Instead of walking he could run or jog. If there is a longer way he took take that way
One possibility is that they broke a bone in their ankle, but there are probably others.
The 1900’s
With the turn of the century came a push for organized medicine, led in part by the American Medical Association (AMA), which was growing stronger and gained 62,000 physicians during the coming decade. But because the working class wasn’t supportive of the idea of compulsory healthcare, the U.S. didn’t see the kind of groundswell that leading European nations would see soon after.
A. True
The space used to grow food to feed cattle and other kinds of livestock could easily feed the entire world if put to use growing the humans food.