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of the foot as it can be made with the foot and shoe level. 

 Always be careful to g'et the foot as sk^aig'ht as possible, 

 and if it is not perfectly straight be sure and make the out- 

 side a little the lowest. Spread the heels as wide as possible, 

 set the outside a little under, and keep the toes full. Allow 

 me to say also that the foregoing- directions will do in most 

 cases, but not in all, there being a few exceptions even to 

 the rules I have given. — By H. S. 



