The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-08-27
Care of Feet Important to Soldiers
Ch~eerfullness Aids On Marches

trhe wnr department has issued a
course of thirty daily lessons which
are calculated 10 be OF practical help
to the men selected for service In the
national army IN getting started In the
right way. The lessons are Informal
H. toni and do not attempt 10 give
binding rules and directions. Lesson
VIII follows. The others will be
printed In The Herald M each daN,
until the course = completed -
Editor.b
Marching and Cure of Feet.
breeding Lessons =. Your Post NJ
Honor . Making Good as u So
der. T. Getting Ready FOR Camp o.
First bays In Camp 4 cleanliness
in Camp. Z. Your HcnlthD
The new soldier seldom understands
how important Il Is foI him t. learn
to march and to develop his muscles
50 that he can easily ,arrs his arms
aud equipment Marching conrti-
tutes IN" principal occupation OF
troops In campaign Uufautry prill
Regulations. paragraph sea- Modern
trench warfare IN Europe has Tor th"
time being reduced the amount ~
marching required In campaign: vet
II remains Just a. important an Gle
ment in the soldiers training as It
ever was.
In order to march Tor long distances
IT,. soldiers feet must ne In good con
ditiou. A. has been aptly remarked,
the infantry mans feet are his mcdr
Of transportation" Special attention
should he paid Ia the fitting of shoes
and the care ~ the feet. Marching
shoes should he quite a little larger
than shoes for ordinary veal Sores
nd blistcrs on the feet should he
promptly dressed during hnlts ~
the end Of the march feet should be
huthcd aud dressed h socks. and n
practicable the shurt. should be-
changed Gnfantry Drill Regulations.
paragraph 6e7t
You will learn in time the practical
rules for taking care Of your feet that
arc followed by experienced soldiers.
You viii avoid considerable discuu
fort, however. II YOU learn some 81
these rules now and put them into
practice from The yorS beginning
T. See that Your shoes are lsrso
enough They will at first look and
feel unnecessarily lo1.e This is need.
ed because 10 has been found that
feet swell and lcurthcu ON murChe.
especially whom carrying packs But
shoes fitted this way wiz give YOU uo
roruS buuious hlistcr-. or other foot
ills IN 'agt thcy viii cure ans that
lyon may already have.
4. Take pains tu kep your shoes un
good condition n iS % good idea "a
apply o light coat u ueats-ioot oi'
which will both soften the leather
and tend 90 make them waterproof
Don't neglect 20 smooth out wrinkle
u the ming of the shoe Break iu'
new shoes before wearing them ur
Hong marches
Wear hight wooden socks such Al.
Vll %. issued to % See that tuI
thu,o no holr- ug wrinkle in thonl u
q hole has been worn md yru moo H'
mcuded at once change the -uct from
one foot 20 the 9th .r so 'h1' -uui
foot viii not uc Initiated mon, Than 81
necessary.
I E,p Your feet socks luI Shoe.
clean when ou th, march 'rN t'
wash our socks mo night ana out 90
olrau pair every morning Battle fH'
'lyot every ,.ouiug ot n' least w,i'
them of with e. wet towel
De- Keep your feet ~-orupul,si.- clean
tpu bath can ho taken when 1'h"
f,.iiti.- ar, not ~ hand n, ~cr1piu'
small depression Boo the rrourl
throwing 70 pou.ho ".or % and pour
ing water into this from your cau.''n
Even % pint ~ vattr VIII ID" fut f, fr.
bath You can batho ii over hy maj
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