1937-04-07 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 7, 1937.

Your Feet Tell Your

Character

Seven Distinct Types

THE shape, size, and balance of our feet are governed by three things. First, our hereditary bone we structure; second, the shoes have worn, and third, our occup ation.

You can alter ́your walk, the length of

of your toes, and the width of the pad

e pad of your foot after you have reached maturity, but you cannot alter the character of your foot. And the character of your foot is as much you as are your hands, your eyes, and your col- ouring.

Again due

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policemen, soldiers, postmen, in all those walking.

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Always prone to fallen arches, corns and hard skin' if the occu- pation is adhered to this foot men or changes remarkably if the woman, takes up a sedentary-`jöb. The foot is usually of very good

s is an occupational foot, shape, corresponding to the large to a sedentary occupation well-built frame of the man or wo- weight, man, and should, if only it were with great increase in which forms fat on the heels.kindly treated, keep its appearance. This foot ultimately causes the well into old age. short, stumpy, inelastic walk so common with fat people in

life.

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ROOM TO STRETCH Arch supports should be used with care. First the foot must be Next comes the small, plump got into a pliable state with exer- foot belonging to people with smallcises and baths, and then gradual- ly the instep of the shoe built up bones and of average height.

This foot is red in appearance, until the foot is supported without has darkly tinted toe nails, and, pain of any kind. owing to the small bone structure, coupled with thick, soft skin, is again difficult to suit with shoes. BARE FOOTPRINTS

This foot will always tend to Chiropodists have come to recog-wards excessive perspiration caused nise seven distinct types of foot. by straining of the foot glands.

The first type is the "normal" foot. This, unfortunately, is rare, as shoes have worked havoc with our muscles, our toes, and our nails.

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To test your foot, stand cork-mat straight out of your bath. The imprint should show a wide, oval heel mark, a narrow straight line from heel to little toe, the foot, imprint of the ball of and the five toes.

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There should be a clear gáp in the middle of the foot; the line from the inside heel, big toe joint, and big toe itself should be per- fectly 'straight.

When standing on the normal foot there should be no outstand-

ing of the veins of the foot and the toe mails should in shape and texture be similar to the finger mails.

INFLUENCE OF HEELS

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No attempt should be made by artificial interference prevent this. Instead, strengthen the feet with cold water, rest them at short intervals and avoid highly-dressed leathers in your shoes.

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The last type of foot the mus cular type is perfect in early life, but tends to become rigid in old is due to excessive age. This muscle formation.

In walking the heel of a foot reaches the ground first, then the ball of the foot and big toe, and lastly the weight is thrown on to all the toes equally.

We should therefore allow ex- actly the same surface inside our shoes as there is on the naked foot, plus an extra length for the ex- last tension of the toes in the ent of walking. movement

"The toe nails should be cut in “a” normal round, and the whole foot should be kept as far as possible

similar height:

LARGE AND BONY....... The remaining two types of foot bony foot with are the large, very little flesh and the very mus- cular foot found so often in the northern European nations.

The large, bony foot is found in lin heels of a

The next type of foot is the long,AN narrow, thin foot belonging to This the tall and slender woman. is generally known as the "nervous foot," and its characteristics are a low arch, tendency to hard akin on the sole, very long straight toes, and a fine dry skin.

This foot gets easily tired and massage Or will need occasional exercise to strengthen the arch.

People with these feet must be kind in their choice of their shoes and should avoid constant chang- heel to ing from one height of another. Low or medium are best for this foot.

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A third of foot is the long, broad foot with very small heel, and this is known as an “occupa- tional foot." It will be found in those who are standing for a long time in a forward position.

It is also found in cross-country runners. It definitely goes with a forward carriage, sloping-shoulders and under-developed chest. A lot of hard skin is noticable on sole, and owing to the difficulty of finding the "correct shoe, carne are very common.

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Rest is essential for this foot, and great care is needed in finding shoes that not only grip the small heel, but also allow room for all the toes.

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here is also the exact opposite small in type of this foot, with a front part and very large heel.

Carot Hughes of the screen" has a new Spring walking-out frock, which 'who shows us. The dress is fashioned of heavy black sheer crepe and la worn with a broad-shouldered ston jacket of the "same material; em- and broidered in white, orange

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Neglect of COMMON ILLS MAY MEAN days of suffering

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THOLE days of suffering, and in many cases weeks of anxiety and pain can be definitely avoided by the simple action of taking ‘ASPRO.' When people realise what a wonderful medicine tablet ‘ASPRO' is-how it soothes pain—how it reduces feverishness, and how, after ingestion in the system, being a solvent of uric acid—an in- ternal antiseptic-an anti-pyretic or fever reducer --and a powerful germicide, it strikes at the cause of numerous complaints, then much suffering will be avoided much illness prevented.

ASPRO

IS THE SAFE MEDICINE

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