Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1889 — Will Study Our System of Socks. [ARTICLE]

Will Study Our Sy stem of Socks.

The Emperor of China is to send a commission of three to the United States “to study the customs and manners of the middle class, and to particularly inquire if the wearing of socks and stockings wards off diseases.”