The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-20

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- most feet, Is easily formed. aud, rs such,
in country places, Is all ,llal can he expect.
oil.
The injurious ePtci, Of bud sbosiug would
only he required 10 he known 10 excite every
endeavor 10 ohviatr them and there are
aefne circumstance IN tte more common
shoes of country smiths. thai onghi 10 he i'm
pressed on the mini OF every agris tdturisi
aud guarded against by every one WHO pos.
sesses a horse. II Is too frequently observed
that the ground side of their shoe is convex,
and that the inward rim, when The foot Is on
the GROUND. is tbs lowest part, on wliirh IL Is
evident The weight must FIRST press md hv
which pressure the crust viii he. ierVihlN
thrust on the extreme edge OF the shoe and
The only resistance offered 10 its belng forced
from IT, depends an the nails and clinches, IN
stead of lis Just application 10 the grand.
and the support derived from the uniform
pressure OF the whole, livery shoe should
therefore, he perfectly level on its ground sur.
taee nor should anv shoe he put an tlIat has
MT been tired en- a pIRne 3rOn pufp"selc
tiindr for such trial which irons are kept IN
some smi,hies, bun are ah~eui from too many.
The subs anee of the shoe slonld lie The same
! throughout forming two parallel lines of up.
pef md uader snriaee In plhin lnngnnee, thu
heels, instead of heiag niubbed, MS is Too ire
qneni, should be tie exact thickness OF the
Zoe. Neither mould the width al The heels
diminish IN the proportion IL usually daes ON
the contrary, for u perfectly formed foot, The
web should present an Uniform width through
our.
parieites ~ torn 81 foGt, DIFFERENCES in size,
lfelghi, aud tsts Of horses, will necessarily
make dsrialiuns in The torn aud substance uf
shoes. The very shoe recommended, may be
considered AS a variation from what would he
immediately necessary, were the feet grner-
ally perfect but II Is to ie cunsidpred thai
here are bnl very few feet bui what hive I'm.
~dergoue sone uulavoinhl' alteration IN their
form which makes them very zfnsiblin enucu.-
sion. II Is for this reason. therefore. flai i, i
recommended, that n shoe be used for gener-
raj purposes. somewhat wider aud thicker
than the Common orr. H. weak, tender, hrx
IDLE feet, II will be found particularly advan.
taPeous and here the hen,f, OF wide heels 20
the shoe will be most apparent Good rs the
roads now are, vet most hotsee are occa slunally
subjected 90 travel on bad ones some know no
other 10 these, he addition Of one. or nj the
must, two ounces 10 each shoe, IS nothing bur
the ease To the horse aud lis superior covering,
rs well As support, Ia lncalculable. In wy
yonng. very light, and very firm feet. the width
aud substance may he somewhat diminished NJ
pleasure, aud particularly IN situations Wnerc The
roads are anii 'rmly pood bat a very long aud
extensive experience has assured ms, that the
shoe portrayed, is one well calculated 10 meet
the ordinary purposes ofiravelling, aud the pre-
sent state al the ART oil horse shooting.
An Improved shoe on The pItseHi plan, would
be found TO unite all the perieciions Of the mod.
etn English improvements, with some derived
ienm our nrlghbors the French. WHAT has
I since been called n Staied shoe was introduced
! hy a snnaT Z. I"f t4a, tAaa nlufhuagy and ,yna-
rance Of smiths, as il could not be brought into
general use, il became llttle thought OF. until re-
criYed by Clark, of Edinburgh, By whom II was
paironi2ed and recommended. II finally was
taken up by Moorcrofi, aud has ever SINCE AT
tracted some attention, and continues 10 be for
ged in som ighops where The work is SUPERB
orly done, and the employers have lihe.
berality enough ~ pay for such work, aud judg
ment enough TO discriminate between us adyai-
tages and those OF the common shoe. II 10 thI
shoe were added the French mode Of fastening
it 10 the foot. we think the improvement void
almost shut out all others. On examining the
figure, it will be seen that lhis shoe presents a
flat sni face opposed 10 the ground but a con-
cave one tow ards the sole, but that tins eoncayi
" does not be- la, a. IN some seated shoes, near
the outer edge, bat embraces t"o-thlids only Of
the web, leaving by tbs means a sufficient sur
lace for tbs crust bai tHis beyelliug Is not IN.
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be aiter the French method, which consists
IN conical nail hoiee. punclfd with a sunarr
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