The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-06
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. C.
If The Shoe Fits, But 1t.
Otherwise Don't

ing but it's poor guide when you buy
new footwvar.
"Well-fitting Shoes" writes the
CONSUMERS GUIDE, publication of
the Consumers Counsel Division of
the AAA, "should be comfortable
when new and should not require a
long painful breaking-in process"
Shy away from a shoe that cramps
your toes or "bites" your heel Keep
away also from a shoe that is too
large if you don't want to develop
calouses or burning sensation" in
your feet. The shape of the shoe
should conform to the shape Of your
foot. There are 26 delicate bones in
your foot that can cause you years of
physical pain and injury if you insist
on wearing out pair of shoes that
you know to be ill-ftting or badly
made
The best test of new shoe is to
try it on and walk around in it in the
store. Your foot should not feel
squeezed" or tight" in the shoe.
Sizes of different makes of shoes
are not uniform. Don't rely on the
size marked on an old pair of shoes !;
insist that the shoe clerk measure your
foot when you are both in a relaxed
and standing position.
Fit of children's shoes, particularly,
should be tested by Horoscope if pos
sible. A young foot can easily be COM
pressed in shoe that is too short or
too narrow without the child realizing
it. Children's feet grow so rapidly
that it is better to risk fitting them
in shoes that are a little large rather
than too short.
A Little Light on Linen
A linen with lots of weight and a
firm, strong weave will give you the
best service in wear and durability.
"But", warns the CONSUMERS
GUIDE, "be sure that the weight of
the linen is due to the flax fiber it.
self, and not to the dressing applied
as a finish to the fabric"
Hold the linen against a strong
light if you want to judge the firm
ness and balance of the weave. I'm
balanced weaves-signs of weak spots
that wear rapidly-can usually be
spotted this way. Loose threads in
the fabric are also signs of a poor
weave.
If the weave is not balanced, the
linen may soon begin to show signs
of wear, since filling threads usually
wear out before warp threads in the
fabric.
Ask the thread count of a linen
damask if you want to Judge it's firm
ness and durability. Top quality
damasks have 450 threads to the
square inch. Hotels, which give hard
wear to linen, usually buy damask
with thread count of from 100 to
270.
A snowy white linen tablecloth that
has been bleached is a housewives
pride, but remember that bleaching
weakens linen. For hard wear, half
bleached or three-quarters bleached
cloths are preferable. Every time the
cloth is laundered, the bleaching pro-
cess is carried forward.
Onion Tips
IL Vic HCth III ctIl oilloll llldC gives
you the key to a fresh, tender product.
Onions of the dry type with thick,
tough necks won't add much to your
cooking or to the flavor of your food,
advises the CONSUMERS GUIDE.
"To select good onions of the dry
type look for those that are bright,
clean, hard, well-shaped and dry" says
the article. Look at the neck and the
base as we'll as the outer skin for
signs of rot. Mis- shaped onions don't
qualify for high-grades, but their only
objection for consumers is the posi-
bility of waste.
"Green onions, leeks, and shallots
should have fresh green tops and me-
dium sized necks that are white for at
least 2 or inches from the root. Look
for those that are young, crisp, and
tender. If the tops are wilted or yell
low, do this: Twist the neck and
puncture it with the thumbnail to see
if the onion is old and habby or has
tough, fibrous neck. Onions with
merely bruised tops may still be bar
gain if there is not too much waste
involved in their preparation"
Keeping Home Accounts
The only way you can find out what
happens to your family dollar is to
keep track of it. And that means
setting up simple accounting sys-
TEN in the home to record all income
and expenditures.
CONSUMERS GUIDE, publication
Of the Consumers Counsel Division, of
the AAA, suggests this method for
setting up your own account book:
"First, buy 5-or 10-cent notebook
measuring about 16 inches across when
opened flat. Then open the book to
two full pages and rule the columns,
starting at the left. Make the first
column one inch wide, the second, 3
inches wide, and then 16 columns, each
three-quarters Of an inch wide.
label each column in this order,
beginning again at the left: Date;
Items Purchased; Food; Household
Operations; Auto and other Transpor-
tation; Clothing; Personal Expen-
ditures: Housing; furnishings; Medi-