Going Afoot

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Excerpt from Going Afoot: A Book on WalkingIt must be the pedestrian's idea], when he comes to consider the matters of clothing and burden, in the least possible degree to interfere with these full natural bodily motions: Clothing, while serving its purposes of protection, must not bind nor rub, it may help to maintain, but it may not disturb normal circulation. Burdens must be so imposed as to be sustained with least effort, and to leave the limbs unincumbered.Footgear is of first importance. If one is to walk comfortably, pleasurably, effectively, the muscles of the feet must have free play, there may be no cramping, straining, nor rubbing, no unnatural position. In J apan the elegant people toddle along in rainy weather upon blocks of wood which raise their dainty slippers above the mud, but your rickshaw runner splashes through the street on soles as pliant as gloves. Shoes and stockings serve but one purpose - that of protection. If roads were smooth and clean.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.