THE HUMAN FOOT 



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dominates the whole series as a typically human and a 

 perfectly natural feature. Nevertheless, it is common 

 enough to see feet in which the second toe is longer than 

 the big toe. People who have feet with such a digital 

 formula are apt to be somewhat proud of the fact, for 



Fig. 29. — Type of Foot in which the Big Toe is considerably 

 Longer than any of the other Toes, which diminish 

 IN Regular Sequence from First to Fifth. 



Traced from the outline of the foot. 



such a foot is supposed to conform to the " Greek ideal,'' 

 but that this type of foot ever was the ideal of Greek 

 artists is disputed by some authorities upon the subject, 

 and certainly we may assume that it is less typically 

 human, and more ape-like, than the type of foot of the 

 average hospital patient who possesses a long big toe 



