It decreased by thousands of dollars the money expended on street car fare, and by a much greater sum the amount expended over the bar.

It eliminated a number of the wholly unfit; it taught officers to walk; it forced them to learn the care of their feet and that of their men; and it improved their general health and was rapidly forming a taste for physical exercise." The enclosed letter ran in part as follows:-- "I am returning under separate cover 'The Soldiers' Foot and the Military Shoe.' "The book contains knowledge of a practical character that is valuable for the men who HAVE TO MARCH, WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM FOOT TROUBLES, AND WHO MUST AVOID THEM IN ORDER TO ATTAIN EFFICIENCY.
"The words in capitals express, according to my idea, the gist of the whole matter as regards military men.
"The army officer whose men break down on test gets a black eye.

The one whose men show efficiency in this respect gets a bouquet.
"To such men the book is invaluable.

There is no danger that they will neglect it.

They will actually learn it, for exactly the same reasons that our fellows learn the gunnery instructions--or did learn them before they were withdrawn and burned.
"B U T, I have not been able to interest a single naval officer in this fine book.