Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-08
COLD FEET OFTEN WARN
THREATENING ILLNESS.


An old story tells of the chap who
complained to his young lady of cold
feet and hands. ANY one who has
been given the mitten as often as you
have might at least keep his hands
warm" said that roguish person. An
other such tale relates to the tender
sex:
"These shoes were never made for me,
They are too short by half;
They must be long enough, you see,
To warm my feet and calf.
NV dear he said with stif1ed laugh,
TO alter them I'll try;
But If they cover all the calf
They would be six feet high
Cold feet may at times be more
serious than these wags would have
you believe. Commonly enough, they
are not so vital a matter.
Some individuals are born with cold
feet, some acquire cold feet by indis-
cretions, others have cold feet thrust
upon them-es especially at night. Types
of cold feet are due to many different
causes.
Cold feet, then, are often traceable
to the very apparel supposed to heat
them. Similarly, to wear rubber
| ings and other extra heavy footwear
withdraws too large quantity of hot
| blood from the stream of life into the
| legs. Precipitation follows and the
evaporation and steam which arises
from the overheated feet cause them
| to become cold and clammy. Thus
you discover that either too little
| blood i'm the skin or an excess. gives
| the icy sensation of cold feet.
| .-Ax n tnn tynlI ,vxr
streak and the white feather are all
associated in the public mind with the
collouuialism cold feet" This Is
eminently justified in a physiologic
sense of the word. Observe any one
suddenly served with a court writ, a
isheriff's summons, or held UP at the
point of pistol. The startled person
turns pale. breaks out into q heavy
sweat and finds his feet take ON an
icy shiver.
Cowardice thus comes to be Justly
a sign of cold feet In much tho
same way. any rush of blood from the
skin into the innermost recesses of the
tissues rapidly removes the heat from
the outside limbs ana, therefore turns
the feet cold first of ALL
i Painting, fevers, shocks, inflamma-
tons of the body, all act like q
vacuum pump in taking in the hot
ana icdfF the ilIHDS DldntIlE0.
4 Hereditary nervous disorders apC
anemia. or Impoverished blood, lacl
of muscular exercise, as we'll as obes
ity. are commonly accompanied b,
cold feet. Any defect in the tissues
any cause which ohstructs the proper
flow of blood to or from the feet. sucl
as varicose veins, hardened arteries
ulcers of the legs. or severe muscular
disturbances. predispose their suffer
ers to cold feet. t'tf.N
. What is to be done about itp' Mucl
Is possible Ninety seven victims O
cold feet in every hundred may TAX,
hope. Most of the maladies which
cause these temporary troubles ar,
amenable to treatment. Once tn.
cause is ascertained, it's prompt re
moval is more than half way to re.
lief.
Massage and muscular gynnastic,
with the feet several times daily fol.
lowed by vigorous alcohol rllbs are
aids in remesying the trouble. Flee
tricity and cold baths in the morning
and hot foot baths at night are al
helpful
Electricity in almost any of the
manifold forms applied to the extrem.
tiles. brisk exercise in the open air
dancing, riding, walking, skating and
swimming have frequently put an enc
to the discomfort.
Fresh air and plain food, with a
discreet combination of meat fish and
vegetables and a reduction in the
pabulum which makes too much fat
will be found of much assistance.
Tonics and the doctors prescriptions
Will be necessary for individuals
whose blood is below par. Beware Of
alcohol. whether in the form of pre-.
scribed medicines or as a beverage
The momentary warmth derived from
rum in any form soon gives place t