Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-05
PRACTICAL HINTS FOB HARD TINES.
.wa.r NAN HAS Dosr. MAJ NAY DO"

ing. food, H., embodying practical hints showing what
othsrs have done and what We also may do to help our
selves in tim, Of need. We append his suggestions rel
,,ivs to shoss az peculiarly applicable to our situation at
p ,sssnt:
/. The earliest protection TO the human loot was Ioe
s.ndal. This was q simple sole, or, at best, an open
.hoe fastened to the foot by thongs. II We are 10 inter
its history from is ame, derived from saais sdniaos,
the Greek for b0dra) Ii was a. hrst made oil Woo,
though Afterwards more commonly OF leather, and some
times among the wealthy, OF silver and gold. Tue
a raised and followed piece a. each end to keep the loot
f,om Shipping leng,hwise, and hSlI, the s'd's also,
.ere sliehtly elevated 70 az TO give q nc, ft all around
che foot. The want Of elasticity 10 the wooden fa7daia
was Ia some msasure atoned for by giving to the bottom
Of the sole the anna curve that lie to be seen 10 the soc
of the human foot.
h,s n must be admittei that the sandal Is a very
DOOR substitute, espec ally il winter, for tho nicc high
uuartered sto,, or b3ot, to which mes. OF us mod'r1s
nave been accustomed, Blu. II ia certainly batter than 10
shoe a. al; it is also within the reach Of every sho'leis
nan. woman aud child and moro than this, being the
DnIy shee- worn by our SAviour during his three and
thirty years' pilgrimage on earth, 1t may well ba en-
dured. for a while, vithou. murmuring, by those who
revere hin a. an tXlmple.
2 The French Sandal, or Sabat, used extensively
among the peassnay Of Europa, and sometimes to DO
,een Ia America, lie nothing more nor lees than a shoe
made out Of a solid piece Of wood. Il looks for all the
Eorld rks q large IA; shoe last, followed Gu. to receive
the foot. Those watch wsre worn BY old and young OF
a C lony Of Europeans that settled Ia the upper part OF
Georgia q few years since, were made principtly OF the
osplsr or tulip tree. Toe only tools necessary 10 their
manufacture are an auger, Two or three gouges OF q
shApe suitable for eIcIyaiilg the interior, ana q draw
,ae kaifs for shAIiog the outside. or course, they are
G unsy and noisy, and no one would ever thlok Of pu'-
ing them on TO help HIM in a foot race s;il, they are
substantial and cheap, outlasting (t IL sslt) two pa "a OF
- -a n Than Al NEaWn N \
leather shoes, and costing no. moe man . rihe lzoS)
. tair. Bins p,rfec'ly impervioui to water, 1t lie les
ionsole whether, aside from It's cheap1ess, IL ia not the
neat shoe possibla for our rcs plantations, aud for all
persons who work 10 wet soils.
y THE AMIRIoAN SANDAL on heccAsTs "A bare
footed Iodian o)uld shoe himself In Ie course OF al
hour. TIE process was this: fiaaang Dis 1901 upon
niece Of tough deer skin, which be drer W close around
the ankle. he made q seam al the heel, aud another from
tbe toe 10 the iLs!ep, aud after trimming Ch the surplus
lsather. his work Vas done. The Indian did not usually
nave the sole Of his moccasin any thicker thar the sides,
but this is no reason Why the white man sheuli not the
I,di,n made Lis shoe Of deer kin, the same substance
.hicb supolied him with oloIhiI 6 the white man may
oons,ruc; his Of leather, cloth, Canvas, o~snaburgi, or
,nv,bjnv else of streugth and thickness sufficient for the
purposL whoever would make a thick soled mtc ssin
of cloth, ~olfpettg z, bhrke; or waite: proof esn,blrgs,
.ould do well TO saw the sol, to the uppers fret, and
,hen draw the uupers around his foot or a shoe last OF
the proper siIs, for the purpose Of sewing he s iaus.
a Toe ancient bUk n (Iootkin, little boot or GOTH
.yHns OF r Ins AID Greece, 4 high heeled aud thick
,oled sock Of cloth or soft leatle worn ty tragic actors
on the stage, for the purpose OF adding 10 their height
Il "a, a kind of half boot, laced pretty high ABOVE the
ankle: or il may be described as the product that would
arise from uniting the gay, high topped mec:asia OF the
Amer can Indian, with the thick, vet weather sandal oil
.hs e,rly HsoreEp. |. was q favorite shoe with shep'
herds. For winter wear it will be found excellent.
s OF ANYTHING 10 the shape OF real shoe. the simplest
and most easily made, as well as the ~cheapes', tholgh
.nafuI Ia q ahn, nth a thick "a aoISa sole
20 the sides Of whici the upPers are strongly fastened
vim ordinary three or four ounce take. Toe mixing
of II r ouires no aWl, no needle, no thread, no. even Il
sioe lasL bat on y q properly made sole, AMI the uppe;s
rizh aud iAs eaed together by a hammer and lacks.
