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Show DESIGNED TO UPHOLD WEIGHT Elephant's Foot Is Enormous, Even When Compared With the Size of the Beast. That twice around an elephant's foot equals Its height seems almost Incredible, In-credible, yet such Is the fuct, and a little reflection will show you tbut It Is not so wonderful us It uppcors to bo. Things arc lurgo or snmll, comparulhel), and If wo could sen tho foot of an elephant by Itself, It would present a far different appear-aneu appear-aneu as to sire from what It gives when ocrshailowed by the mouutala of llesh It supiMjrts. Tho elephant In thu liidluu commissariat ssslng dieted di-eted uceordlng to height rcqulm to bo measured uiiuuully to deteruUin tho lu-ount of food to which they tn entitled. en-titled. At present this Is done by means or thu ordinary standard wIUi crossbar on top. hut formerly It wus done by placing a rope, around the unl-mul'H unl-mul'H forefoot closu to tho ground, and multiplying the length so obtulned by two. This measurement generally gives a quarter of uti Inch or so more, but never less than thu uxuet height. |