Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-22

OF Georgia, shoe sole made Of white oak splifs
The process was not described but the follow
ing thought oceurred-if the sole can be mad,
OF It so can the upper, as is proved By the Chi
nese with iReir grass shoes and InCst endur
! lrg shoe the white oak would make. IT would
! oe necessary that the upPers be made of spts
/ nneiy olyided and that the shoe be lined Aud
( why may not the tough leaf of thu ca5bage pal
metto De converted 20 the same use Tha ar
clent Egyptians wore sandals woven Of tbe
I pa m and nothing IS more common with rs
ths n palm leaf hat
KNITTED SHOES AND BOOTS-pprsors
SIX e1 IN crochet work can produce a fsbrio
which 5 as thick, as tough and as iuelaste ss
ie2Eher. 1t has been proposed 10 make shoes IN,
TINS plan and to render them fit for ont door use
oy giving them sole, aud By saturating Tie
uppers with wataT proof or enamel.
10. BRAZiLI,N B80T-Ou the extensive nam
pas 81 South America, aiar from avis and shoe
MAKERS II IS ssid that the hanter's worn ONT
boots are substituted by very simple. thengh
Il must be confessed, not g very inviting pro
cess a suitable portion Of the green hide in
tubular fern, from the leg Of a recautlv gIsfr
COW, IS stripped oG tied or segyed st sh e-,sli,
end, then drawn on the foot ana leg Of tie h17,-
less Ran, aui theIe allowed 3 dry-a Bra,ass
|hica, IN that pure climate, requires but is
days Now whether this " travellers story
Is true or not, It may suggest to some enc a
cheap and easT plan for manufacturiuc q Dair
OF extempore boots for shoeess feet. ard half
Lne horrot OF the process viii be avoided bv suf-
tsrlng the green hide to dry upon pair of boot
lasts instead Of upon che liV ng leg.
II. One VOID, in closing. on The subject Of
leather aud It's substitutes. There are two modes
OF preparing skins for use one IS by taBpiv0
ana the other by tatriHg. The FIRST Of thsse re-
quiTe months or years the last only few
weeks the frs. produces thick leather. the lat
ter thin. In tswing the ski7 IS soaked and
seraped 70 get rid of the hair and putrescribIs
parts; then treated with alum and salt. than
stretched, and scraped and rubbed TO make II
sxlble, and in some cases saturated with ami
mai tat It's only by custom and convenience
that we are confined to leather in the MAKING of
our shoes. Any substance which will exclude
water and which viii endure rubs and ihum9g
given by the foot VIII DO for shoes A halter ca,
make an excellent shoe out Of the same felt and
by the same process which be uses IN makina
hats using one other mold, and some water
proof mixture in the sole to keep ont the wet
farmer may make very pleasant shoes ont Of
an Old wool hst, by providing a suitable sole,
and be may provide suitable sole by com
blning several thicknesses Of felt with a LITTLE
wax and rosin or wax and India rubber or tai
low, rubber and rosin, inserted between
the layers TO keep out moisture. Osna-
ourgs boiled IN linSesd OIL or Gnsead
oil and wax, aud then blackened. will DO verv
well for the uppers, only it viii require lining
OF osnaburgs again t) make it sufficiently
strong and to keep the blsckened fabric from
dehllng the foo. The skins Of 3 pair of SOUR
rels tawsd, would make pretty and peasant
pair of shoes for lady Solss Of shoes for men
besides the substitutes already mentioned. )mav
oe made OF cid saddle skirts, lesther gin-bands
Zutia percha bands, several thicknessess Of
tough cloth of any sort sewed together and sat-
arated with water -pTOOf-0r they msy BE- com
pounded OF several shings-the outer Of leather
sr hardened felt the inner of cloth or double os-
nsburgs. or duck, ai:d between the two a broad
aud flexible split Of white oak, hickory, palmet-
to stalk OF birch bark
This is the time for the exercise of southern
ingenuity, aud these hints are thrown out mere
y to give that ingenuity a start.
MAROONEB SR
2 S-Since writing the above and lust in
he act Of sending TO you, I am informed of
What appears at little distance TO baa beautiful
French gaiter of slate color, made by lady Of
his place for herself Of ordinary osn4burgs
lOublrd. The OsDGbmCs were used a. tho
lpper Of the shGe and to the rest she was in
Iebted to one Of her worn out shoes (ladies sell
om wear out sOles) which she trimmed so as
0 give her nice soc with heel and toe.