Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01
Horse Shoelng.

Who shoes horses By the ..Charller meth.
Cd" don't know. nor who prepared thl.
admirable abstract Of his plan. with hints
acc Jrding to the exact nature Of the case
without = waste or nonsenslcal word
would gladly give workman on Charters
plan little sratuitous advertising. OF
course the plan j. new and will make the
heads Of half our horse shoers ache 10 think
Of because il Is new. ain afraid it Is more
adapted 10 the needs OF the farmer and
countryman than TO city hack. truck and
railway horses. For the sufferings OF those
miserables there seems little chance OF al
deviation. They are put into business like
wagons TO wear out. Their owners know
what they cost and make out their bills o.
expense accordingly. Yet farmers may
see that young horse is not spoiled by
heavy shooting according to city methods
before he goes to town.
TO this end the lower edge OF the su-
perficial crust COR wall) only is cut away
the pOriioned thus removed being replaced
bya metallic rim, necessarily more resisting
than the natural wall of the foot, but pre-
cisely the same In form and thickness a.
the substance removed. The metal edging
or shoe lies embedded in u groove, made
By Charters drawing knife. an instrument
constructed for the purpose by the inventor,
something resembling the ordinary mould
ing plane. and which any shoe smith can
use. The shoe thus let, As 1t were. into
the foot becomes 4 continuation OF the nat
ural boot 10 the tip OF the toe, but not ex-
tending beyond II and in a normal shaped
foot al once or in weakly foot amer about
three months duration Of this plan Of shoe
ing, and consequently free growth Of horn )
lies level with the sole and frog. both OF
- ~. sl..- .fss I'd
rect contact with the ground. The fog is
never paced. and. bein. left entire, soon
becomes thick and flexible, and assists TO
support the body, forming. with its spongy
upper cushion, 3 medium OF elasticity 10
weaken the shocks upon the t.ndons and
the joints. Its structure, too, soon resem-
bles India rubber and II thus constitutes
IN the hinder part OF the foot a natural
elastic wedge, which expands, and keeps
y i.'e open the heel. The frog also. when
wei! developed. fulfls another Office besides
strengthening the bearing upon the ground,
for ii prevents the horse from slipping, act
ing like the pad under the foot OF the camel
dog or cat. This last function is OF very
great advantage, by securing the safety OF
the rider, and is all important In the paved
streets or towns, when turning sharply
round corner, or in travelling over Ice
W TN Nnafllcfs snoe the Sole OF the 1901 Is
never touched, and the horn being permit
ted TO remain in its normal state, grows
freely, and is always healthy and strong,
tor from bearing upon the ground 1t be-
comes hard and thick, and able TO resist
contact with the sharpest stones. Thus is
obtained that real cover for the foot SO de
sirable-a good sound sole. All artificial
means to prevent the contact Of the sole
with the ground have turned out to be in
furious, causing wasting, softeninE and
disease more or less OF the sensitive por-
tions of the foot. The frog and the sole
moreover, appear to be more sbundautly
secreted the more they are exposed TO at
triton. and like the skin OF the hand Of the
blacksmith, or the foot Of the beggar boy
who has never worn q shoe, get TO be In
credibly resisting. and capable OF being ex :
posed 70 very hard. rough usage"