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CLOTHING 151across the instep ; then ease the lacing when yourfeet begin to s\\ ell. By the way, some people arealways having their shoe laces come undone, becausetied with a granny bow. A true bow knot (Fig.94) is made like a reef knot (Figs. 95, 96) exceptthat the ends are doubled back before tying.Carry spare laces. They come handy for manypurposes. Rawhide laces may be hardened at theends by slightly roasting them.Shoes.— It is not enough that the shoes be roomy.The lasts over which they are made should be anatomicallycorrect. In 191 1 a board of officers of ourarmy was appointed to select a soldier's shoe. Theytried many models, instituted thorough marchingtests by thousands of men, and finally adopted aFig. 94.— Fig. 95.— Fig. 96.—True Bow Reef Knot Formed Reef Knot DrawnKnot. Don- Tightble the EndsBack andTie as in aReef Knotshoe made over lasts designed by Surgeon-MajorMunson, the well-known expert on military hygiene(Fig. 97). These lasts are straight on the inside,so that the big toe can point straight ahead, as Natureintended. The front is broad enough to giveall the toes free play. There is no compression overthe ball or arch of the foot. This is the perfectmodel, easy on one's feet from the word " go."The army shoe has now been in use, by all armsof the service, long enough to have proved beyondquestion its merits. Lieutenant Whelan, so wellknown to us as a sportsman and military authority,says of it:" In the light of what the army nowknows, sore feet are absolutely inexcusable. Thepresence of sore feet in an officer's command is a