. The Ontario public school hygiene . which the weight of thebody falls, as well as the arch of thefoot on its inner side upon which no Two umerent shapes for ^ the sole of a boot, weight falls. If we shape the sole of Which should you -^ ■ select? Why? Qur shocs upoii the outline which the foot prints upon a sheet of white paper, we shallcertainly get a better shaped shoe than the shoemakergives us in his sharp-pointed boots. Figure 56 showsthe proper shape of a boot, whether for a man or for awoman. It is only right, however, to say that within the pastfew years considerable improvement has
. The Ontario public school hygiene . which the weight of thebody falls, as well as the arch of thefoot on its inner side upon which no Two umerent shapes for ^ the sole of a boot, weight falls. If we shape the sole of Which should you -^ ■ select? Why? Qur shocs upoii the outline which the foot prints upon a sheet of white paper, we shallcertainly get a better shaped shoe than the shoemakergives us in his sharp-pointed boots. Figure 56 showsthe proper shape of a boot, whether for a man or for awoman. It is only right, however, to say that within the pastfew years considerable improvement has been made inthe shape of childrens footwear. Theso-called leather sandals are much tobe commended for summer shape is like that of the foot,while their coolness and facility forventilation and evaporation throughthe openings in the leather leave littleto be desired. Improvement in womens footwearhas not kept pace with that inchildrens. In the case of the former the mostobjectionable features are the high heel and pointed. Figure 58.—High heelboot. PURE AND IMPURE WATER 143 toe. The effect of the high heel is to thrust the foottoward the toe of the boot, thus displacing both thebig toe and the little one and producing corns andbunions. A further objection is that the weight of thebody is thrown largely upon the toes. CHAPTER XXVII PURE AND IMPURE WATER Where shall we find pure water ? Rarely in surfacewells ; because in the past they have not alwa\s beendug far enough away from the barn-yard, the kitchen, orthe privy vault. As a result, filthy surface water leaksin at the top, or passes through the adjacent soil intothe water which lies under the ground. Nor can it always be obtained from springs ; becausecattle are frequently allowed to stand around these andpollute them with their filth, or surface drainage fromhigher ground may mingle with the spring and poisonit at its source. So careless are many farmers about the locationand surroundings of their wells, that
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