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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 290, 12 January 1945, Page 17

is $ U E D 8 Y The DEPT 0f HEALTH YOUR FEET DESERVE SOME CARE Healthy feet are a blessing we don't appreclate unti things , 80 wrong: They 80 wrong mainly because of two things : Il-fitting footwear: (2) Lack of attention: When buying footwear make sure : That the arch of the shoe fits the arch of the foot: That there is ample room for the toes to move naturally when walking: That the shoe is not too wide; or too narrow, Or too long: In brief : See that it FITS COMFORTABLY: Give Your feet this daily hygiene: Bathe every day: For dryness of the skin massage the feet lightly with a vegetable oil. For excessive perspiration use a good foot powder (Not the kind that cakes when moist). For foot tiredness and irritation caused by shoe rubbing make a sedative foot-bath by adding a tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) Or epsom salts to a quart of water. ATHLETE'S FOOT : Cramped footwear, which jams the toes together; favours the growth and spread of the fungus which causes Athlete's Foot; a highly infectious and very common com- Plaint, particularly in the summer: Athlete'$ Foot usually begins as a crack under the fifth toe. The skin becomes white and soggy and more cracks appear: Intense itchiness develops and blisters may appear and spread: For this condition medical advice is recommended: 66 SERVICE 99 YOUR FEET IF YOU WANT THEM To SERVE YOu OR A HEALthier NATiON Iza