Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1910 — For Sore Feet. [ARTICLE]

For Sore Feet.

The busy man or woman who is continually moving all day is very apt to be troubled with sore feet. The source of trouble may lie in the make and fit of the shoes which are worn. The first thing in the care of the feet is, if possible, to get shoes which are not only the right size, but the right shape. This done as nearly as the circumstances will permit, there are certain precautions to be taken. One of the best is for a person afflicted with what we call tender feet to get a supply of antiseptic cotton. Pull off a sufficient quantity of the wadding- and put it over the place which hurts before drawing on the stocking. It is, of course, necessary to turn the stocking wrong side out in order to put it on and not displace the cotton, This serves as a pad in absence of the flesh pads which nature Jias forgotten to supply. Dipping the feet in warm water and afterward rubbing them while they are ~wet with white vaseline, is most gratifying, as it makes them more supple and softens the flesh. Talcum powder may be used afterward. A certain number of thin felt corn plasters are often beneficial, but as a rule the hole in the center must be cut out larger than they come. A perfumery spray into which hase been poured witch hazel for spraying the feet is most refreshing and antiseptic as well.