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■ ■ ■ TV?IM SHOES INDICATE <JOOD „ FOOT CONDITIONS - v TOO HIGH HttLS MMvnkpgMbmMib PMtMgi w$ ***** too ycnd the experience ct hie mala at Bootland ■tWtWi to the i toe ability of tbe expert on toe kn own foot to "rand shoe*.' Vtoa the appearance of Bn dew vers by tbe thousands who peat down a busy city thoroughfare II h possible to point out defects to Ike unseen feet of their wramh and often to predicate with mi ji king ac curacy the nature at tboee defects. This was demonstrated recently by Dr. Wm. M. Scholl of Chicago, famous authority on the human foot, who recently pointed out to a group of experts defects to toe feet of toe pausing crowds. One of too a hew? ere who had net yet grasped too method of deduction, suggested that Dr. Scholl had X-ray eyes and wee able to see through the leather of tbe shoes. "No. indeed. It*s tonally plain aa day." be said. The weight of toe body pasting through e defective foal and. often, through a foot which re veals its weakness only when pras •eure h imposed upon tt win ranfl in abnormalities to the shoe, unseen (wear, stretching of too Isaltig er both. Very often one eon fairly tee fgnfcn the nature of toe rlbntol One SHOES SHOULD WOT BE SHORT . > V THE-B0NE5 DESCENDS A Vac OF FLAT FOOT .•n r:o' go far along a city street j c fc.’oguize foot weaknesses and mal* .mv.uona. or minor defects from the ppw&rance of shoes Few Walk Correctly. Or.’y one person in Ufty knows bow to stand and walk correctly That, is itself is liable to result in defects |if tbs feet with corresponding kwfects In tb* shoe VHien the *w«lii is not I orne properij tiy the feet, we ’tsuIT i analogous to a change of function w id *• all snow now » w»nge >1 V-RAY OP BOMc. STRUCTURE. use results in alteration oi structure It is one oi the primary lessons >1 evolutionary development Wha1 wc see today is repeateo all avei the country On any ousy street in this country you can see nundreds of men women ana children with teii-tai* evldence o! toot troubles women especially with turneo oeeis ?r"*>Ken counters oent-down snanks »i the shoe wrinklea and creaseo -'amps widened and protruding ounion joints and crooked and worn down neels The trouble le oot a shoe trouble but a definite toot trouble whicn sometimes is aue »c weakness si 3r ganic disease omt more cften tc abuse o< the toot." contmueo Ur Scbou “Many a man has oiameo tne shoe salesman tor the oac appearance 3l his shoes when the cause was Die own weak defective tect WboD you see t mao limping along nth a pro trusion cl rhf shoe the oig tor joint and with the «oi- worn io*t on hat aide, jou recogn.** *n enlarged DISTORTION 8EGiKT:Nq IN SHOE AT RIGHT Dunlon Joint and else that mere ■> weakness ol the metatarsal aren across the forepart of the foot • This weak* ness has shifted pressure ol the oociv weight bo that the iimei ooraei >; the sole has worn down Y-o car. ordinarily tell a mar with dat tool as far as you can see oiro walk in the crowd, a nail a dock away or so and as he comes nearer your diagno sis is confirrnea ot the appearance ol the shoe The arch ot rhe *noe .t broken the curvature at the mstec has gone ana a tr were not lor the heel the sr.ee woulo ot hat on tn* ground The .. lastic *prin2y ean pro vided oy th. delicate great hid oi the numan foot is not apparent High Arch Show* r.ooo Ancestry •As a rule the active oign-step ping alert races ol the world are apt tc have nigh arched leet Generally there is an association oetween a finely tormeo oody ana a gooo mine rhe Greek works ot sculpture invari ably show strong supple mgb archeo feet rhe Greeks were as proua o: then teet as of the graceful con tout ol the nands. or the oeauty ol the face But the retrograding backslid mg races of the world wbc nave :on trlhuteo little tc -ivihzatior mo are upheld oy the mor« Drocr^e aces almost invariably show flattening feet rhe savage* oi »h* ‘ongo for instant* «how flat teet "Ah Here comes a wot;:.*a with an advanced ease ol weak srehoa.* e« ciaimcd Ot Scnofl tc the writer as we strolled along Plftb Avenue "Rote i how the uppers jt o*e abou are bread CORRECT WALKING FEET STRAIGHT AHEAD across the boll ot the toot now th* shank is flastenea clown una now tht vamp spreads pvet the sole on th* outside The weakness ot the arch tr pronounced ana the toot aas started to descend toward the ground Note the rnlareed and rotattna ankle 'otni ot the right toot rhe weight ot tht oody passing through the delicate structure of the human toot soon dis torts the foot and hence the shot when pronounced weakness ot the arch develops Metatarsal Arch Is Delicate •The metatarsal arch is the dell ( cate arch in the forepart oi the toot It is revealed as a dome-llke contour on the under side of the toot exteuu tng crosswise Between the Bases ol th* great toe and little roe When it j has oeen weakened or strampo ny some abuse such as high heeled ana naitow toed shoes which pres* the j oonet dowD and forward the toot I spreads and forces the uppers ot th-j shoe out above the sole A weak u j fallen arch will distort the shoe When the foot structure has oeconu thus weakened the arch can oe re stored to its normal contours dj sui glen! plate* or arch supports indlvia ually adjusted to the foot Perfect Peel Are Kb re “Not one p*r c-nt of rv 11 i«pie have compear perteoi tett enu no