The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-23

Ing and studying Uncle Sans various
arrangements
a collection OF shoes IS very inter
esting, because 4 shows how mankind
lives IL different countries and how IL
has lived II times past Ore Is sup
pTised 70 fnt how many people use no
shoes at al. simply because the eli
mate gives no reason for il PoIyre-
sia- Australia and Malaysia and Asrlca
sout- CT the Sahara are barefoot eoun-
tries And IN Africa there IS IN i'm
nense amount Of going about 10 trade;
naazy Hundreds OF natives tramp to
trading stations and 70 the coast. but
never cover their feet Tie tribes do
net always live IN peace. and they
make use Of a cruel wezpoa called the
foothpath splinter Small sulfats are
shaTDened and fastened 70 the tran.
generally disabling whoever steps on
them
The sole Of the 5aref00ted man gets
very czllcuz- In the museum are ser
erzl sandals ornane1ted With brass-
headed nails On the upper surface and
the tough feet OF the former owner
have actually worn furrows in the
wood between the nails. The feet OF
Chinese children Of the lower classes
are hardened zrtiaciaUy By soaring
with hot iron This sounds very c-ueI-
but the iron IS lot made very hot and
does not hurt
Tie uoecssiE OF or American In
dian is the most primitive OF trus
shoes With the lezEin fastened 70
the noccasin. re have the earliest
boot And I an sure It VII surprise
you As Il did ne to know that the
most highly developed OF all shoes are
those worn By the Eskimo women
they combine shoes. leggias and
5rseches AL IN one pisce
The people OF the region where the
AMIR river flows Use boots OF the skin
OF q peculiar fish. It IS as waterproof
IS rubber On the high plztaaus Of
South America the Indians make a
shoe By killing = llama cutting ont a
piece Of the hide and tying It on their
foot until It dries II the shape Of thu
foot Muzuies from there have been
found, centuries old. with sueh boots
On their feet.
The Eskimo puts into his b0ots
I pad Of straw When he gets hons
from . seal hunt he instantly falls
asleep. his Wits removes his boots.dries
the straw and provides him with ths
much needed food By literally poking
long strings Of blubber down his
throat
I Snow shoes are almost more than
/ shoes. for they show the most rapid
mode OF travel over land known to
man before the age OF steam One
could 90 hundreds Of niles in 4 few
days Mud shoes on the same p-fa-
ciple are used in several parts Of the
world The skate IS another kind OF
shoe. In Ireland they are made CT the
sharp bone OF the fore leg OF a horse
The Chinese add sharp headed nails
TO their boots Tor ice creepsrs. and IN
Siberia they are made OF EzlTus ivory
Wooden shoes are stiu used gen
I orally By European peasants In Eng
land they use a wooden sole with
leather upper nailed On. Il IS odd TO
know that large qualities OF such
shoes. veEitabIe ssbots. are made in
/ Minnesota. and exported 10 Europe A
friend travelling in Holland wrote ne
it was : funny sight TO see a long row
/ OF the family wooden shoes well
secured and white. hung on a picket
/ fence TO dry for Sunday-su alike ex-
cept IN size When they aFord very
nice pair Ct wooden shoes the are
painted light blue inside. If they need
a patch. q bit OF iron with strong
short nail is driven in the sole. and
il is done The little children after
learning to walk. must learn again
after being put into their wood elunpy
shoes.
The mast curious pair in al the col
lection is made from human skin
an sure no one would want 70 put
them on-but they are quite hand
some