Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-26
Horseshoeing A Better Method than
Charters.

I4EItEsi EAts Jan - ANA-s
To tie Editor Of the Spy:-Ihe experience
of the world proved ages ago, that prophets
have no honor in their own country nor among
their own people. The fact is brought up afresh
TO nv mind by an article printed in the Spy of
Monday. from the Hartford Courant, earnestly
commenting the "Charlier method of horse
shoeing" IfCharlier is a Frenchman, and be-
lieve that he is he will probably have little sue
cess at home, but will have no trouble in getting
his invention before the American public and Sc
curing all the gratuitous advertising he wants.
The "Charer method" recommended by the
Courant in the cause of humanity to mans no.
blest servant, and the interest of economy, may
be thus described-a narrow web shoe, much
like racing-plate," is set into a shoulder or
groove carefully cut around the outer edge of
the hool, so that the bearing of the horse comes
upon the wall of the hOof; it also allows the frog
to he even with the bearing surface, and to
strike the ground at each step of the animal.
The instructions to those putting on this shoe
are-never to pare or trim the frog, and not to
cut away the sole or bars" of the foot THAT
shelly substance between the frog and the outer
walD All this is very good advice, but it is
not necessary to 90 TO France for it, The method
is substantially that first recommended to
the public by Mr.. Il. A. Goodenough, of New
York, in 1862, with the advantage in favor of
Goodenough, that he invented a practicable shoe
to accompany his instructions. In 1865 Mr..
Hathorne, since connected with the Worcester
horse railway, was in charge of forge opened
on Broadway, near 90th street, for the purpose
of introducing the Goodenough method of shoe
ing. | was riding that year a large, old thor
oughbred horse, that had become so crippled
from equal contraction OF all his hools, that /
had concluded to give him up as no longer ct
for the saddle. Mr.. Goodenough look him in
hand and shod him; as the horse had been the
victim of bad shoeing all his life. his recovery
was slow but sure, and he was better
horse in his twentieth year than he had
been at any time in ten years previous. After
this, all the horses had to do with, and all
could influence, were patients of Mr.. HathOrne.
Some of the worst cases OF "quarter crack,
''pumced feet" "bruised heels" and "corns,"
were cured under my observation. Not only
were the feet cured of disease, and improved in
every way, but sound horses shod by this meth
cd developed greater speed and better way of
going. Shortly after this, public recommend
alton, signed by Commodore Vanderbilt, George
Denison, Delmonico, David Crawford, DIR. Sayre
DR.. Bowling, myself and others, was issued, a
copy of which ! have now before me. The
next year left New York, and though have
not had the Goodenough shoe, | adhere to the
Goodenough method. For the comfort of the
Courant will state that several of the New
York horse railroads and omnibus lines follow
this method, and use the form of shoe patented
by Goodenoush. 1t is also used by many of
the intelligent owners of valuable horses.
Respectfully yours, JOHN Z. RUSSELL.