LADIES' COLUMN.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17762, 9 December 1929, Page 2

LADIES' COLUMN.

DRIVING A* CAR. -Women have not a good reputation as motorists, ftiid, therefore, every woman who has lately become the : proud owner-driver of a car, or who is thinking of being one, should take the greatest possible care not to incur the displeasure of other motor drivers and pedestrians. People are so ready to blame the woman when there is an •accident, even if it is not reallv her fault. The only way to raise the reputation of women motorists generally is for every woman driving a car to be determined to Ire a reallv competent, careful and considerate driver. It is not enough merely to krow how to drive. One must understand something of the merhanhm of a car. and be able to diagnose and cure small defects when they arise without seeking the aid of a, passing motor'st, or waiting for a man from the nearest garage. A'car that is understood, looked after and kept in a. good st-te of repair, is net so likely suddenly to refuse to move, or otherwise behave as one that is neglected and rarely cleaned or inspected. Then one must know how to reverse, accelerate in an instant, and stop quickly without skidding. These may be very elementary things to numbers of motorists, but not every woman driver can do them all. A road sense is invaluable. Consideration is another asset, also the ability to make a decision instantly and stick to it, Wavering, and a lack of knowledge of what is the right thing to'do, cause many an accident. So do failure to observe the signals of other motorists, and to give clear and correct signals to policemen, and otTer cars. Overtaking at a corner- or junction of roads! and “cut +; n' r -in” r,re other sins that a' woman motorist must beware' of committing.

CURING YOUR CORNS. Corns are the penalty which we have brought upon ourselves. They are mainly due to tight footwear and over-rich food. Those who have* many corn? had better review their methods of living. Corns are often a danger signal. Heavy-Drinking; men are frequently crippled with corns, and those wlio have a tendency towards corns due a a faulty condition of the blood develop later on more or less serious disorders and diseases.

It is somewhat dangerous to cut corns, because occasionally a small cut into the flesh leads to bleed poison-1 ing. Resides, cutting corns ensures their returning in due course. The ' best way to deal with them* consists in taking - pressure away from them by j fixing a suitable bunion or corn ring, painting the corns for a we?k or. so with corn pint md then soaking them off in a hot footbath. |

When the corns are gone the protecting ring should he.worn for some time until the flesh has become healthy and strong, and then the corns will not return.