Footling Figures

U.S. feet are going to the dogs. Nine Americans in ten, says the National Association of Chiropodists, have foot disorders./- The chiropodists are unhappy about it, argue that "no matter what your walk of life, your feet have to carry you a long way." To prove it, foot doctors hung pedometers on people in various jobs, tallied their daily mileage. Some totals:

P: Women shoppers average eight miles a day, during Christmas rush may tramp up to eleven.

P: Chorus girls, high-kicking through three shows a day, dance seven miles.

P: A cop on the beat covers a mere eleven miles.

P: When plowing, a farmer plods 25 miles, five more than a postman making his daily rounds.

P: Easiest on the feet: a stenographer's job, four miles.

/- Chiropodist lingo for corns and calluses, feet, athlete's foot, deformities of toes.

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