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Show ciTlttlite I'llOT DINDINO. urrMllUi slplur I That Aa ,.nl a4 Tnrlnrlns: Cmlnm. gaaae InOueatUI Chinamen are now jrertilnK the ahplltlon of that abook-leg abook-leg sad cruel custom ot foot binding as patvalent In the ivlesllal empire How cestaon this custom Is In China and low fatal to tbe welfare of the women IS little appreciated In America goms Chinese girls are erniltled to 'go with (Bound feet until they are C yeara M when th time arrive for the bsadaglnsj process tn begin, and the "(olden IHIe as thee deformed feet art called must he molded Tbe baa-due baa-due used for this purpose Is mada of tubstafitlal webbing two and one-ba'f lnthetvilde The process consists prac-tleslly prac-tleslly In doubling tho toes and lire s together, with the toe, eveept tho big one, bent under The women, when the object has been accomplish''! and the foot Is encased In the tiny shoo stand upon the tip of the heel mid tb tip ot tbe big toe This, ot course csnnot be seeempllshcil at once but It Is the product of n long and torturing ordeal At first tho bandages are applied rather loose but periodically they are drawn tighter and tighter, as tho feel yle d to the pressure of tho nebbing Tho heel, wben tbe foot Is encased In tho shoe, rests on a tiny platform of wood fitted shove and behind the heel for that purpose pur-pose The suffering endured by tho TlcUra during tho process Is boyond de-erlDtlon. de-erlDtlon. and It Is not an uncommon oeturrenco for outraged nature to protest, pro-test, and such a diseased condition of tbs feet to ensue as to render necessary neces-sary their amputation Sometimes tho children will not submit to tbo operation, opera-tion, and their obatlnao results In siring tho feet Many children cry through the long hours of tho night snd bring on various nerve troubles Tbe ?ew York Trlbuno states that feet sre bound to n smaller slzo In I'oocbow tbsn In any other part of China, for tbt faihlonablo ahoe la only two and a bait Inches lonK and thu consequent fissure whero tho solo of tbe foot should bo Is about three I Inches deep Tho feet ot a Chlncso woman wield an Important Influence over her life When alio la to bo betrothed be-trothed tho alio of her feet must be ascertained for tho suitor and grca Is tho disappointment If the brldoi feet provo larger than anticipated Sben the wedding day arrives the hrldo draws tho bandage at snugly nt possible. Tho soles of tho tiny shoe: are purchased with boles ready mad In the wood near tho border, In order that the wearer may embroider tbs shoes and Mitch them to the wooden soles, for tho women make their own shoes , |