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MAKING THE TOES USEFUL Roberts in his
Oriental Illustrations, thus speaks of the active
graspng power which the Orientals have in
their feet and toes:


"By constant usage they accustom them
selves to make use of them in holding things
in manner which perform almost the work
Of fingers. We bind ours fast from early
childhood in our close shoes, and they become
useless except for walking. But the Orientals
use theirs differently. They seize upon an
object with their toes, and hold it fast. If in
walking they see any thing on the ground
they desire to pick up, instead Of STOPPING as
we would, they seize it with their toes and
lift it up Alypulle, Kandian chief, was
about to be beheaded. When arrived at the
place Of execution, he looked around for some
object on which 10 seize, and ,aw small
shrub, and seized it with his toes, and held it
fast, in order to be firm while the executioner
did his Office"