Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-19
short, scIeut.hc Lectures.
THE FOOT.


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My HEARERS In commencing al th
head and going down to the foot, DON
wish to set an example for you to follow
for it is much more honorable and praise
worthy. in most conditions Of life to begiI
at the foot and gradually work up to Ii,
head.
The foot is the only corr. growing SEQ
ton on the human frame, and the emphst
ic and decisive man raises the larges
crop, because he continually "plants hi!
foot 9olCn."
In all the walks Of life, to say nothing
about the runs, the foot plays an import
ant part. Without it there wouldn't bt
any promising shoemskers; Prentice'E
lsst, and sll other lasts, would become
worthless lumber. The light fantastic toe
could have no existence, and dancing
would be unknown, unless panpla danced
upon their heads, which for obvious res-
sons couldn't he INDUCED in by both sexes.
A foot in long measure is twelve inches,
but l heYe seen it where it oVsrrun TWEEN.
y. Big feet have been serious puzzle to
scientific men before now. Some Of them
have oontended that they are live things,
with breathing apparatus and bowels.
The propensity that feet often exhibit TO
60 sstFsy, and walk in by and forbidden
paths, shows that they are more than half
human.
With the Chinese small feet are highly
prized, and the measure Of female lowell
ness is, in 3 measure, the shoemaker's
measure Of her foot The lady who re-
quirss the most support in walking is the
most charming to the almond-eyed Celes-
hsle. A chinese romance begins as fol-
lows: 1900 Sly, the daughter Of the phil
osopher Po-PoO, was fsirer than rice and
more graceful than the bamboo. Her foot
was no longer than her finger, and when
she walked she -tottered with most engsg-
ing helplessness."
in oompressing the foot Of q Chinese
female, the toes are turned under and back,
SO that when she grows up, although she
may exhibit an apparent tendency toward
vice, she is in reality toeing it, in the
opposite direction.
In romances Of The ehivalri, period We
frequently read Of fest Of arms, which is
not only ungrsmmatical, but is msn1festly
inconsistent It is no more psrodoxicsi,
however, than to say dancing master is
q good hand with his feet as you some
times hear.
Fleef-foOted people don't run the best al
ways. 10 Bow can run inside Of q mile
in minute, and yet he was once beaten
in q race for the Office Of Postmaster, in
small village in York State, by wooden
legged man. 10 Bows didn't keep up with
his ticket, while the Wooden-legged man
ran far shesh Of his
The best run Of billiards ever saw was
made by man who had but one leg. In
my nstiVe town the old lady who made the
longest run" of yarn in the shortest
time had been confined to her house for
25 years with the rheumstism.
Ny hesrers, let me entrest you to pause
often and scan closely the paths in which
your feet are walking. There is a path,
broad, level and descending, pavei with
gems that glitter to deceive, lined with the
6on oG unlawful passion. Wneh you unu
your feet traversiDg that road, lock cut
Shut your eyes to the primrosss, trsmple
the carnations under your feet-tske the
rough and rugged road instead, which,
though q hard road to travel, will land
you at last on toiher side Of Jordan.
10 Bows.