Health lectures for the people . Fig. 9. Fig. 10. Fig. 11. Natural foot. Outline of the sole of an The common condition in which ordinary boot. feet are found. Great toedeflected outwards. middle toe, and another backwards through the middle of thegreat-toe, the axis of the great-toe is seen to be parallel with thatof the foot. How different is the shape of that part of theordinary boot which encases the toes. The sole is pared awayon each side so as to make it pointed in front, or, as MrDowie has remarked, as if a great-toe was in the middle and a * Of late years shoemakers have been paying m
Health lectures for the people . Fig. 9. Fig. 10. Fig. 11. Natural foot. Outline of the sole of an The common condition in which ordinary boot. feet are found. Great toedeflected outwards. middle toe, and another backwards through the middle of thegreat-toe, the axis of the great-toe is seen to be parallel with thatof the foot. How different is the shape of that part of theordinary boot which encases the toes. The sole is pared awayon each side so as to make it pointed in front, or, as MrDowie has remarked, as if a great-toe was in the middle and a * Of late years shoemakers have been paying more attention to the shapeof the foot, but there is still a very great need for reformation in thisrespect. 46 THE HUMAN Fig. sketch obtained from the de-formed foot of a woman only-two days before this lecture wasdelivered. little toe on each side like the foot of a goose. In consequenceof this the toes are crushed together to such an extent that it is not at all uncommon to find one ormore thrust upwards or downwardsto make room for the others. Thegreat-toe is deflected outwards, sothat its direction is no longer straightbut oblique. This is harsh treatmentfor that member which, above allothers, we should prize, seeing that itconstitutes one of the chief structuraldistinctions between the human footand that of the ape. But this is notthe worst feature of the case. Inwalking, running, and jumping thegreat-toe is the chief agent in the footfor giving to the body the final pushas the foot is being lifted from theground. By looking at these diagramsyou will understand how much itsaction is weakened in this respectwhen it is forced outwards by apointed boot. Had time permitted I would haveliked much t
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