THE HUMAN FOOT 83 



definite human evolution, and some may take comfort in 

 remembering that it is evidence of a high grade of human 

 evolution to possess a long big toe accompanied by a 

 steadily diminishing series of toes towards the outer side 

 of the foot, and that it is not necessary to label as 

 *' sensible " the person, or the fashion, which seeks to 

 confine this human foot into a boot constructed for the 

 digital formula of an arboreal Primate. 



