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Show THE .SIIOI- THE BEASOS WHY YOl'R 1IEE1. Oil SOLE WEARS AWAY CXEVEXLV. The lire! of a shoo seldom wears as ay ucHly acioss tlie bottom. Generally It wears olT on die outer side first, causing tlie shoe to run liowothatsltie. Tbl la sometimes the fault of the shoe, bat more often It results from the shape of the leg and the1 mauiur of walking. When tliu outline of the sole does net conform to the outline of the foot there will be mare or Ie3 strain brought do bear uroii tho former in walking. The foot will cou'laully be trying to as-uine Its proper position, and in the end will force tlie sole to j kid, thus inclining loth it and the upper toward one side or the other. Frequently the manner In which both soleand heel are worn away b the result of the wearer's mode of walking. For Instance-, thu man ithob bow-legged naturally treads llrst, In walking, on the out' r side of tlie sole. The etTect of this will i-e lo wear of! that side in advance jf the other parts. With the man whoso knees turn Inward. what b termed knockkuced, the etTett will 'a. thu opposite, A lain who b below be-low tlie inollum height ahuost always al-ways takes longer str in propor-.ion propor-.ion to In size than one who b Mller tlmn'the average, fortherta--on, probably, that the shorter man lengthen lib step to keep pace rlth one of higher stature, and the fatbr dimlnbhea. On this at count theheeb of tbe.Miorter man's slices rlll wetr otr quickly at the hack, 'hose of the taller with more uniformity. uni-formity. When the !, are straight an J the toes are turned slightly out-want out-want In walking, tliu suit if pro ,rly alril to tlie foot- w ill be apt ai wear off terily ac.vs-, thu I all, ivhlle the wtarof the heel will If at thu center of the back, and will ba greater ur fcs iu j nqiortion to Jie length of the step tnkeu. A row of ttcel ralk driven In that art of the heel which first feels the fleet of wear Is the umoI re raedy or tlic-e irre-giilsrilies lait Iu Ixid raM-s it will be found to ben ben tilt t-itrim the side of the heel which 5rt wears away nearly straight up tnd doun; thl, by allowing more kather n that side, will retard, to I great degree, its wear. Met! uulbat the back edge of the lieebareerononiita) as to leather, 'Kitwhen elo-ely set and smoothly orn they are a source of danger to edctriin but little less than the 'nnana iH-el on the sidewalk. In-tancttt In-tancttt of narrow cfcai-i from 'plains aru frequently seen in w likli the foct, while striking tho baek edge of thu heel in rapid walking, -lldes uncontrollably forward, leaving leav-ing long scratches on tho smooth flagging to show the mult. The longer the s!e-p the more danger thero b from this cause. A few iifllN, set at greater eli-taiices apart, would in'ure safety by furnishing more surface of leather, and con-equcntly con-equcntly more friction fur conUct w-ith fiixxtii pivenunli Shoe and IjcalAir UtffiTlcr. |