two human leaf are allka. for this reason it is not possible to ie store the bones ol the arch to noimai position oy shoes which are made on lasts in standardized torms." contin ued Dr Scholl "Look at this man You will see the leather is bulKine over the neels ol the shoes—the coun ters are flattened, that is due tc the weakness ol the icncnudina. aren no doubt Phe oteast ot the neel has oeen worn because ms weight no ! longer falls squarely on it ‘When the anklt tips inwarci and: we nave marked nron.iti.m you van took tot run-ovit neels ciookhs : j counters <uio tw.Mcd uppers* Wh-», J 'a part ol the foot is sensitive f< i j sure people seek r«j relit ve the pain 1 oy piactne the weight elsewhere no I I the foot This results in the uneven | j distribution ol the weight and th»< i part of the shoe on which the tr»* {weight falls will suffer greaie? * ar r-n coming into contact wm .he rtound You can tell almost as .in" * from rne inside of a shoe as y m <n from the outald«r. sometime? :• ore. con tinued Dr Scholl "A -• Meneo aren is plainly p**rrr*v*o hv he inner sole If depress* ••t* *,» > 1 in the center Of Chw !*»•»« •«*» *• ve Dali Of the foM, w« m pm • ot weakness »4 M:* <i#-luate i.ietatarsai arcn re^un ini> in the displacement and dcpit-t slon of the me'e'nrsal heads Normal i'eel Approved "When you sec a high arciieo too woll-f.-.-mefi an.- uiai ana graceiu you know u.hi its possessot has aa« somewhere a u« c oi active alert st ccstois and aiK5 thet he himself na led an active u.e His feet oavs ae veloptHi r«.i»**nce to strain I'h* ■ fiMou-iea •«.»•* uired up and energi/eo i The u? . the modern cities aoe i„ r *iio u- .evelop this type oi ton* I in iiui ,**. a)ie who stand all day *t j fa. u«r»«n> frequently develop a cod . flat foot Persona whe uk | ina.n- ,uate physical exercise, and 3-. I n. * develop resistance to strain ano who walk on hard Daved nirfar*** orten injure their teet •Personally l am not oppoaeo u: • reasonable height of heel, parttci- n'o if a woman has worn high neeis w. high school days In that **>•• >*< feet get accustomed to tDen • n. muscles of the leg gradually •**<-. ■* • compensatory position contractu.* ’> allow for the increased neight u nee If she were tc suddenly adopt *cv heels u might subject the muecio and tendonr tr great strata." 1Clocks Invitation to Efficiency '*>. | ! In Towering Chicago Skyscraper - £/« 6KLL* - Straus Building, j CAlC*QO_ 1 CHICAGO—How would you like to l ork to a perpetual symphony of ticks *nd peals? You would nave a oox teeat at such an orchestra non if vou were employed in Chicago s towering (citrous Building. i Zoom! Bingl Ting? Dong! Thus ’’36 clocks strike the nours in unison Huge cathedral chimes weighing seven •ocs pealing forth every quarter ol aD iour is director of the orchestra The great grandfather clock, master ol sixty electrical timepieces is the first violin Hundreds of wal* clocks hrouchout the outldlng tend their i id to the suhduea arum-tike cross- , nythm. Every clock is an invitation , to efficiency for the thousands o ' workers according to Warner S Hay? secretary of the Clock Manufacturers > Association ot America. ! “Time consciousness Is a conflrmc habit in the Straus building." sa ) Mr Hays. “Here the clock watcher .. | not a malingerer, out a favored err ployee. | “Chicago itself keeps time to th great chimes, towering 400 teet aocn j ground and with peals that caff* * heard for miles. With one o” two er I ceptlons. they are 'he highest chime j j in the world. The mechanism tor tl ••• , j clock cost 86.000 while the forx 1 • > , cost $10,000." Halt Million Up-io-Date Housewives j Lay Ghost of the Old Coal Shovel ‘Home of judge tHomae KeUHEOj. 'Bt.oohUNQTtH.tut.. Basement Bridge ! bt ina ibwin ( A new day of independence is [dawning tor the nousewite i'he nr vail that & woman* work is nevei anne is nc longer neara among tnou • anas of nousewivet whc oave shmi dated distasteful task* oy the use of 1 modern inventions fhe alert nouse | A-ife know* that lonor-savma device* i remove drudgery ana proviae Ireeaotn enjoy the comfort* dl the nomi ma the companionship of ner fam !;ly She snows roo tna> without the iold-time drudeery it is easier tc oe a | more charmme hostess i rhe incandescent ichf mark'd the I | isssine df the creast etc oi. >amp* 1 »•>>i:3 J.ictf smelly wicks Hi* ieie •none .inkeo up nome ana the cur '•de world ano *a*ea males* errsnat iie motor car stampec out distance \ hundred ana -me ->ther v >-ire* I’ibtened the mirace ji ]ht eyas*- 5 wife And now come? tne it! ourn*t President C t William* ii A>* iiaras Oll-O-Matic Beaune ;orc*.»rb tion Bloommzton Jl* »nn unce* that more thaD WC 0<X. •voir- .ra; hornet nave oamsnec rhr m*:en'*» coai «hovei anc rh« itru xtc *o The mazic response 11 th» xun incur control requires oc itnei *tcsei tnar^ j rfce thprmistat Hit dr*» Ju-s*> 'Motic svet inttaiiec it *tu. iunt( | service m rnt norm 11 Juozr in m r Kenneax it Bioonun*tcn ilunou *Ii j .jttie WMiuiei 'n*T 'nr o*' us* wilt na* rurneo u. tmt new •erti tm cai ?e*nv»nience Mi William* •* 't j “it mean* neanunees ever 'emprit* ture xno extra oasement *psee in the sociall? out? woman x* *ei- c* tc the sveraze ooueewiie tne in Durner oa* oroveo its rase Jr a« oeen au aid in maMna tee ooma r-nuai 'c the de.-nandt ot Iemu> * * ". 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