70 msks Il shape on. q sol, OF wood rather thicker and
ra,ru on thao usual, AMI fitting doss Up into the hol'oE
the foot Let the uppers be ra ie 10 tao pieces, as
slippers are sometimes seen to be-ths heel
part in a k'ud Of new moon sAape, having is snap
0 ,iut tackled rot q lie half toWatcs tbs toes, and. the
toe aud ins.ep par, eI ending b OK so as to overlap the
heel nj C, and lacked sbou: nAf way Of the heel The
unnsfs NAV be Of two thlekaeSes Of oslatu 'gs, black
.eed with a'wa,tr proof mI ure, or, What 10 b.t'er, oil
enSm lei cl III, il.d with siro1g cI1VAss. A1Y per
soa who would mike a shCe OF this kind without los'
mus. frs, Of III MIX. hinsll a pattern Of chesp mate.
tsrals. and try is h .ing.
q TIE h,isue stos, uaed Of late In European armies,
and o,cssolSlly to be seen in cur oWa, coHsis 9 Of a soft
,smpen sole, very grateful TO bi'tered iee, and sn up
Der Of sol. leather CT cloth To make IhI sole take the
rsy, ings Of q rope, and ~! three srIns together into
, ia, braid Gs wide a. the cole ID 10 be thief, say o.
an inch. The1, on The s'ne pan by which IN gro
n,ks.ana tf braided corn shuck', pu. Iur braided
ar.nd. tog, taer, aud seS them dI siisj, Ia the shIpl
Of the a le dcsir d Tbs upper a d the s,lcs ars then
a Eed toge. her by NJ isns OF = iA'ge neei'; bat the op
viii rqITsAhnt TIE bottoms OF the solts
NV be s.lurltea With water proof aud made Available
for out door u'e-
= GRAss sHoxs-Auong the curiosiIies brought homo
nv traysll r, In China aud J lplu are thoes N sis entire.
IL of tough crus A thick sole Is first plated, begin.
ming at the bottom; then the long eud5 Of grasI which
are left pc citing from the upper part OF the sole, are
woyen around = lut 80 as % form th' upper part OF the
hoe the long ends A. The toe beng TUNED task owtTts
ths hAeI and the long ends Ct The heel bong turned 10
uarts the toe. c oss az each 9th, and being c 'ossSd
nv the ends p,,i citing irom the sides. II is TAD that
even their hor,ei arc somehmD sh1d with er1ss sioee
Oh CT endure al ilc edible length OF time. Why would
not t7e tough wire gas OF our pineV woods servs the
nproo,e "a v n ~ tls grass oEOlin,S Iii made into
he most enduring Of hats; WY not shce,Y Tbs tough
inn,r blk Of the WAhoO tee, and the Ell tong Ter fla.
mems OF The b a. grass or silk gtsss Cocoa hismel,o
eel INV pr W cord materials Tor the SAUCE purpes'.
sHois cT WHIrI OAK SPLIrS.-SOUe one was
making a few days sincs, with Ia the writer's heatisg, Of
having seeu, 10 the upper part OF Georgia, a shoe sole
made Of white oak spill TIc process was not described
nut the following though. occurred If the sole can be-
made OF il 40 can the upper, As II proved by the Ohinrte
with their grass shoOs and 8 most enduring sloe the
UhiLo oak would make. " NOulu 10 bSNg tuaE nv
upofr, be mad Of splia fnty divided, aud That the shoe
bs lined AID Why may not tho toush leaf OF the cApoas7
p,lmst.o be con yerted to the same useS Tue arcient
Eg,p;iaus wore sondas woven OF tho pl!m; aad noting
Ia more common with US than a palm Leaf ha'.
Q KSIrrID SHoxs AND Bo IS -PJrsJns tx led in cst-
ohst work car produce afab'ie which Is as thick, aitoush
and AZ i~nelastic as leather. !. has been pro 'osl1 to male
snoeJ on this plan ali to render taom ht ior on. door
u,e by 2 wing them a he, aud by sa:urIting the upperS
with WsIer proof or enamel. .
10 BRAZILIAN Bo 7 Ca thu eItsnsiSe pImpas OF
South America, afar from avis and sLo,m k,rs, il is sud
that the hunters worn oat boots are subsIi.u!ed by a
yery simple, though, Il INST be confessed, not a very
inviting process. A suit IDLE porion OF the green hide,
10 tubular form, from the leg oil a recen ~ slAin COW, Is
stripped of, d,d or seS d at the snalr ohd' 'ue9
Sr,.n on the loot aud Lg Of tho booless mIu, and
here all,ued to dry-a process which, IN that pure o.
mate, r,qaires but a teS days. Now, whether this
"a travellers story is trus or not, it may sasgessto some
one a cheap AID easy plan for manufacturing a pair Of
..., TO-. oA,sI.ra fat and half tho lOrr-r