Evening star., 1932-10-04

analysis. The subject is much too large
to 60 ineO here. All that may be said
is that the average person perhaps
wears his shoes for too long period
without relief.
| The feet are veritable breathing or
gans, as, indeed, the entire skin cover
ing Of the body is; but the feet, in a
larger ratio than their size, enjoy the
comforts Of fresh air. Every one who
has experienced hot, tired feet knows
the vast relief which comes with getting
them bare again.
Every one knows the Joy Of children
in being permitted to go barefoot. ="
Not only is there something Of the race
| heritage there, but, even more, SIM
Pile, physical relief.
Thousands Of men and women do not
know this sort of foot ease, except upon
the beaches in Summer.
Perhaps q million foot ills would dis
appear II "grown-ups'' would take to
going barefoot.
Impossible?
OF course, but the use OF slippers is
the next best thing, and all too many
persons frown upon them as not being
dressed up" enough.
No doubt house slippers, in their va
rious ferns. are not exactly dressy In
appearance, but my, how comfortable
| they are!
Here again the womenfolk get ahead
OF men. They wear slight slippers at
all times, especially nowadays, things
which give the feet a chance to breathe
If they spoil the hygienic effect by COM
monty buying them too short, and wear
ing them with too high heels. the force
Of the argument remains the same.
Thousands of persons don their shoes
at 6 or O'Clock In the morning and
keep them on until midnight. 1t is toe
long. The feet need to breathe. to be
freed of their coverings, as Nature in
| tended them to be free. If the world
cannot 60 barefooted, at least it should
approach as near TO that ideal az
| possible.
No one should be swayed in the least
by the comments of ones friends on
walking and how to walk. Mostly they
talk only from their own standpoint
without caring to consider any one else
1t is very easy to say, "Oh, you should
walk to work" as II walking to work
were quite the easiest task in the days
repertoire. Perhaps few persons are
able to walk to work and not become
fatigued on the way. One ought tc
enter on ones proper tasks Of the day
as fresh as possible That is why, fol
the majority of persons, walk in the
morning should be a comparatively short
one, such as most workers will find
necessary to get to their public vehicle
/ 1t is not SO much the length Of the
walk as the way it Is taken, which
counts. On cool Autumn morning
there Is nothing more pleasing to tht
senses than a short walk, one brisl
| enough to stir the circulation, but, or
the other hand, not to stir it too much
The tang of early morning air is de-
llcious, and particularly SO in the Fall.
If one is cool at the start, one warml
up rapidly, under the influence of mo
ton and fresh air. Some conscious at
tention should be paid TO breathing
Is not necessary that the pedestrian
transform himself or herself into {
Yogi, but simply that the breathing keey
time, in some fashion, with the step
ping. Rhythm is Natures law. A goot
system is four steps to an inspiration
and four to an exhalation. There i.
nothing sacred about the number. how
ever; the walker must make his owl
rules.
4 There is q changed aspect to tn,
landscape, even the city scene. which
makes an impression in early Autumn
even before the changes become radi
cal. The GOODNESS of the air, especiall!
in the morning, Is simply the most no
ticeable change. There are new aspect.
all around, easily to be noticed wher
the powers of appreciation are at thei
freshest, which IS in the early morning
A few more minutes, taken from tha
end Of the day. is the treatment which
many sick souls mot soles) need In thi.
day and age. Man was made for thu
early morning. No other time can taxi
its place, exactly.
The morning is the beginning. It il
the beginning all over again. It is tn.
time of day when the reservoirs o.
power are at their peak These include
the power Of appreciation. The artistic
senses are more alert then. The short
walk, even IL only for two or three
blocks, reveals more than many mile.
trudged later in the day.