The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-22
RECENT yALu ABLn PATENTS.

THPR0 pEMENT IN ffE Morse SHOE.
F. SPECIFIC AXIOM
a. BE u knowd, that |, stephen X kean, OF the
Cus 81 Washington IN III. District OF Colnm-
bin. have myentrj aud applied To use, u new a
yK<hfuEimpfoven' NJ IA the horse shoe, cal I'D
Il sIhe sei-eypaodiar, ~ swivel jaint horse shoe,
gst IhIosn used before this. my said dsoose-
NJ Specific aud described IN ihe words iaow-
Inv, VIZ:
This shoe formed by simply uniting two
SECTIONS 10 tor each SIDE OF The honf) IN the
ienre, nj line toe, by means ola rivei, winch
may lie separate PIE - OF iron or steel or "
may be projection from The uppe, .de of he
lover half fine hinge jonis--'fhc rivet musi
he eounlef-sunk into tho shoe ut the up.
pur end and mnde flush with The upper surface
OF thu shoe 10 prevent H. from bearing too hard
OF sinking INTO the hooi aud musi be made 20
work freely mihe Enthusiastically
The benrGls of this kind of shoes are practical.
ly ltnown tn the invenipr, aud consist in the
certainty OF Ito obyiaiing or removing ihr Difficult
too llcn experienced. of the hnfse brco ming
what is called hoof bound. +" by the shoe oil the
usual form now nsed--lhe frog, in ne centre
III the hoof naturally endeavors to expands but.
being contnrd, by reason OF the shoe biudng
the hooi closc upon II. often produces lamenrss
in the horse. ofihc above description, wh,ci. no
/ causes than the real one aud which might be-
| completely prevented OF removed, ~ using
shoes of tn io,m nar. proposed "a the follow
ing incs vii more satisfactorily prove -
The cii euustnnccs whlch he'd Ia the discovery
are briefly ihese.-A vcfv elegant and valuahl,
hor.s belonging 10 IA dihmgni shed individual III
the District. had become ve,y lame His lame
ness was attributed u founder, md he was
for loug lime treated or THIS complaint, h,
| different tnIricrs under whpse nhRtge he bad
henn plao.d bu, ali remedies having 6nnlly
! failed Il. was pronounced " inrurnblr, aud wa,
accordingly sold Cor irflc 10 horse dca ~
| lie finally lnflef having hern haskcd about foi
! som, tiue, his 1nt,eness still increasingly cam,
| iaio the possession of the inventor Who soon dis
covered ihat his lhmeness proceeded from b.,
shoeng or ON shoring in the usual manner
| As = remedy, he had the shoes taken Oh. III,
! frogs pared down. and 10 this situation turned
the horse ont into the fields. where hs RENAME,
for several weeks I'LL his hool, became alllici
e.dly expanded when, an having him Ic-ehod
| the idea occurred 10 him. tina, shoe, 50 roo
.trncted as 10 allow tho hoofto expand freely
w6nld eiIettualy prevent II return of hmenes
in the horse lie accordin " had him sh
with shoes of the construction herein before DIES
cribed and the consequence has been, hai ~
| iamfness never returned, aud he has become on,
| Of the most yalnane horses IN the District o
| ColunDM.ar
Audtbcr adyaninge resulting from this mod
| of shdslsg1{.sf no small consequence on hn
score offconamy to prtsoos who keep large
number Of horses) is. ihal the shoes, ii lhes Az
well pnt On in the first instance. nryei rqnn'
r"mnVing, iii they nfe worn out--nn advantage
which The present method ol shorug doe ~
possess, ms the horse vii become ho'f bound
| tlp shoe fen,.tins ton Ioup in Que buf ittlu
| is nl.o evident, that the same shoe wi hl amos
any hoof
Ia testimony lhat tle lorsdins is a true drs
cripiipn Of my snid improvement IN The hofsr
she, a. by uie described, | herruuio set III,
haod and seal this 9th day Of June, IN lhr yea
Of our Lord, 1875.
STEPHEN Il. hEAN.