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Show sj YOUR HEALTH ' GV OR R H . Blf.HOP 4 ft x. 01 R KEELS, Tour hoe's may have a whole lot to do with bad health. If you are on? of those who try to make your foot l fit the shoes you like instead of wearing shoes that fit your feet. The condition of your feet and the manner In which you stand upon 1 he-in may give rise to a score of ailments. ail-ments. Headache, backache, pains in the calves and legs, as well as a condition of extreme nervousness may result from weak or defective feet. I For most foot troubles proper shoes, proper standing and walking positions and proper care of the feet, with frequent bathing In warm water should bo sufficient. Sagging, misdirected feet, not only detract frorn one's appearance but more than that. Improper standing and walking may develop "flat fact" I or ."weak feet." An exercise that will strengthen and help to cure fallen a.rches ls as ! follows; Walk fcarefoot about tho room, spreading the toes wide, walk on iho tlp-toos; walk on the outside of tho foot for a few minute--, stand on the edge of the step, allowing the toes to extend over the edge, and flex the muscles up and down a number num-ber of times. Low heels are not only more comfortable com-fortable than hiPh but more restful to the feet, and lhey help do away With backache, It Is advisable, however how-ever to make a change from high to low heels gradually as the heel cord, especially In women, has become gradually shortened from tho con-1 con-1 tinued use of high heels. |