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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 
ms. (2) 
Fic. 62.—SKELETON OF LEFT Foot, DoRSAL ASPECT, FOR COMPARISON 
witH Fics. 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. (b.), caleaneum (fibulare) ; 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 
