
bGot has long been considered much
10 be desired. Gradually shoes have
developed into things of beauty mere
ly and we buy them with the thought
OF their appearance and not of their
use. In fact, Americans, as a rule,
do not expect TO walk great distances.
II seems that the development OF
the shoemaker's art is in inverse ratio
70 the development Of the foot for
here in America our feet are notori.
ously undeveloped, and yet America
leads the world in the making of
shoes. Almost everything else in the
way OF wearing apparel depends more
or less on foreign importations, but
America influences the shoe styles
of England, Germany and France, and
American methods are standard for
the world
American supremacy in shoemaking |
is due largely TO specialization.
Abroad an operative does half a
dozen different things; here he per
forms one simple process, and here |
also one factory makes one kind OF |
shoes II large manufacturer makes
different kinds Of shoes he has a
separate factory for each kind.
What a sight the modern shoe fac
sory would be to the primitive shoe
maker Of colonial days, who was an
bdnerant workman, carried his tools I
With him and stayed with each family
song enough to make up the farmers
supply Of home tanned leather into
shoes enough to last until his next
annual visit His last was roughly
out OF a piece of wood TO
suit the largest foot In the family.
and then pared down for the success
5iye sizes. He sat on a low bench
one end OF which was divided into
compartments where his avis, ham
mers, knives and rasps were kept
with his pots or paste and blacking,
his pals. thread Innings and buttons,
shoulder sticks" and rub sticks"
With all OF our wonderful machin,
cry we produce shoes which are not
so good for our feet as the most prlm
tive and simplest OF foot coverings
the sandal which is considered ideal
by those who appreciate the beauty OF
he human foot and wish to preserve
T. The sandal was worn by the an
3ient Egyptians and Greeks and the
shoes OF the Bible were sandals
ghe same type is still worn by the
peoples OF Central Asia. India, Japan
s2d China
The Indian moccasin, which extends
over the top OF the foot, but has the
sole and main part in one piece. Is