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a Bellefonte, Pa., November 5, 1920. Pennsylvania State Department of Health, Questions. 1. Why should French heeled if shoes not be worn? i 2. What Is the cause of that con- A dition known as painful feet? 8. How may it be corrected? FEET “How many toes have you, Auntie?” “One,” absently from Auntie, whose {thoughts were on “A peach of a sum- mer fur at a bargain” in Greely’s lwindow, for Auntie was a slave to |fashion. i As Bobby took in the details of her {sharp toed, high heeled shoe he grave- iy nodded. “That's all my pony has.” Pony’s progenitors in the morning {of the world—some few million years lago boasted three toes—who can say that Auntie’s descendants—Iin accord with the same law of evolution—may not in the evening of time, clatter labout on hoofs. The French heel may add a little ito the height and make a number six look like a three, but it steals the freedom from the ankle motion, shifts ‘the greater part of the body weight to the ball of the foot and cramps and crowds the toes so that Milady affects ia near peg like gait as she minces along. But why point to Angela? Army records show a shamefully high percentage of rejections on ac count of painful feet; fallen arches and foot deformities, among the Jim’s ‘and Bill's and Joe’s who never wore Trench heels in their lives. From the heel to the front the bones of the foot form an arch whieh gives strength and springiness to the gait, ‘A second shorter arch bows from one ‘side to the other. The second arch ils supported only on the outer side, ithe inner edge riding high and free is ‘responsible for the hollow space on ithe inner side of the normal foot. The ‘bone arches are held in place by liga- ‘ments supported by muscles. When ‘these muscles are weakened by pro- tracted illness, disuse or over strain. the lighments are apt to stretch and permit the arches to sink. This condi- ‘tion is called flat foot. The pull of ‘the ligaments on the outer shell of the bones causes severe pain. In some in- ‘stances flat foot causes little incon- ivenlence—Iin the necro race It Is al ‘most a normal condition but the con- dition known as painful feet, which results from muscular weakness, is not only ‘cap. Headaches from eye strain are fa- similiar, nervous disturbances from con- distressing but a serious handl-! stant foot strain are just as common, | but not so generally understood. They used to say, “Toes out,” Parent, "Teacher, Dancing Master, the Army and all. itoeing out meant i Then it was discovered that an extra strain on ithe supporting muscles, a side pull ion the longer arch and a tendency to ifallen arches. nt feet or painful | feet are rare among straight toe walkers. So now the teaching is, walk with <r feat parallel—toes straight ‘ahead. If vou have painful feet vou natur- wally turn to your Dozlor for advice. He will tell you {hat the patent arti-' ficial devices for the correction of foot ‘defects are for the most part unr JAlable, and as improperly fitting shoes have largely contributed fo vour con- tition. he will advise the right kind of shoes and special foot exercise, One of the Tait McKenzie exercises which ‘has proven r ithe heel about an inch from the ground and walk on the hall of the foot as if the heel were painful. This st valuable, Is to ralse iexercise should he practiced a num- | ‘ber of times each cay and for a hun- (dred steps at a time. Proper shoeing | jand regular systematic foot exerelse ! ias prescribed by an ev .erienced phy- isieian seldom fails to cure the condi- tion known as painful feet. In con- nection with this the foot covering hears an important relation, ‘The toe should ! f) CONTRI the si side by side in the dust and smoke tof the foot—broad at the toes. | fheels should he lon#® and low. Laced! shoes are better than any other kind because they can not only be .aore HL AS TO INFANT AUTHORSHIP Many Who Afterward Achieved Great. ness May Properly Be Classed as Youthful Prodigies. Pope, who “lisped in numbers,” had the moral courage to burn all his child- ish and boyish verses, including the epic, “Alexander.” He took no chance of posthumous publication, says the Youth's Companion. ’ When little Tom Macaulay was seven years old he wrote a “Compen- dium of Universal History,” beginning with the creation, and when he was eight a heroic poem on “Olaus the Great.” It was natural that his moth- er