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EXPLANATION OF WOODCUTS.
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| 1 | 19 | Bony framework of a healthy foot, seen from above,—a a, metatarsal bones,—b, astragalus,— c c,phalanges of toes,—d d, the tarsus of which the astragalus forms a part. |
| 2 | 19 | The inner aspect of the foot, showing the arched construction of the whole foot,—a, head of metatarsal bone of great toe,—b, calcaneum,—c, astragalus. |
| 3 | 21 | View of a sole as yet in its natural state. |
| 4 | 21 | Sole of the foot of a child two years old. |
| (In both of these Figures (3 and 4) the continuation of the axis of the great toe is seen to pass through the centre of the heel.) | ||
| 5 | 23 | A symmetrical (straight) sole, like those usually made for ladies' shoes. |
| 6 | 23 | A sole of the same kind for a man's foot. |
| 7 | 23 | An unsymmetrical sole (made to fit one foot only) of the ordinary make,—c d, the line in which the axis of the great toe lies in a sole of this kind. |
| 8 | 23 | The two outlines (Figs. 6 and 7) laid on one another, showing that the only difference between these two soles is in the direction of the "waist" between the heel and the anterior part of the foot. |
| 9 | 25 | Sole of the foot of a girl twenty-two years old, distorted by the pressure of the shoe, but otherwise healthy. |
| 10 | 25 | The same sole with the outline of a straight sole laid over it, showing how such distortions are produced by the form of the foot accommodating itself to that of the shoe. |
