Necessity For Thick Soles

The bottora of the boot for gummer should be of tho medium thicknesa, but if anything, rather thicker thon thinner, 8O that the surface of tho sole of tho foot be thoroughly protected froin the ground and stones. The disadvantage of a thin sole is that it produces callousies nt the bottom of thefoot, at tho parts corresponding to tho bones whero they aro attached to the nails. The hurd part of tho foot is produced by tho ohafiing of tho skin, whieh nt the solè of tho foot is very thin. This skin has to resist every pressuro of the fbot botween it and the sole of tho boot, which is always hard, and the bones every timo the foot touches the ground. Heneo it hardens at every oue of the toes. It follows that one has moro fatigue or inoonvonienco from premura with tho fsamc itmount of walking when the solo is too thin. Fór thia reason we roquire forsummer boots a thick solo. Kor winter boots wo requiro that the sole should bc veiy tbick. A thick doublé sole or clump will bo fonnd best. As all the parts of tho solo are made of leather, not liabln to rock hollow under proseare, the insoles should not bo of laathor entirely iinpervious to water, or rather perspiration, for if thoy aro, the dampnesg of the foot will teel co!d,,and by thisremain iiig ibrdays, the rosult will be chilblains, gwellitiEs of tho throat, fflands, and other maladius incident to