Show Blames Easy Shoes for the Flat Foot NEW NV YORK Sept 30 Cases Cases of ot broken arches of or tho the feet teet of or women are IncreasIng Increasing increasing ing in number and orthopedic surgeons for tor the last month or two havo have boon bon keepIng keeping keep keep- ing irig the makers of or special shoes bus busy wi with th orders Strange as It ma may seem the trouble Is trac traced d not to the high heeled footgear ar which has from time to time been severely severe severe- ly h. attacked b by critics but to the room roomy ens easy old shoes hoe tho the comfortable slippers and the heelless rubber soled sneakers of ot mountain and campIt campIt campIt camp It could hardly be called an nn epidemic said Dr Virgil P. P Gibney a well welt known orthopedic surgeon for tor tho the cause causo of ot tho the trouble varies in individuals If It the race raco went barefooted there thero would be bo no broken arches for tor nature cam causes s the foot toot to maintain tho arch The French shoes shoeD which bring the heel toward the middle of or tho the sole and act as a 8 support give to the natives of ot Franco France a good carriage which i n observed oven In tho the They do not havo i clen arches Easy old ab s and badly made shoes and lounging Tippers are largely responsible responsible sible for tor flat fiat foot for tor or wh when n the they arc worn tho the ligaments aments and muscles relax and become be- be como come weakened |