Show HIGH HEELS HELD NOT INJURIOUS Declaration by Noted British British Brit Brit- ish Orthopaedic Surgeon LONDON May Slay 14 The H.-The The mothers who train their children to walk with toes pointing outward and counsel their little girls never to wear high heels when they grow up have been told they were Vere all wrong by Dr W. W II It orthopaedic surgeon In an address at the Institute of ot Hygiene To walk properly he said the the feet should be kept absolutely paral- paral lel The quarter to six attitude Is Isone Isono isone one ono of the big mistakes of ot physical training Three minutes to 12 and three minutes past Is what you want when standing A long stride Is not good goo for the feet A slow short step is s better forit for forit I it makes you rise on the toe Never discourage a child who is I turning his toes in unless he ho has hah an actual deformity of ot the foot Ho lie is probably trying to cure euro himself of ot knock-knees knock or weak ankles Reasonably hl high h heels are very ex excellent excellent ex- ex n things h the surgeon u said Low g heels are r all alt right f for children r or for adults with a perfect foot but un unfortunately unfortunately for for- no foot was wa perfect e C tUft I advise I unhesitatingly ho added the use of high heels I do not mean by the silly three-and-a-half three to inch four Louis heel with its curved mechanical shape and Inefficient sup sup- port The of the heel for lor re remedial remedial remedial re- re medial purposes should not exceed two and a a. quarter inches and in house shoes should not be less lees than one and anda a quarto In cases of overstrained overstrained over over- strained ined feet slippers must be avoid avol ed |