CARE OF THE FOOT

Excerpt from The Care of the Foot: A Practical Text-Book on Chiropody and General Care of the Foot, for Professional and Private UseStyle and Comfort are not necessarily synonymous terms, but it is safe to state that a very great deal of the discomfort caused by shoes is not the fault of the style.Many young persons and some not so young find it hard to accept a shoe quite long or wide enough. While many older persons who have realized the folly of their earlier notions, make the less painful and seri ous mistake of selecting shoes that are unnecessarily large.It is the business of this little book to show in a simple, practical manner how the more common ail ments of the foot may be overcome. In New York State a Regent's license is necessary to become a prae ticing chiropodist, so that a working knowledge of the care of the feet is no mean accomplishment for anybody.Just what would happen if the feet were left free and unhampered we do not know. Adam and Eve are pictured with bare feet, but almost every bit of knowledge we have of man shows him with some sort of foot protection - and apparently this is the result of well defined necessity. And not all style, for do we not shoe horses and other animals when pressed into regular daily service?The shoes that are made now here in America are probably more nearly than ever before adapted to the shape of the foot and the use that is expected of both the shoe and the foot.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.