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out of the side of the foot to show the internal construction. 

 It can be easily seen by an examination of this illustration 

 that there is not very much thickness in any foot into 

 which a nail can be driven. The importance, therefore, of 



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Fig. 60.— Foot with Section of Wall Removed. 



understanding- the construction of the foot so as to locate 

 nails properly cannot be overestimated. If the nail is 

 driven inside of the vrall it strikes the lamina^, and if it goes 

 inside the lamiiKv it hits between six and seven hundred 

 blood vessels. In most cases dark colored feet have a 



