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Show Take the Burden From Tired Feet Ways of Being Comfortable When Housework Is in Progress. Those who get weary standing on their feet doing tasks about the house can remedy this trouble In large measure if they really want to enough. They can so manage that they do not stand as much as they have been accustomed to, they can soften the tread on floors, and they can supply themselves with comfort-making comfort-making mats on which to stand. An important thing to learn Is to work without standing. At first it will seem very' strange, . but it is amazing how much can be done equally as well sitting as standing. An adjustable stool, with or without a back should be used. There are kitchen high chairs in the market. They are lightweight, with rather shallow seats, and low backs, and can be lifted and carried about easily. eas-ily. However, an old piano stool or typist's chair Is equally good, and has the advantage of a revolving seat adjustable ad-justable to many varying heights. Some modern kitchens have composition com-position floors. These have the merit of having one smooth surface easy to keep clean, but they are hard to stand on. There is no give to the cement, as there is tGf-wood, although the latter is harder to keep clean. In olden times kitchens were covered with rag carpet either in strips where the tread was most continual, or seamed to make an uninterrupted covering. These carpets were comfortable com-fortable to the feet, and for this reason rea-son their return to fashion would be welcome. But there are extra heavy oil cloths in variety which are easier to clean than carpets and which soften soft-en the tread quite a bit. Also there are scatter rugs and small washable mats excellent for kitchen use. The relief of standing on these textile rugs and mats will be appreciated by any homemaker who has been accustomed to standing on a bare floor. Fatigue will be reduced. re-duced. A thick quilted mat can be made to use when it Is necessary tj stand long in one place. The home-maker home-maker can fashion one of these mats from wash goods interlined with cotton cot-ton batting. The quilting will prevent pre-vent the batting from getting bunchy. This mat can be put down anywhere and moved any time. Another way to ease the tired feet is to have a chair the right height to rest the knees on. Place the chair first on one side and then on the other so that alternately each foot can be rested. Bend the leg at the knee and kneel in the chair with this leg, while the other is straight. The bent leg gets some of the weight of the body and the foot none. This Is an old method which will be found a great help in resting tired feet, , Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. |