The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-06


OF taking the sting" out OF new
shoes. was anxious that this knowl
edge be given all the publicity posi-
BILE.
MY correspondent referred to the
painful, burning sensation experienced
with the wearing of new shoes. The
actual agony of "stinging" new shoes
is so wearing in its effect upon the
whole body that everyone should be
in possession of method OF render
ing shoes incapable of becoming In
struments of torture.
The method is one which / nave
long employed myself and always
found of great value. 1t is simply 10
nour n little household ammonia into
n saucer, mo.sten cloth with IT,
then sponge out the interior OF the
shoe.
In the dyeing of leather many
chemicals are used and some OF them
arc injurious to the skin. II these
chemicals are not thoroughly removed
from the leather before 1t Is made
into a shoe the wearer Of the shoe
will suffer pain. The ammonia re-
moves the poisonous dyes and clean.
ses the leather, so that when the
shoes are worn for the first time
there will be no burning or singing
OF the feet.
II is very important that every pre-
caution should be taken against tor
pain the effect is quickly apparent
upon the entire body.
The face more readily reflects pain
of the feet than pain elsewhere. Then
too, the general poise of the body is
interferred with.
It is a fact that many cases of
chronic Illness had their actual be-
ginning in aching feet, which chang
ing the poise of the body, oppressed
various functioning organs, slightly
at first, but rendering them subject
to last ting alment
Let a person wearing tight shoes,
or suffering from aching feet, no mat
ter what the cause, enter a room
filed with cheerful. happy people, and
his presence is like a single cloud in
a clear sky.
Aching feet can by constant effort
and the exercise of the simplest OF
precautions. be avoided; the wonde.
of II Is that so many people will con-
tinue to suffer when the avo dance
is such a simple matter.
Sorry to See High Heels Again
| am sorry. indeed, to see high
heels coming into favor again with
women. Women adopt this abnormal
footgear with the idea that they i'm.
prove the general appearance OF the
foot from an asthetic point of view.
II is true they shorten the appear.
ance of the foot by an inch or so
and that the arch is heightened con-
siderably. But a short, stump foot
is never as attractive as foot dress.
ed In shoe that gives n slender ap-
pearance.
Many women wear these high
heeled shoes with view to ncreas.
ing their height. But what attrac-
ton they might add with an addition
al two or three inches Is easily lost
in the general bodily discomfort the
face of the wearer of high heels re.
fleets.
One OF the first OF the bodily dis
comforts that result from the wear.
ing of high heels is that the wearer
tires easily, is irritable, and symp.
toms OF nervous breakdown arise.
The bones OF the foot are forced into
an unnatural relation to each other.
But the abnormal position OF the
bones s a matter OF comparatively
minor Importance.
The serious effect is that, the heels
being raised and the toes remaining
so near the ground, the upper part
OF the body is thrown forward so
that the equilibrium may be main.
tanned In this position It is 'mpos-
sible to keep the shoulders thrown
back They fall forward and the
chest sinks in. Full or normal breath.
ing is impossible, and as a result
there are areas IN the apex OF each
lung that remains unused And the
apex of each lung has long been rec.
ognized as the most frequent start.
ing point Of pulmonary tuberculosis,
because the bacillus grows best where
fresh air does not come in contact
with II. And with lessened lung ca.
pacity every organ OF the body SUI,
fers
Shoes Should Fit Perfectly