Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1915 — WARNS AGAINST HIGH HEELS [ARTICLE]

WARNS AGAINST HIGH HEELS

Authority Points Out Danger of Fashion Which Just Now Has Strong Hold In Femininity. An eminent authority of the medical profession has again urged upon his brother- physicians the importance of impressing upon the public the need of properly caring for the feet, not only so far as having shoes constructed correctly, but also In urging every one to take a proper amount of foot gymnastics. “High heels," says the Journal of the American Medical Association in quoting Ritschl, “are particularly dangerous and lead to innumerable bodily ills.” - The strength and well being of the entire body depend in a large measure on the condition of the feet, and their development in children should be watched with special care to avert injurious Influences. High heels, Doctor Ritschl declares, "affect injuriously not only the foot itself, but throw the whole weightbearing mechanism more or less out of gear. By extending a moderately high heel backward many muscular troubles are automatically cured.”