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

the toe Of the boot and place the heel
in such 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 result the weight of
the body is transferred to the heel which
is least adapted to sustain 1t with COM
fort 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
foot. This is a common cause of fiat
foot.
There is q 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 &C
tua1ly paralyZed their toes and feet by
fashionable shoes. In fact, the majority
of little toes in the world have been 81
abused that the joints have stiffened as
a hinge becomes useless from rust, and
they couldn't pick up anything with their
toes # those things We're dollars. This
IS perhaps not a material loss but tba
distortion of the toes is Of material in
jury. "a ~
In its normal position a line drawn
tangent to the heel on the inside should
pass along the side of the great foe
parallel with it. In reality few feet con-
form to this triangulation Narrow-toed
SHOES bend the great toe inward and nof
only alter the base of support, but irri
tdte tle JOINT so that so-called bunion
often. results, for which the radical relief
Is 10 wear bFoad-toed Shoes For This
reason the inner side of the shoe sholIId
pc straight from heel to toe and anv
ueE !, from this rule leads to deformed
ana anu pa1nfut toes 1t is just as bad, on the
other nand, TO curve the outer side If tha
Shoe too sharply or to too acute a nofn+
N either case the toes are compressed.
rice over each other cause cornc 49,
a lCNT1e.
iftctlon, and affect the grace of walking
naturally the width across the foes
is az least one-half as much more As tfat
~ - t4e heel, ;pdl the ordinary shoe makes
~ ~ loe MldIn less than that of the heel
turning the great toe out Of IT'S normal
Inc is most injurious because the baI-
ance OF the body is chiefly depen6er+
4 r biy5 me me great toe and heel, but the
e1iit "a bearing of the tripod is at the hall
OF the little toe, and changing this has
OF support brings the whole hearincr - =
a a,. ana aft line, so that the foot bal
ances on single line of sIlnnort i,es+ oeo
OF three. The stable bearine 81 t ilis 80 80
pod IS changed to the unstable s1,nnor+ -
tight rope walker PpO-' u
The object of a shoe is manifold chief
~ protection against the qougbneeS 1,f
80 9 9d and against damp and cold.
gnu 20 protect the upper part of tho foot
Irom injury. The sole Of the sboa IL
dHaIogolS to movable floor. which is
carried carr along with the foot, but if tao
itias y e gees not itself yield to inequal-
Iues OF the ground and thus offsets tIa
mechanism of the foot adapted to Weld
70 10 Inequalities neg Hence, it may be the cause
" serious sprains, because it strains the
JoihtS ana ligaments of the foot. ON TIC
other hand, If it is too thin it does n nl,q
protect the foot from mechanicsI init ~.
s 6f from On SdamDness and cold If it is too
If ~ n Tue arch i offsets the sprnginass
VI the afch of the foot and causes j i
Placement of the foot bones. which q nav 1ls-
pecoIne permanent, and not onlv caIIsa
i sanat but most annoying. uneasy ssasg
or possibly neuralgia of the foot . pam
The upper Is fully as important a. +b.
sole OF the shoe as far as comfort il cor on
cerned If too stiff It gals the foot as q
1t causes the foot to sweat and Iaa5I -
sort eorns and bllsters. and this IS espe-
claily true Of patent leather shoes and