El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-18

IN SPRING a young girls fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of-feet
= Not romantic. is it, But so
true. I'm sure you feel your own
pedal extremities aching and you won
der what YOU can do for them
Perhaps you haven't noticed how
many people scowl and wrinkle up
their faces just because their feet
hurt them. Ny foot doctor says that
aching feet cause more wrinkles than
aching hearts, and much deeper ones
too.
Not even the best martyr suffrage IN ger
co1IId smile il she were fOOtsore all the
time and / often think how mucn
beroism the girl behind the counter
displays who has TO stand up an uaS
on her poor tired, swollen IeeL a az
continue to be amiable TO eNasperat-
ing customers who don't know Wha'
I'm going to give you a few pra5eti-
cal rules for taxing care % - -, -
5I,ring the spring and warm summer
Weather-things that you can 90 your
zeIF and as most Of my learning comes
from the aforesaid doctor you can
be sure it IS goq6a - common sense
7, the first place, so say the doc
tors the foot is a kind Of barometer
~ the nervous system II your system,
yoIr feet show the effects at once,
o0d very often when the 1eeI sWe4l
considerably you should have ooC-
tors attention .,-. a.. 49,,
However, in warm weather Jney are
ant TO swell somewhat. and the dis
comfort will yield to home treatment
Laxative food, plenty or Feset@DISss
salads and fruit and less meat sLiOIlu
he eaten. Comfortable and Weu-tit-
ting shoes should be worn This does
not necessarily mean expensive snOes.
MANY of the cheaper shoes are Wen
made. and the main thing is 10 get
srvIe and last that fits you
PeopIe suffer terribly from Hat
foot or q breaking down Of the arch
81 the instep due to wearing tns
wrong kind Of shoes
High Instep and Heels
peonIe with high arched insteps
,,ssS Shoes with heels; but that doesn't
mean French heels, but with neei
sufficient to give a good arch TO the
III High heels on slippers are all very
well for the house, but naturally they
shouldn't be worn for walking Pumps
are bad for the feet Iney cIdLlp the
cGfroDodist But I know my words OF
7,sed6ro will 90 unheeded by YOU, es-
peciaIlv as / can't resist the cnArn OF
pretty pumps and WeaI 1H 7-I my sen
very sensible. I get my stockings at
least half a size 100 large snort
stockings simply ruin the Ieet- They
are as bad for one as short shoes, be
cause they cramp the toes and get
tEer, COMPLETELY out of shape
Then stockings need TO be changed
very often particularly In the sum-
mer time
White stockings are coming back
into fashion with black pumps and
slippers, and I recommend every girl
tc have a pair or two for resting the
feet in the evening. White stockings.
because they contain no harmful
dyes, are particularly grateful to tired
A Good Foot Bath.
If your feet trouble you be very care
ful about bathing Lnem-once a day IS
absolutely necessary, and a night and
morning bath IS often better. A little
salt In the water is very cooling for
tired feet and one part alum to two
parts rock salt and the same quantity
OF borax makes a good tonic If sprin-
killed. into a foot bath Of warm water.
II the feet smart, rub them with a
piece Of cut lemon Still better if YOU
can get some one to massage your
feet for you with q little sweet oil or
cold cream. Rub each toe upward. that
is. always toward the ankle
You can rub them fairly well your
self. only, OF course, a second person
can do IT more easily When YOU have
bathed your feet be very careful
about drying them, and especially be