54 ON SHOELNG, 



that the toe should be kept as short as possible, 

 in order to counteract this tendency. The 

 heels, frog, and binders, hov/ever, should be 

 left untouched. 



This plan will considerably improve the 

 shape of a pumied foot ; but a complete re- 

 establishment of the original concavity of the 

 sole is not to be expected. The shoe which is 

 proper for a pumied foot varies, in some degree, 

 from that which is adapted to a perfect foot. 

 Its internal surface must correspond, in some 

 measure, with the convexity of the sole ; but 

 not more than is absolutely necessary to admit 

 a picker between them. The heels of the shoe 

 to be kept as flat as possible, with a view to 

 bring the frog into contact with the ground ; 

 the nails to be inserted principally round the 

 toe. By bevilling the shoe from the outward 

 edg-e of the web to the inward ed<ie, a flat sur- 

 face will be presented to the ground, which ^^•ill 

 certainly be more firm and steady than one that 



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