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ently moved, and so strongly pressed against the second toe that 

 even small objects can be firmly held between them. A woman, 

 when sewing, may hold the stuff with her toes, stretching it as 

 she pleases; and it is asserted that Japanese women can pinch 

 effectively with their toes. In general, the foot of the Japanese 

 has retained much of its natural mobility. These people seem 



FIG. 62. SKELETON OK LEFT FOOT, DORSAL ASPECT, FOR COMPARISON 



WITH FIGS. 60 AND 61. 



as. (tb. + in.), astragalus (regarded as a product of fusion of the tibiale and intermedium of 

 the lower vertebrata) ; cb., cuboid ; cl. (fb.), calcaneum (tibulare) ; ec., ecto-cuneiform ; 

 en., endo-cuneiform ; ms., meso-cuneiform ; nv. (C), navicular (centrale) ; I-V, digits ; 

 1-5, tarsalia. 



to be able to hold on to the ground with the sole of the foot ; 

 and therefore when they need to stand firmly, as in fighting and 

 wrestling, they are always barefooted. The first time one sees 

 a Japanese man walking about with ease on a steep house-top as 

 if on level ground, it makes one feel quite uncomfortable, but 



