Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1893 — The Feet. [ARTICLE]

The Feet.

Doctors very strongly recommend foot baths for those whose feet trouble them. Walking heats the feet, standing causes them to swell, and both are tiresome and exhaustive when prolonged. There ?ire various kinds of foot baths, and authorities differ as to their value. Hot water enlarges the feet by drawing the the blood to them; when used they should be rubbed or exercised before attempting to put on a tight boot. Mustard and hot water in a foot bath will side-track a fever if taken in time, cure a nervous headache, and induce sleep. Bunions, corns, and callousness are Nature’s protection against bad shoe leather. Two hot foot baths a week and a little pedicuring will remove the cause of much discomfort A man traveling one of the sawmill roads in Dooly County avers that the rodd was so crooked that he met himself coming back.—Atlanta Journal.