should have cherished those proofs of early talent and have shown them occasionally to friends; but, as his nephew, Mr. Trevelyan, neatly ob- serves, “If the affection of one gen- eration has preserved them intact the piety of another generation refrains from submitting them to the public.” A distinguished book collector has had printed for his own pleasure and for the pleasure of his friends the “History of Moses,” composed by Rob- ert Louis Stevenson when he was six vears old and dictated to his mother. The tiny volume is embellished with a facsimile of Mrs, Stevenson's manu- script and with a delightful illustra- tion in water colors from the hand of the little prodigy. It represents the Israeiites hilariously leaving Egypt. They smoke long pipes and carry um- brellas and bundles. One of them pauses long enough to beat a protest: ing Egyptian over the head. The nar- rative is both comprehensive and con- cise. It won a prize from a generous uncle in 1856, and it is today as good an example of infant authorship as we are likely to read. HONOR PAID ST. MICHAEL In England Especially Is His Day Ob- served for Prescribed Cere- monials and Feasting. There are fragmentary customs bound up with Michaelmas which have to do with birds and winged things, for no particular reason that anybody knows. Perhaps it is a chance that it Is so. But everywhere in Eng- land where Michaelmas is kept a goose is sacrificed for dinner on that day, and for years and years in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire a handful of the farm- er's each sort of grain was scattered in the court or farmyard for the birds, so that luck would come to that home- stead. Queen Elizabeth was eating, vou may remember, her Michaelmas goose when the defeat of the Spanish armada was announced to her. Per- haps Michael’s wings were hovering over the sea that day of the defeat and that those sizzling geese all over England were a sacrifice not made in viiin. And perhaps, after all, these customs of cooking geese and throwing grain to birds are only just because Michaelmas comes in the harvest time. But it is nice to think that everything with wings is in some way akin to this especial saint.—San Francisco Argo- nant. Flowers That Bring Bad Luck. In England Devonshire folk hold that it means death to bring into the house a single daffodil, when this flow- er first appears in the spring. There must be a bunch of them, and the cowslip is similarly hedged in by su- perstition. A hydrangea in the house i “brings trouble,” and snowdrops are “unlucky,” while wild flowers general- ly prevent the first brood of chickens from hatching. If one wishes a plant indoors to show a large and profuse bivom he must place in the flowerpot some fresh earth from the grave of an infant baptized within twelve months. No yellow bloom should be brought into the house in May. The Louse with bergamot near it is never free from sickness. A plant of helio- trope in church will keep in their places any untrue wives in the con- gregation. Chautauqua or Circus. The manager was strolling about the big Chautauqua tent, which had just been set up in a small Missouri town, and the boys were laying the plank seats, when the whir of engines was heard, and two automobiles ap- peared, racing furiously toward the Chautauqua grounds. They stopped of heavily set brakes, and the drivers | leaped from their seats and ran at | top speed toward the astonished Chau- accurately adapted to the foot, but be- | cause they afford nerspires freely—patent leathers and rubber overshoes should not be worn | for long periods. Tight stockings or stockings short are often formities. Corns, buniors and ingrowingz nails are all the results of ill fitting shoes. Shoes that fit is the answer—Toe snead and “Watch your Step* r— too | the start of toe de- Fire-Resisting Construction. For fire-resisting construction, the recommendations of the American Con- crete institute specify that limestone, trap-rock and burned clay be given preference over highly siliceous gravels, which disintegrate under in- tense heat. When gravel is used, with- out a protective coating, columns should be made round instead of rec- tangular. When gravel, with spiral reinforcement, is used for either round or rectangular columns, it is suggested that additional protection be given by a coating of one inch of cement plas- ter, either on metal lath or reinforced by light expanded metal, hefter ventilation; ‘for the same reason because the foot | { tauqua manager. “I'm a butcher!” gasped the first. “Pm a butcher!” cried the second. Then both together they shouted, “1 want the contract to furnish meat for : the animals !”"