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Other limb. All which we deem ele^jant, 

 because we associate the idea of elesance 

 with security of support obtained without 

 effort. As a contrast to such progression 

 as I have described, I request you to ob- 

 serve, that of a very fat man, who walks 

 with his legs far apart, and you will see 

 that he is obliged to shift the weight of his 

 body from one leg to the other, by a consi- 

 derable degree of lateral motion of the 

 body at every step he takes. 



All the large muscles that act upon the 

 thigh bone, turn it, and consequently the 

 whole limb outwards, so that it appears 

 evidently the intention of nature, that we 

 should walk with our feet slightly turned 

 to that direction ; but I will not detain 

 you, by shewing in what various ways 

 this position of the limb contributes to the 

 facility of our motion, and the security of 

 our support. 



Yet there is one circumstance I may 

 mention, though it relates to a subject 

 rather curious than useful. There appears 



