Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-17
Boy Stories
By Dan Beard
SQUIRREL FOOD

Although the boys knew that Squin-
ty possessed @ great e OF useful in
formation, they were surprised when
he said he would tell Starchy how to
remedy his corns and weak arches.
They were all attention as he went on:
First of all you want to learn to
walk right. Don't turn your toes out
that way" he said, watching Starchy
walk. You should walk with your
feet pointing straight ahead" he con
tinued. Just watch people who have
fiat feet; every one of 'em walk with
their toes turned way OUT"
D you mean to say that If I
walk with my fee pointing straight
ahead my arches will become strong
err" asked Starchy. Yes, but you
can make them still stronger by ex-
ercising ike this replied Squinty. He
turned his toes In and raised his heels
off the ground, coming down slowly
on the outer borders of his feet. do
that often in your bare feet and it
will brace up your arches a while lot"
he advised.
The leader, who had stopped a mo-
ment to illustrate the exercise, resum-
ed the march toward camp. sNow
another thing, Starchy," he continued,
them shoes you got on amt no good
for a fellows feet nohow. They make
your feet sweat because they are pat
ent leather and those pointed toes
cause the cornS on the sides of your
toes"
"Will the corns go If I get some
other kind of shoes. Sauinty? ?" asked
Starchy. YES" answered the leader
''get shoes that are neither to small
or too large-a high top. lace shoe,
broad acros the ball with a low.
broad hell, Is ust the thing. Put cot
ton between your toes where the corns
are, too. That will help a lot" he
added.
What about the sweating 2" asked
Starchy. Getting rid of the patent
leather shoes will help that a good
deal but you'll have to wash your feet
often and dust boric acid on them,"
| Squinty replied.
Where ever did you learn all that.
| Squinty ?" asked Tom. from read
ing, mostly, but the scoutmaster told
me some of it," returned the leader.
ct read everything of that kind that
I can find; e 1t over and over, too,
| so as to- remember It."
Jaw, that's a lotta bother. though"
observed Chuck. Eyes, but its worth
1t. A fellow ought to know how to
take care of himself" answered
| Squinty.
Look! we're almost at Duck
creek" interrupted Pickles. Have
we walked nve mileS?" asked Starcny
In surprise. why, I'm not near as
tired as I expected to be-" he contin-
ued. mo, but you would be If yor
kept on the way you started GU wher
Squinty called you down." put Ii
Tom.
Squinty led the way down stream 6
short distance to a point where &
wooded knoll jutted out close to the
water. Here We are on The GROUND
ahead of Lucky" he said. at tolc
you we'd beat him. "Well. we CAM
do anything until he m with tbs
tools, anyway" said Chuck. yes WI
can, too. We can build a stone stove
to cook our eats on" said Pickles.
IA stone stove!" Starchy exclaimed
In establishment. Sure" said Pickles
Come on everybody and give me {
hand" He led the way TO a rocky sec.
ton of the bank and began to picl
out little fiat stones. These were car
rfed to the camp and built into a wal
enclosing three sides of a rectangle
Pickles left a small aperture in tn
top of the rear wall. Then. after
considerable search along the creek
he found a thin slab of slate larg
enough to cover the enclosure an
placed 1t on top. There we are" h
said when the job was finished
when we build a good fire under !
the top will be as hot as any stove
What is the hole in the back wal
for" asked Starchy. ITO let tn
smoke out and give the fire a draft,
explained Pickles. It was q well
made. sarvicable stove with a ar
place about two feet wide and eigh
teen inches deep. The walls wer