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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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The
artificial
heel
added
to
the
ordinary
shoe
is
another
curious
freak
of
fashion.
If
the
Almighty
in
perfecting
the
human
foot
had
found
a
high
heel
necessary
it
would
have
been
provided.
The
artificial
heel,
especially
the
very
high
heel
commonly
used
on
shoes
worn
by
women,
is
an
insult
to
Nature,
to
the
Creator.
Some
day,
when
we
are
really
civilized,
high
heels
will
be
unknown.
I
am
convinced
that
the
Omnipotent
Creator
knew
his
business
thoroughly
when
he
created
the
human
foot,
that
the
sole
of
the
human
foot,
heel
included,
was
made
for
locomotion,
and
that
it
is
impossible
for
human
ingenuity
to
improve
upon
the
foot.
In
other
words,
if
you
can
secure
footwear
that
will
enable
you
to
walk
with
the
same
freedom
that
you
can
enjoy
when
barefooted,
you
will
then
have
attained
perfection
in
foot
covering.
Sandals
and
moccasins
allow
the
feet
the
same
freedom
as
one
enjoys
when
barefooted.
The
sole
of
these
forms
of
footwear
has
the
same
freedom
in
gripping
the
ground
and
adapting
itself
to
the
requirements
of
every
step
as
the
bare
foot,
and
it
is
a
curious
and
yet
significant
fact
that
whereas
more
or
less
foot
trouble
is
the
rule
rather
than
the
exception
among
civilized
peoples,
yet
those
races
who
wear
moccasins
or
sandals,
or
go
barefooted,
never
have
flatfoot,
broken
arches,
bunions
or
other
defects
of
this
type.
Passing
to
the
other
extreme
of
the
body,
our
tight
hats
should
be
condemned.
Hats
should
be
as
light
as
possible
and
should
not
be
so
tight
as
to
interfere
with
the
circulation
of
the
scalp.
Many
bald
headed
men
owe
their
loss
of
hair
to
tight
hats.
The
stiff
collars
worn
everywhere
at
the
present
time
mar
the
natural
contour
of
the
neck,
make
an
erect
position
more
difficult,
and
are
one
cause
of
the
round
shoulders
that
are
so
common
everywhere
to-day.
The
suspenders
worn
by
men
have
also
an
influence
of
this
sort.
They
are
inclined
to
pull
the
shoulders
forward
and
make
it
more
difficult
to
maintain
an
erect
position.
The
flat-chested
man
will
not
feel
his
suspenders,
but
the
man
with
a
full
round
chest,
properly
carried,
is
under
continuous
pressure
from
his
suspenders.
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