PROTECT YOUR FEET

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 59, 1 June 1927, Page 5

PROTECT YOUR FEET

Brown paper chest-protectors and soles for boots and shoes are not to be despised, for it is most necessary that the extremities should be kept warm. One celebrated physician advises his women patients to wear two pairs of thin stockings instead of one thick pair, as the air circulating between the two acts as a non-conductor. A brisk walk in all weathers does more to oxygenate the blood and induce its free circulation than sitting by a roaring fire. But those who are debarred by reason of ill health from any form of exercise will experience great comfort from sitting with a hoi water bottle, wrapped in an old shawl or newspaper and placed on a cushion at their feet. A motor foot-warmer with a fur or fleecy lining may well be requisitioned for such a purpose, but if none of these comforts are available, then a hot brick enclosed in an old blanket may serve the purpose. These are certainly homely but practical expedients which are well worth acting upon, since they all contribute toward solving the problem of keeping warm in the chilliest weather. To clean a silver-mesh purse, scrub well with a soft brush dipped in a little water and baking-soda.