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Show HEALTH ' m BY UNCLE SAM, M. D. I Health Questions Will Bo An-6wcrcd An-6wcrcd if Sent to information jH Bureau, U. S. Public Health Serv. ice, Washington,. D. C, 5 , FOOTWEAR. Shoes are designed to protect the foot, not to support it. ' Most people wear shoeo too tlsUt; nearly all women do. Too loose a shoe is better than too tight a one, but is, nevertheless, unde-sirablc. unde-sirablc. The shoes should provide room enough for the toes to work, and should bo so shaped as to permit the foot to work without distortion. JM TY . best shoo is one which is straight or practically straight on the Inside line, thus avoiding tho twisting out of the great toes, so common In vj usual shoes. It should be long onough to clear, the toes, and fit about the jJ heel, over tho instcap, and under the shank, closely enough so that it will not slip in walking. Actual support by the shank under- fl neath is not needed by tho normal foot, but many people are happier with It. and a shank curved up to give a littlo lift does no harm. IB Hlgh-hceled shoes aro clumsy and undesirable things to walk in, give IH a bad posture and mako corns, but In themselves they do not causo flat-foot. flat-foot. If ono is used to high heels, It Is unwise to change abruptly. Shoes should bo solid. The very light soles of many women's shoes aro responsible for tho concave sole PPI that gives antorlor arch trouble, and arc at best an Insufficient protection tj? "3 to the foot. fk'jf The best type of shoes is ono con- structed somewhat along the lines of flJ the army last. Men can got such MS?'! shoes easily; for women it is less easy. The orthopedic shoe, while thcoretl- Big cally good, Is not the practical choice. Xaj for few women will wear such a shoo. BB Some houses vary "modified ortho- RH pedic" or "plastic" or "common-sense" gS lasts, which are excellent, but the inv portant thing Is not what It is called 4ft.;,s5i but whether It meets tho "following specification: (1) straight Inner line; (2) sufficient length; (3) sufficient Ml room for toes, (4) a proper fit at heel Jj! and instep; (5 not too high or toe 'ep narrow a heel. . Q. What is tho arsenic treatment $ I of syphilis? Is it as good as mercury, ' ,-3 or as good as "606 7" I A. The arsenic treatment of syphll- r , Is Is the Intravlnous Injections of a I solution of "606," or arspenamlne. It . 1 is as good as the mercury treatment and renders the disease non-contagious f much more quickly than mercury. The f treatment of syphilis should consist of i both arsenic and mercur). "C06" Is a (preparation of arsenic known as arsphenamlne. If you will send me I your name and address I will send - . 'you some helpful pamphlets dealing A' ! with the treatment of venereal dis- iL cases. II |