Show must be well shod all military men are agreed that the feet of soldiers must be in good con in order that they can fulfill their duties efficiently no troops the feet of whose members generally are not sound are able to carry on a long campaign successfully napolea ellington and many other celebrated generals have insisted upon the sty of soldiers being suitably shod indeed good food and good feet are two essential points in deter mining tl e issue of a war the japanese according to all re ports is in almost every respect an ideal sold er lie Is brainy enduring strong and moreover Is able to thrive on a diet which would mean almost starvation to fanaticism and as is well known fanatics hav ever been most redoubtable fighters put he has a weakness and in the opinion of dr martignon Martl gnon late resident phy asician to the french embassy in pel in a fatal weakness his feet are de his body Is of iron but his feet are of clay the british medical journal my 14 referring to this matter gives an apropos quotation from rudyard kip ling that writer in my lord the elephant put into the mouth of one of his characters the witty irishman these words I 1 had a boot gall but I 1 ans all for keepin up wll the figment and such lahe foolishness so I 1 aln shed up wid a hole in my heel that you ci d ba larew a tent peg into faith how often have I 1 preached that to recruits ance tor a warning to them to jonii atter their feet our who knew our 1 alness as well as his own he aez to me ln the middle of the tangi pass it was that s sheer damned cai eless ness aez he how often have I 1 told ou that a marchin man Is no stronger than his feet feet hia leet aez he feet of the japanese are not naturally or worse than the feet of other orientals probia pro bib bet cpr but the authorities in their zeal to copy accurately the equip nent 0 european infantry have bho 1 thear soldiers in thick heavy boots andl have in respect overshot th mark the japanese have been ac customer cus tomed for generate gener ns to wear sandals paper shoes or those male of soft material or to go barefooted thus to put persons nut ased to having their feet restrained into heavy leather boots was an experiment not altogether in with the high in telli gence ll splayed by the japanese authorities in all other matters ing to war medical record |