Babyhood . such at birth. Butit will be noticed that the middle line of thegreat toe, D C, no longer is a continuationof the line A C, but is bent outward awayfrom it. If the foot remained as at birth Dwould coincide with B. But bad shoeinghas crowded the great toe towards its nextneighbor until the natural gap between themis closed and they lie side by side. Fig. 6 is from a tracing of the foot of aman in middle life, who in early life suffer-ed the usual martyrdomfrom misfitting shoes,but by careful attentionto the construction of hisfeet regained a part of theflexibility of the foot. Thediv
Babyhood . such at birth. Butit will be noticed that the middle line of thegreat toe, D C, no longer is a continuationof the line A C, but is bent outward awayfrom it. If the foot remained as at birth Dwould coincide with B. But bad shoeinghas crowded the great toe towards its nextneighbor until the natural gap between themis closed and they lie side by side. Fig. 6 is from a tracing of the foot of aman in middle life, who in early life suffer-ed the usual martyrdomfrom misfitting shoes,but by careful attentionto the construction of hisfeet regained a part of theflexibility of the foot. Thedivergence between thelines C B and C D is notgreat; but the smallertoes—particularly the littletoe—are crowded inwardstill, and probably willnever regain their fullfunction. Fortunatelytheir function in walkingis less important than thatof the larger toes on theinner side of the foot, and the mans gait isnot embarrassed. Fig. 7 is a tracing, made in the same wayas the last two, from the foot of an elderly. FIG. 6.
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