Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1901 — BEST SHOES FOR WALKERS. [ARTICLE]

BEST SHOES FOR WALKERS.

Much Comfort May Be Had in Wearing German Army Foot Covering. “The best foot covering in the world for men who have to walk about in all sorts of places,” said a professional hunter in the employ of a local market man, “is the doth used iu the German army in place of sodks.’ A friend of mine sent me a couple of samples last fall, and I gave them a thorough trial. The result is that I’m never going to wear anything else when I’m out on a Runt. The' doth is made of mediumweight woolen goods and is about the size aud shape of an old-fashioned red bandanna handkerchief. It is simply folded about the foot and then tied around the ankle with a piece of tape. “At first blush,” the hunter went on, “that would seem to be a very uncomfortable arrangement, and I felt certain that the creases would make the thing a torment to wear, but I can only say that they do nothing of the kind. “Of course, a great deal depends upon the way the cloth is folded, and I found, after some experimenting, that the best scheme was to place the foot in the center and then cross the sides diagonally over the top of the instep. Drawing up the back completed a sort of rough moccasin, which the tape kept firmly in position. I wore an extra large shoe and never felt a crease. The principal advantage of the foot cloth over socks are these: When a hole is worn in It all one'has to do is to make a slight shift; then it is very easy to waSh, and if it gets wet it can be spread out and dried in a few moments at a camp fire. All these are important considerations on a hunt, when a man may be in the woods and marshes for a week or more and can’t afford to be incumbered with much besides cartridges. I’m surprised that the cloth hasn’t become well known and popular long ago. Hereafter I shall be the Jerry Simpson of the shotgun fraternity.”—New Orleans Times-Demo-crat.