Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-14
THE SHOE

higher standard of human efflciency.
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THE SHOE. - 4
Napoleon, probably the kpsatest mil
itary authority tho world has pro
duced. is quoted as. stating that An
army travels on its behy,y but mod
ern military authorities haye diseuy-
cred that an army needs feet fully IS
much as foedte he Hhlfiicient zisht-
ing MACHINE. o. Z
The records show that over 5000
German ,soldiers were iucqpacit&ted
fsrdpy during ttesfrst f4w weeks 81
tie F5AAeo- Ptnsaa1 wS2 p1 acc&lnt
of Injuries to the feet; and exc6faa,
tons of t,e let figure as the cause of
one-thiri' OF all exemptions from ac<fve
service among young French soldiers
during campaign. Il
= Bndersdate Of Febsusrx 5. 1914, hs
acting surgeon general, war depart-
ment Washington. d. c.. writes as t6l1
lows: -
Many exame,es snsiS ASbe citsa.
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but the following instance which Nc
CURED in the experience of the shpe
board is sufficiently typical. 70 *
In 1854 battalion, ct NpitedzStates
Infantry took a practise marchz in
shoes which the men had themselves
selected. 1t marched eight miles, went
into camp for "a hours and then ire
turned by the same route to the psf,
The members Of the board exami&ed
the feet Of all the men of the lat
TALON at the end of tho first day md
on their return. On the first days30
per cent. and on the last day SS Ger
cent of the command were found to-
have severe foot injuries, some Fe-
curing hospital treatment."n sd
The shoe board above referfedS to-
was a board of officers Of the un4ed
States army detailed to. locate The
souzce; Of aid remedy hi iHo5 thu
bisS yhif1 b&vf beeh fb& tAe&ofhl
iafhhes since shoesSR3s&Sbs&n swdrn.
The army board went at the problem
WITHIN thofougnhess never beY8f9 praci
.ised~ IN any country by the mffitary
authorities : The feet ID tkddsands df
men were measured. photographed,
and X-ray pictures of the bones were
taken. In all sorts of positions ami
under all kinds of conditions, AMI
after four years 'ofasueh thorough il
vestigation the board has repofted ite
remedy- 4 perfect, AttfAgsshoA SURF
ly, simple md. f1pd auief$ap seagtiop
correct the cause and there can be
no trouble. I;
Secretary of War Stimson accept
ed the report. and SO important. do
the military authorities SegsEd this
matter that the shoe recommendedzis
the only type which officers and n
listed men are permitted to wear with
their uniforms. 4
ssNore thxns7s psf ox9S sF'3he peo5ie
htva. troak eVitf AKeiE fe& "Th&ir
shoes don't hurt them. it's their. fe&t"
7vthis .beiha ehe of'thosel peGAfl1kr IN.
tellectual bubbles we are all guiltygof
when forced to admit a stupid sta6d,
& ria shoe i shsoSdsdSAall the prst
'tfdice. the traction and the mist Sof
.aHtiQuity, .and is therefore a subject
on which the majority are exceedingly
opinionated and touchy The va&y
high heel was invented by the IN.
dsnts:f They ~ e1Mibhsa tHeir &c.
'tbfss Who reprs(ehfed lgddy AM 5heroes
bysmal<ing theh we&S skoSss &ith very
high heels and thick soles. or courte.
the women Of short stature were DIT
long In grasping the IDEA. and it Quifk1
ly became fashionable. 3
In all industrial establishments he
records show steadily increasing pr
centage Of Academia hoprs after.shSur
until the noon rest. Then, beginning
some below the noon maximum. $the
aftespHonreepEsadyances pta6tessite-
ly to the naApidAI tof THE Hax OhSi-
ously lack Of alertness due to exhansl
ton is responsible for this phenotie.
non. How much longer will these
Mood sacrifices be made to the godbf
fashion and convention? This isl a
condition not to be reached by lests-;
lsfienshewever wise. uof 6sAafeguafds
however numes0n IL CT. only be
reached by individual intelligence aAd
alertness. bys edncatipi,s I.
TAB ~ IN age ofsiAdustrial wiz.
Nations are but q collection of mai
istdHsAs and h9sh lt@Fidual is pr
Should be an asset. BY the certsin
ecson A5theslsr Of the survival lbf
the fit only that nation most wisely
developing it's resuurces- can survive. 4
This being trus.ssthe' subject 0f COR
rectly. fitted shoes becomes Of para-
'nouut importance to an& people Who
hope TO win in the coming struskle
for industrial supremacy. !:
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master disappeared as well and a
1hfd picthfe-the foundation of The 4
series-came to light. a portraitIi of
S Ssrss' 1885, = n r fss.ays SH '4lrt
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