Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1919 — ILLS AND CLOTHES [ARTICLE]

ILLS AND CLOTHES

Improper Dress Causes Aches and Pains, Teacher Says. ■ X-One-Piece Gown Best for Housework; Tight Hats Cause Headaches; Thin Soles, Burning Feet a Does your head ache? Do the pains in your back make.you bend double? Are ydur feet’always tired? You can trace the cause of these aches and pains in many cases to the improper dress, Miss Ina Cowles, associate professor of domestic art, Kansas State Agricultural college, says. “One-piece dresses of medium weight which hang from the shoulders are best for the average woman, especially the working woman, whether she works in the shop or in her own home,” Miss Cowles said recently. “If the dress .hangs from the shoulders the weight is more nearly equalized and there is not strain on any one part of the body. “Headaches often may be traced to hats which are too tight for the head. If they, are unequdlly trimmed, more weight is thrown on one side of the head than the other, causing a strain on one side of the neck. Hats and caps which are too tight cause dandruff and eventually they will cause falling hair. ■ ' ■ • “Too much clothing and clothing which is too tight fitting will make your back ache. The clothing should never hinder the movings of the different parts of the body., “Extremely thin soled shoes should not be worn for street wear by the woman who is seeking good health, for the feet will be damp and wet in cold weather. An abrupt change should not be made from the extremely high heels to the low heel, for broken arches may be the result. The proper care of the feet is essential to good health. “Because of the present methods of heating houses, it will not be necessary for the woman to dress much heavier in winter than she does in, the summer, but she should always wrap up well when she goes out in cold winter weather.”