The Washington times., 1915-12-17


shoe of the most modish de-
sign and ~slipper that would
make Cinderella cry with envy may
compress the feet until the sufferer feels
the agony of a martyr burning at the
stake.
NO man can be happy il his. shoe
pinches.- Is an Italian saying with
much truth in it. Unless the feet are
capable of sustaining the weight of
the BODY with ease and comfort. they
NAV be COMPARED to the legs of the
Lutte Old Nan OF the Sea- useless If not
a nuisance.
weak feet. sore legs. tender soles.
caious flesh and painful toes point to-
"afd either a distortion of the iga-
menus ana bones of the feet. a laxness
ana looseness of the tendons and mus
dition. r. '
The feet are in reality complex au-
toInobiles OF miniature type. The
Plstohs and cylinders are, so TO spea X.
duplicated In the gristle and bones The
screws. plNots, bolts and other ele-
ts lleLts are the tendons. ligaments, con-
hecting tissues and cartilages The
wheels aXles. and body of the vehicle
skin ''s anu
Ihe aches and smartings which ap-
nci' noi oS when ahNthIns goes wrong are the
'ol"eS ana rkncckinEs which the ear
perccives when anything is an,iss with
The motor car,
those who stand or walk sutomtic-
any always In the same way may cx..
poet tho nuts and bolts 10 become loose.
ana ~" muscles and lipamrnts to ss T.
Muscular activity and agility OF n va
1ied nature ore called for; il a legion Of
pedal disturbances arc 10 be avoiGed.
Unborn or hereditary disorders Of the
feet are so rare as to be almost wholly
disregardtd in the light 6f reason and
the need Of relief. IL the fact is ,ornc
In mind that sore feet and weak
feet are CO nmonly the result Of NAL
treatment and negligence, much may be
done for them,
Twenty-six or more bones linked by
gristly strands as ligaments. or attached
to muscles by tcndons, are enclosed in
the skin of each OF tn" FIVE toes and the
foot. Unless thcsc bones muscles. lisa-
ments. tendors. and skin arc free to
perform the play and work demanded
| OF them sensations "f soreness. p-in,
weakness. stiffness or discomfort ap-
pear.
Women's Shoes Worst.
If perchance. through want of
| well balanced motion, sedentary habits
or the automatism Of too few muscular
activities all Of the pedal parts are
not given enough dash and variety OF
movement. there may occur all or au\
Of the ills to which the human foot /:
| so susceptible.
Poorly-shaped shoes. unhappily. are
| the rule, not the exception. II is, in
! dee d, extra ordinary ever to find a wom'
ans shoe physiolosically shaped. Boot
makers seem to conspire to make fem
. mime footwear in such way that the
shoe runs over on the side. This hap
| pens six times in ten women. and moi
once in 200 men. whose shoes may moi
| appear so comelv to feminine eyes.
/ Nor Is ii to be attributed as the bel
! ligCrent pseudo-morslists maintain-tt
! high heels. To disprovc this Claim al
| investigator had a number Of womer
! remove the high heels from their shoe'
and replace them with low. masculine
| military heels. simultaneously thirt,
| men purchased new shoes with higt
heels on them. Sixty-fve per cent o
| the women ran their shoes down at thu
! ankles and inner sides. whereas only
per cent of the men did so.
This is a definite indictment and 1
! serious condemnation of some manufac
turers who NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. feminine
! shapes under the delusi1n that "onl!
| stout women run shoes over on tn
7 side
| Two graceful and distinct arches arr
| formed bv a mobile, well-toned-up foot
| The one arch is apparent to every one
| the other is less striking, and run'
across the foot behind the toes Th'