Still happening but I just wear socks lol, and keep my feet away from the draft. But I do think they've gotten a fraction better.
i don't actually know, maybe its one of those myth things, but i remember back in the 60s, that pickles were supposed to improve circulation. likewise jalapinos were supposed to prevent ulcers i think it was.
Nice but antique For practical use I would go with one from the 20th century (there's one in the livingroom I'm in now coincidently!)