The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-02-13
shoeing Horses that overreach.

b was bred from MY youth blacksmith,
anu farmer. end whether natural mechan-
ic or not, was always anxious to know ths
why's and wherefores Of things, of mere
properly speaking. the causaiiiies aud pse-
ventives. l was also fond of trying exper-
lments upon such things as seemed favora-
Bile OF Improvement. | was generally In
The shop with my father ia HE evenings.
rainy days. and such other times as could
be spared from the farm aud school. By
1 beng inAhe shop so mach, obtained the
views OF farmers generally, and By lhat
was enabled to make many improvements
on The farm. learned also, that nYal,g
farmers entertain very erroneous views d.
bout blacksmithing. land / might ad,l
oIaeksmlths tool still they were bound to
dictate according to their prejudices: Al.
Tor instance, one says: "Th horse over
reaches. 4 want you to put the forward
shoes as tar forward as possible. and sod the
hind shoes as far back. or be will tear them
Fotf." 4 woald sometimes try to reason tile
case by saying the way TO prevent horse
rom oFerreaching, is to augment the speed
OF the forward feet, and retard the motion
Iof the hind ones; but in order ID accom-
plish that shall have to reverse your di-
Erections. Some who had little or no me
chanical genius. would cat short all areu.
ment, and say, ''follow ny directions ur
else not shoe the liorse.', OF course: i
mechanic must obey orders. il he breaks
owners; 80 the horse would 20 out of the
shep nicsly fettered. with his shoes cIiskinv
At every step; while. perhaps, the man I'll
inquiry would desire q iul explana ion.
MY way is. to make tie toe corks very low.
and standing . little under. and The shoes
set as far back as convenient on lie forward
ieet, with higl. heel eorks, SO as To let then.
roll over as soon as possible. On the hind /
ieet,l have the heel cork low, and the TOW
CORK high, projecting forward, thus keepinn
oaek the hind foot. while coming UP overa
high toe cork. giving time for tie forward
root 70 get out Of the way. III thus shua
the hsrse will travel clean, with d cI;ek
aal ,is speed will be increased on i trot.
I teen or twenty seconds Ia mile.-- Nsw
England Farmer aaa
MoREa LEAR YIaA DEvoFaEsrs Tlie
Lowell News says that tie leap wear bail
Of the carpet factory girls. came oG accord.
ing TO announcement On Thursday eyauin.
and was q very pleasant affair. irhe Ia,il,s
n sayssto the nuiilber ef about seventy ~.
healthy, rcbasis clieefy and lovely. taeE
their carriages called tor their bea1x we're
driven 70 the hsil.whefe ladies nana.,ad II
selected their own partners. ordsFsa H Il.
supper and gleridasly paid iii tbe bills .@-
4 Ihe partners selected fpoEe well for d.
laagmensot the giriss ifle News sass
I'VE Nsfe amused, however; on ahasg.
iag bright eyed lasses, With roguish ~ss. ~.
,rlp ap Y denufe young men and sulieil Hi
nonpr y their hand COT the .ne Il coiill:a,s
Whe could refuseg One snranause.i sa,.,
engaged himself u eight diIIersns Iades I'M n.
I money Musks land to six others III slsullss
story 4 Many I poor heart hla au.s
aaaef !. 4 vest was lrfs'Yieyably fu,ns.I =.
bat 4 coald nps b. helps1.
!, \ ihe ooaapany broke ap aboas tW, i.
eloek Shen the lasiiss sscerte sI's;s s.,.s
nons' WI shta weat III Il tl..lr s oxI, ].