EXTENSION   BULLETIN  No. 124
MARCH,   1924
"PUTTING YOUR
BEST FOOT FORWARD"
By Meta E. Martin
Division of Home Economics
Child's Elk  Skin  Shoes.
The above  shoes  are  made  of  elk  skin;   are  soft,  pliable  and  durable.
Their original cost was three dollars. They were worn about nine months by
Mary Louise, four years of age, or until she outgrew them. They were then handed
down to Robert, two and one-half years old, who wore them almost continuously for
about the same length of time. He has now practically outgrown them. They are still
fit for considerable wear, which will be given them by Virginia, one year old. There
is no indication of break in either uppers or soles. The only added expense has been
the one new pair of shoe strings. They have had weekly and sometimes daily cleaning.
This was done with any good white soap, warm water and a cloth or brush. Their
shape is such  as  to  allow  normal  foot   development   without  pressure.
"Positive health is an adequate balance of every-day living.
Good feet, good posture, good shoes, straight-foot walking and
exercise contribute much toward a good foundation for health."
*At the present price of shoes, the wasting of a single pair a
year by each person in the United States costs the country at
least $250,000,000 annually.
Appalling, you say! Stated as a bare fact, yes. But what
have you done to prevent this annual loss?
That shoes must be selected with utmost care and be kept
in good condition to prolong their wear is necessary in order to
prevent this loss. Prevention would go far toward reducing
present prices on footwear.
Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension
G.  I.  Christie,   Director,   LaFayette,  Indiana
Co-operative  Agricultural  Extension  Work,  Acts  of May  8 and June  30,   1914