—Youth's Companion. All Ready for Him. At a political meeting held in a provincial town in England a crowded audience had assembled to support a parliamentary candidate. During the speech of the candidate a man put his head in at the door and shouted in a stentorian voice, “Can anyone here sell me six pennyworth of sense?” The speaker halted, evidently quite dumfounded ; but the chairman of the meeting immediately silenced the in- truder by retorting, “Yes, but you have nothing to put it in.—Youth’s Com- panion. Matter of Touch. “(30 away from me!” said the fash- fonably dressed woman to the tramp. “1 wouldn't have you touch me for a dollar.” “I was only goin’ to touch | you for a nickel, lady,” came the re- ply. interrupted Mrs. Phastalker. ——They were duscussing the feats of Luther Burbank. “He can’t compare to my grocer,” “Why, ' he actually produces eight diffe ent | varieties of coffee from the same bin!” MEDICAL. The Proper Course Information of Priceless Value to Every Bellefente Citizen. How to act in an emergency is knowledge of inestimable worth, and this is particularly true of the diseas- es and ills of the human body. If you suffer with kidney backache, urinary disorders, or any form of kidney trou- ble, the advice contained in the fol- lowing statement should add a valua- able asset to your store of knowledge. What could be more convincing proof of the efficiency of Doan’s. Kidney Pills than the statement of a Belle- fonte citizen who used them and who i publicly tells of the benefit derived? Mrs. L. A. Hill, E. Bishop St., says: “I am bothered by backache occasion- from their use is very gratifying.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Hill had. Foster-Milburn Co, Mfr’s., Buffalo, N. Y. 65-44 { ——1If you want all the news you can get it in the “Watchman.” “A Good Provider.” ‘When it comes to © being “a good provid- er,” no man would pride himself on fur- nishing trash liberally for his family. The family is entitled to good, wholesome food that helps growth. It is the same with reading. Good read- ing pleases and creates its own hunger for more good reading. The Youth's Com- panion is the best of reading for all— every member—every age. And it comes every week—crowded with the best. Let us prove it with a sample. The Youth’s Companion has long since ceased to provide for “Youth” alone. It has become the favorite all-the-family weekly of America. Its name is a misno- mer, but is retained for the sentiment it has generated in American homes through its service to every age. Still $2.50 for a year of 52 issues, but this price not guaranteed beyond January 1, next. New subscribers for 1921 will receive: 1. The Youth's Companion—52 issues in 1921, 2. All remaining weekly 1920 issues. 3. The Companion Home Calendar for | 1921. ally, but I keep Doan’s Kidney Pills | in the house and the benefit I derive ! ! the monthly fashion authority. All the above for $2.50. 4. McCall's Magazine for 1921, $1.50— Both pub- lications for only $3.50. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION. 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How Have You Made Your Will? tor and Trustee. J. L. Spangler, rE Rr AAA orond, 3.tf President Do not write your own Will. dangerous and often cause law- suits, because, when drawing a Will the law must be known, both as to wording and terms. Consult a lawyer today about the making of your Will and have him name the Bellefcnte Trust Company to act as your Execu- C. T. Gerberich, “Home-made’’ Wills are N. E. Robb, Vice President Treasurer “To be successfi look the pats ir Many a good, capable man passes a whole lifetime without ever learning the VALUE OF DRESSING WELL. When you go to hunt work, the very first thing the man you ask for a posi- tion sees and judges you by, is your CLOTHES. How else can he first judge you? They are the sign to him of your success or failure. No man wants to hire a failure. This is a serious, earnest talk we wish to make to deserving men— whether they buy their clothes from us or not. Wear our good, “Nifty’’ clothes. A. FAUBLE Bellefonte, Pa. 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