The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

the toe of the boot and place the heel
in such a position that the arch of the
foot is offset from its base the opposite
extreme has been reached of a heel that
is too low. AS a result the weight Of
the body is transferred to the heel which
is least adapted to sustain 1t with COM
tort and ease, as it is the least springy
portion of the foot. In addition the heel
OF the shoe is often so scant, fore and
aft, that the heel of the foot bears upon
the arch of the shoe, DESTROYING it's
elasticity and breaking the arch of the
loot. This is a common cause of fiat
foot.
There is a Latin expression, pes altera
manus est, the foot Is another hand
Sailors and others who may go barefoot
whenever opportunity occurs, have a dex-
terIty with their toes that would astonish
some people who have deformed and ac-
tually paralyzed their toes and feet bv
fashionable shoes. In fact the naioritv
OF little toes in the world have been So
abused that the joints have stiffened 40
a hlnge becomes useless from rust and
they couldn't pick up anything with their
toes II those things were dollars. This
IS perhaps not a material loss but the
jury. 90 ~
In its normal position a line drawn
tangent to the heel on the inside should
pass along the side of the great foe
pafdllel with 1t. In reality few feet con-
form TO this triangulation Narrov-toad
SHOES bend the great toe inward ana NOT
only alter the base of support b1It irI.i
tate the Joint so that a so-called buninn
oIte1s results, for which the radical relief
IS 10 wear bFoad-toed. shoes For This
reason the inner side of the shoe shou1d
Pc straight from heel to toe ana anJ,
deviation from this rule leads to def0rna5d
ana ana pdlnfuI toes. 1t is just as bad, on the
other hand, to curve the outer sida ~ ~
Shoc too sharply or to too acute q 1oir+
N either case the toes are connressaS
roe over each other, cause c0rns rai
1855, OF aDfaslons, from pressure and
A 0h' ana ahect the grace of walking
Naturally the width across +ba -t Is
Is at least one-half as much more as 49,
u ~ Inc heel, hdt the ordinary shoe makes
Inc Inc toe width less than that Of fhe baei
Ia, a. mug the great toe out of it's normal
n Inc Is most Injurious, because the hall
dhce OF the body is chiefly denen5e,1+
Upon the great toe and heel INF ~,
I ~ 81 bearing of the tripod Is at tba baIi
of cle HLtl9 toe, and changing this ba Sc
90 81 support pflngs the whole bearing in q
1ors and aft line, so that the foo3 h. be-
ddtCeS on a single line of sI1nnort i,1,+5
o. tnree. The stable bearing Of the ri fril
a ught rope walker iF'A' u
Inc object of q shoe is manifold ohiof
~ protection against the rol 1olf' ciliel
ehe ground and against damn ana lcold
gnu 70 protect the upper part of +ba 81
rom a[oIn injury. The sole of the shoe IL
analogous to movable floor ,,IiI - -
carried along with the foot b1+ - -
S Sun i does not itself yield to ineauai1
Iles OF uhe ground and thus offsets r.
m mechanism Of the foot adapted to vt tlig
70 70 inequalities. Hence, it may be the ca ne
o. fda serious Sprains because it strains the
JOINTS ana ligaments of the foot On ~ ~
other nand, If it is too thin II dos -
protect the foot from mechanical lin iIi not
or from damDness and cold. RI II IN - ~ 10y ,
f fb IN the arch it offsets the springn eeo
u the afch of the foot and causes . az
placement of the foot bones c HlbIo5 4 as
become permanent, and not on ONLY ca nay
IaIneness, but most ANNOYING un oeee.se
sensation between an ache ard a noiS
VI rr bossaoly neuralgia of the foot.
sole OF the shoe as far as Comfort 4 co ol,o
cerned. Ii too stiff 1t gals the foot eS q
SUN 81 4, collar gals horse If too thick
- muses. tne foot to sweat and leads to
s SOL, eorns and blisters and this is esnf.
ciadiy true OF patent leather shoes and