Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-03

| Overshoes. therefore, constitute the
precise too much to be borne" They
| not only tend to prevent the actual
breathing of the feet but somehow seafn
to asphyxiate the mental processes as
well.
Anv one who has gone to a symphony
concert in rubbers and tried to enioy
| himself with them on knows the suf-
fering they induce. There Is one other
way to kill all JOY In concert, and
that is to carry along bag of groceries.
Something or other, usually of a
spherical shape, such as a grapefruit.
always Is getting lost from the bag and
rolling down the aisle exactly at the
wrong time.
'1Why take grapefruit to a SYM
phony orchestral" some one may ask.
We reply by asking why begin con-
certs at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon?''
The Government personnel must be
consulted, it is stated, but we reply that
so must the breakfast table.
Late afternoon is a sad time to buv
groceries, but much better than z pm.
| And grapefruit, or even eggs, ought to
be reasonable. If accorded the privilege
of hearing Stokowski, they might at
least remain put.
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Many a man who feels miserable and
| i'll at ease on a rainy day blames his
capillaries, when all the time it is those
rubber overshoes which are suffocating
the very life out of him.
| It is not known by the average per
son that the skin is not just a covering
for the body, but is, in fact, a respira-
tory organ, which breathes and even
takes in food in the form of light and
air.
Sun and air baths, instead of in
creasing the appetite, often result in a
reduced consumption of food, due to
the fact that the system is getting a
part of its food in another manner
something as a plant does, with equally
happy results.
The feet seem to need particularly
large amount of air and light, as every
one knows when he feels them breathe
at night, and yet these parts of the
body normally get the least. One would
not go so far as to advocate the style
set by Isadora Duncan'S brother, who
| goes around in sandals, Grecian dress
and fllet, but there is something in it.
The classic example of foot health Is
the barefoot boy, peculiarly the bare
footed American boy, we all like tx
think. Maybe he got a few stone
bruises now and then and stepped or
rusty nail, but his hard, tanned feet
| aiAu 4CSo WGIt IIle lOTeTuIlIleE OF bIle
prevailing allover "sun-tan" so popular
among children and their parents.
| X X X X
No matter how dressed up" one may
be, or think he is, rubber overShoes
| spoil the effect. You never see movie
/ heroes wearing them. Even the most
blazing love scenes would fall fiat Il
the heroine came in wearing rubbers.
Yet the conservative person admits
their vast utility. We do not know OF
anything quite so utilitarian as o pair
of gum shoes. Chewing gum may be
said to have its aesthetic aspects, and
even mufhers may be regarded as tony
upon occasion, but who ever raved about
rubberS, CATERS, and so on?
We have worn one pair of rubbers
for the past five years-perhaps a rec
ord. We wish we knew the brand, as
we would go get another pair when
these wear out, probably in 1885, but
the trade name wore off years ago
They are old, faded, their black hope
lessly lost, but they still keep the water
out and still suffocate our body and
mind. What more could one ask of 9
J resolute, honest pair of rubbers?