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Died. Dr. Maurice J. Lewi, 99, founder (1913) and president of the New York College of Podiatry, who succeeded almost singlehanded in raising podiatry (the treatment of foot ailments) to its present status; in Manhattan. As secretary (1891-1913) of the state board of medical examiners, lusty Dr. Lewi ("I never waste energy resisting temptation") backed the first New York law giving chiropodists the right to set standards of fitness, campaigned relentlessly to have schools and colleges add podiatry to their programs. He graduated more than 2,500 doctors ot podiatry, eventually saw many made staffers in hospitals throughout...
Chauffeur's Callus. Modern man's feet, says Dr. Lewi, get too little exercise but are overworked in other ways. For example, driving an automobile too much can cause a painful callus called "chauffeur's foot." Dr. Lewi keeps his own feet and leg muscles in shape by walking up & down from his fourth-floor office. He has never had any trouble with his feet, except for a corn back...
Father's Pain. His interest began with a pain in his father's foot. His father, a doctor, suffered from metatarsalgia (a pain between instep and toes). His medical colleagues did him no good, but an oldtime chiropodist helped him. Said Lewi's father: "Maurice, someday it may be your opportunity to let the doctors know the value of foot care." That was in 1876, when Maurice was a medical student...
While he was secretary of the New York State Board of Medical Examiners, a job he held for 22 years, Dr. Lewi, in 1895, backed the first law in New York giving chiropodists the right to set standards of fitness. For almost 36 years he has been president of Long Island University's College of Podiatry...
...Lewi has a pet explanation for his energetic longevity: "I have never lost any energy resisting temptation ... I have been a bit selfish all my life." He likes a Scotch highball before dinner, a glass of wine or beer before bed, and smokes 12 to 14 cigars a day. He plays both poker and bridge, often until 1 a.m., but he almost never wins, he explains, because he is a Pechvogel (unlucky person). His dream for the future is a hospital for foot sufferers. Says he: "It's funny. There are so many wealthy, gouty old men. None...