Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-23
CHINESE LADIES' FEFr
A Pedal Extremity Two Inches in
Is the Idol Of a ChInnun,n ost

rs tns Adoi OF thlnhman N
At five years Of age the rich Cb;-
mans daughter has her foot So s- INA
bound that, in the nati7e phrase - ~ u
whole is killed. Tie foo. below Il We
step. explains writer in tho ~
York Ledger, is pressei into Ina
the,leg, to add to the height Of tba r.s
sufferer, while two of the toes ara i Ls
under the sole, that its breadth r.-
only of the least dimensions N
agony Of such process it woula
hard to estimate, but it is said n
but six weeks, when, | suppose :.
wasting Of all the parts, and tbe CO
tion of many of their functions -
rendered the whole insensible to nal.
This insensibility to pain is, peTbs-.
confined to the outer parts. for Il
chief person belonging to the taDrIs
on the Island of Honam stated that h.
sister suffered much anguish in the ~
of the foot, or rather, in its lower -
more central parts.
To some inquiries as to whether ~.
practice of destroying the foot was r..
attended with similar evils in after.gt.
he said no; and as he was a man nj i
telligence, his verdict may be ralia1
upon. Among the multitudes w5.
come for health and cure to the .os
pitfalls, no one has yet been mef MI
whose ailments could be irputad :
this source. This is a curic us fact and
such as might well lead US to desire
more intimate acquaintance with tBs
anatomy of this morbid organ. that No
might see how nature, under m
pressure of so great calamity. h.
contrived to maintain the intcrcour,s
of the arterial and nervous system. ana
keep the limb from being materiallvir.
jured by it.
The development of the museIa
which form the calf of the leg being
checked the limb consequently tapaE
from its socket down to the foot. With.
out any risings or infections. This /,
regarded as the perfection of beauty by
the Chinese, who say that the knee 4,
the female is not protuberant like tbs
knee of the male, and is so Well covered
that she can remain knceling a long
time without Inconvenience. II is paT.
P1'I
maps less throughout us length than
"ien the IooI Is dii ,'leu TO retain isl
natural SIZE ouI Whe.ner inns is IRON
lne want Vi exercise "IlGn ever acts as
a s.lih .i 70 muscular uelorHli'N OIL
rom 'ne '5 i. % hu'lip'enl lhrousa|
Iuhcloi'"l disturbances ! cannot aSo|
upon me !" s"{ pu' l suspect the
former Is lle 'e'l eauSe' other"i'e the'
i ni', .! "oui" row lIull p'l 10 worse
III liie " l"'' N'S "esl' 10Y 'u ny aiopaII
n lO ZOO. wv" 'Il'l'es III .e,i-l b. lAt MOL
% Il o'l'''.l".'' on eI''t" NE 'Ni,Hs.
'le mos precious tF''''''' men nature
anu i"i'S O''-' VIA A"Pi,E' hul Isl
oe"u'ieS are ".''-et'''' ''',''' AoI "Asl
stripped of its gay investments it is a
piteous mass of iifeless intcgument
which resembles the skin of q washer.
woman's hanG after 1t has undergone
long maceration IN soap and water.
The sight of it is Uelliitted TO excite our
compassion, not our commentators
beautiful limb crushed into heap oide-
formity.
The thought of seeing a China-
woman's foot might awaken a smile.
but | think / might defy the most
merry-heartcd to laugh when the
looSed banda@es disclosed the sad
ROO litt- to li- a,-aE Rnf far4r has