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Pair of Shoes worn by ladies in China, whose 

 feet have been cramped by the use of the iron 

 shoe; and a Model of the Leg and Foot. These 

 are of a size so extremely diminutive, that on the 

 first view it ajDpears impossible they could have been 

 worn by a full grown person ; they are rather more 

 than four inches long, and are not an inch wide in the 

 middle. This ridiculous custom is said to be per- 

 formed by breaking the bones of the feet of the fe- 

 males while infants, bending the toes under the soles 

 of the feet, applying a tight bandage, and over that 

 an iron shoe, which prevents the feet from enlarging, 

 and render these unfortunate victims of fashion crip- 

 ples for life. 



An African Sandal. 



A Russian Lady's Winter Shoe ; it is of leather, 

 with a sole of wood, lined throughout with thick fur. 



Maucason, or Shoe of the North American In- 

 dians, ornamented with dyed porcupine quills. 



Snow Shoe of a child, from Canada. 



