New Britain herald., 1921-12-03

Wcarcr of the shoes condemns the
maker whose stamp Is on the product
ana does not again potronize the shop
where he bought them,
Agitation for reform Is ccntercd in
the direction of making footwear
/ which viii conserve the strength of
the arch Of the foot Specialists are
now employed in many factories to
! direct the manufacture Of shoes along
| sensible lines and it is up TO the pro-
/ ductlon end ot the business to see that
/ attfactivcness is combined with COM
/ mon sense IN the finished footwear.
| We have heard much talk within the
| past few years about the freedom of
| the seas, but freedom of the feet is
Of more pressing importance to the
average man or woman
Just at present there are more SEN
sihly shaped shoes on the market than
ever before. Most of them are so con-
structod that they prevent falling of
the arches and fiat feet, which is be-
coming Widcspreading affliCtion Re-
talIorS are cooperating by hiring spe-
tiallStS to attend to the personal
wants Of their customers and to see
that each individual who buys obtains
shoes fitted to his or her feet. They
are oven going a step farther by in
stallinG a newly invented N-ray ma
chine which shows what condition the
foot is in after the shoe is put on. At
a glance If can be seen whether the
shoe is crushing the toes or in any
other way encouraging foot ailments.
Ihe machine requires no expert to
operate it but can be used after little
instruction by any shoe clerk.
It is still possible to buy shoes that
have nothing but style or freak lasts
to recommend them and there are
still many women who prefer them
to good health. But their number is
dWindling, as is shown by the wave Of
reform sweeping over the entire in
dustry.
Men, as a rule, have never been
slaves to fashion in the matter of
shoes They demand comfort first,
although style has been an important
factor during the past few years. But
men have insisted on manufacturers
putting style into comfortable shoes
and comfort into stylish shoes, and
they have succeeded in getting what
they wanted.
1t was Napoleon who said that an
army Travelled on its stomach, and
while this is true to some extent no
army composed of footsore soldiers
ever marched very far or achieved
many victories. The army of indus
try-and that is nearly everyone in
this country-wants to he comfortably
shod and manufacturers of footwear
are seeing the light,
An eastern legend tells of a Won
derful magic vase-known as the vase
of life-WhiCh was ever full of a mys-
FERROUS liquid. No one could tell what
this liquid was. No chemist could
analyze it or tell what entered into its |
The marvellous thing
about it was that whatever one
dropped into it would overflow and |
run down the sides of the vase. That
is, the original liquid would not run |
over, but the thing which was
dropped into it would overflow in kind |
and amount. The depositor would al
ways get out of this magic vase eX-
lctly what he put into it.
Life is Just such a magic vase II
will run over to you only that which
you drop into it--nOthing more, moth
ng less, nothing different. If we drop
in love, generosity, tolerance, mag
kindness, helpfuness, I'M
5elfishness grasping, greed, malicious