The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-24
TIE TANNERS CORNER
A. cOaun1.a of Comment on Sporting ana Ath1etic AIen and Events Pbyss<.a1 Culture, Ezercase, Health A1easures and Body Building.
 tisv Mac Levy of Babyion.1


 fAraer.evv the famous Long Island s,,<se fin farmer" has been engaged Tor eiehfeen years in the tra1nlne oA latnIetes and the building up ol EuH down people, and is a recognazeo as.- ~. tsl1orItv on all subjects connected WlIn f5lerics, physical csllture. and scisn- lfifc exercise.1
 few years ago an officer of the United States inspected the va1iog {, gs armies of Europe, watcnlns L shs s,,ss,4s sra. diers at their paneuvers ana V.ross s'rC,s ] a. book dealing with his opservatlons- l I F4e found the equipment of the Ger 3.xlara military machine well n1gh per- feet. and worked ouf to the ntnutesI 4 idefa4ls but he discovered one HaW l rhich. he declared. might prove very serious in actual warfare.
 I srsais- flaw was the style or boots E-0orn pv the German infantrymen- On sl fl1e march, he saids many or the sol ldiers had to drop out or tne rsnAs . ',sr- us.r cause of sore feet, and he saw many others who were Tudg1ng over the troads barefooteds carrying their boots lin their hands.
 To the casual constderaHon, thls question of footwear may not seem Of z,s5,<s1, tIT33 r,<,rtance but according to all accounts the critictsnn of the Amerl- can military expert has proved well I founded It is now declared that the movements of the German infantry
  pected. soleIy-this is not intended as a. because so many of the troops nave suffered from sore feet An army with bruised and blister led pedal extreznities may be super for to an army with cold feet' ou1 both are undesirable-
 ssrlot only is the boot the Kaiser lnrescrfbes for his Infantry a sturdy lheavy and ugly affair."" says a. recent comm entator, s.but 1t is harsh to the foot and never really con1or Sao,e- lo. l4f Is so tnelastic that the men walk EaIn1ost as if shod with wooden shoes EeFne Kaiserss foot soldiers are paving t57es price for the ght and thou sands of them have hmped to the Efrort and suffered 3 crucial handicap Eaf moment of, combat. Their hob hnatled boots have stood well the rig Eors oY the march, but, alas. the feet iswittf1a have suffered woefuIly-
 If has been said that their clumsy torturing boots worn by the Russian soldiers. in the war with Japan were If. some part responsible for their de- Efeats The Japanese soldiers wore sandals, and as a result they could march twice as far with less fatigue. t4f1an the Russians.
 These instances are cited just to show the importance of proper shoes
 For the civilian, the proposition works out like this:
 You can't be happy and success aII in life without health; you can't kbe healthy without exercise in the open air: and you can't exercise prop erIy and enjoy 1t. unless your feet sare comfortably slaod-
 with the coming of cooler weather thousands Of sensible people. who have due regard for their welfare Exy1I1 totn walking clubs and take 1ong hikes in the country. whether or mot they find these trips a source of tan5ognept and health, or an agonizins Eexperdence, will depend largely on Hhefr shoes and the condition of their
 For the prospective sshiker,r 9 ttourse of treatuaentIof the feet is de- isdrable The method followed by Eunany of the professional pedestrians lis as follows:
 Put a couple of handfuIs of or Edfnary salt in a basin of water KeeT Ef11is under your bed, so that the wa ktar will be at the same temperature Las your room Bathe your feet 1T kfhis night and morning for about if E1een minutes Follow the footbath by rubbing the feet with witch hazel
 If you will follow this treatmen- Exor a month or so, and will wear the kproper sort Of shoes, you can under aE5x0 the longest walk and be free from Ian foot trouble.
 The prevalence of corns and bum lions is sufficient proof that the great 7na5ority Of people are fmproperiS shod-
 Stockings are important. as well as Jshoes Those who suffer from cold clamnys perspirfng feet slnoule change their hosiery two or three times day. Failure to do this il Koften responsible for colds. catarrh soreR throat. tonsilitis, and many oth; CT diseases The feet should bs rubbed thoroughly with a coarse tow |m1 and enzankled with ta5cazzn po7z-