June 25, 1044.

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athlete's foot come to ou attention by hospital authorities. It has been
more than a year ago that the Cramer Chemical Company, of Gardner, Kansas,
installed some three-foot-square wooden boxes. The bexes aro about six
inehes high, They did this as an experiment with no cost to us. An antie
septic powler - a fungus germicide - was used, This powder was
by Dr. L. Le Boughton, Dr. a. J. Mix, amd Dr. B. Le Treece, and it has
dene a wonderful job. It is rather a departure from the old liquid anti-~
septic used in so many shower rooms because the feet should be dried first
before the individual steps into the box. ‘This insures a dryness between
the toes, which te move tensfieial tian neisture where athlete's fest

develops.
The old nane of vthlete’s foot was “Hongkong” or "Asiatic" foot,
developed in warm cliriates where the temperature was very high.

Cramer Company retails this powder st 16¢ a pound. We buy it in 100
pouud lots. If the Couztry Club would like to experinent with this xe
would be glad to let the Soard of Directors have any amount that they
would like to try out before they purchast it, st the regular cost to us.

There is a rubber container propped up against the wall near the
shower beth, It is not as large as would be most satisfectory for
a a a a Se