Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1911 — Sandals for Women Urged [ARTICLE]

Sandals for Women Urged

German Savant Predict* Four Toed Foot From Present Style of Shoes —Change Now in Progress. Los Angeles, Cal. —"American women will have only four toes on each foot a thousand years from now, because they wear shoes too small-for them. This in time will pinch the little toe of each foot out of existence.” This was the assertion of Dr. Franz Bergman, a noted phydjcian of Berlin, touring the United States to study American life. "It will take) generations to bring about this change in the anatomy of the foot, but it is coming,” he continued. “In fact, it is already in progress. "The toes of American women are cramped out of their natural shape.

One year they wear high heels, the next low. Some seasons their toes are pinched by shoes narrowing in front to a point and others shoved upward or sideways by shoes that represent the changing styles. The only way to save the little toes of future generations is to start women in America wearing sandals.”