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moisture from the body so well. Calico, ‘ print 
and other cotton material for clothing are made 
from the masses of long, white hairs surrounding 
the seeds of the cotton plant. 
10. Linen is made from the fibres of the flax 
plant. It soon becomes soaked by perspiration if 
The normal human foot Foot deformed by Foot of Chinese lady, 
and the bad shape of badly-shaped boot. deformed by boot, 
boot often worn. 
worn next the skin, and is less useful than cotton 
or wool for clothing. 
Silk, another useful article of clothing, is made 
from the cocoon of the silk-worm. This material is 
not commonly worn, because it is expensive. 
11. To protect the feet from wet and from injury 
by sharp stones there is nothing better than leather, 
which is made from the hides of animals. If boots 
are worn they should not be tight; if they are, the 
strong leather cramps the feet, so that they cannot 
grow to their proper shape. This is well seen in 
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