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The relative strengths of the several tendons in this case 

 were found to be as follows : — 



1 . First toe, 



2. Second toe, 



3. Third toe, 



4. Fourth toe, 



5. Fifth toe, 



39 per cent. 



'5 

 12 



1 . Flexor hallucis longus, . 46 per cent. 



2. Flexor digitorum longus, 47 „ 



3. Accessorius, $c 9 ... 7 „ 



If we collect together (disregarding 

 the differences of distribution of tendons) Fli dig . ^ haU . 

 the foregoing examples, we find— Fig. 6. 



Table XI. — Long Flexors in Foot of Man* 





No. 1. 



No. 2. 



No. 3. 



No. 4. 



No. 5. 



Mean 





per cent. 



per cent. 



per cent. 



per cent. 



per cent. 



per cent. 



1. First toe, 



2. Second toe, . 



3. Third toe, . 



4. Fourth toe, . 



5. Fifth toe, . 



41 

 15 

 18 



13 

 13 



41 

 18 



17 

 *5 

 9 



37 

 17 

 17 

 15 

 14 



47 

 H 



1 1 



17 



39 

 15 

 15 

 l 9 

 12 



41.0 

 15.8 

 15.6 

 14.6 

 13.0 





100 



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1. Fl. hall., . . 



2. Fl. dig., . . 



3. Access., &c, 



4i 



40 



*9 



47 

 36 

 l l 



4i 

 38 

 21 



42 

 41 



17 



46 

 47 

 7 



43.4 

 40.4 

 16.2 





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IOO 



IOO 



IOO 



* It is well known that the prairie hunters, on soft ground, always turn 

 their feet well inwards, in order to compel the smaller toes to take their due 

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