Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-01

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FArEl AfGGG Ulftas
Hurssshoes were moi known 10
the HncieuIs, ann there L much
Doubt a. 10 EhR1 nation and are
frsr used them. An authority Oh
tine subject sEvs: ''Ths first KIND Of
snOe known was nU1 & since II al.
II YVES & species Of sock, often made
with woven o. plEIrsd hsmp. Cam
els II ancient warfare were TINS
shOd. En6 so we're mules and horses
when IheIT ho0IS were huTI In
time Of heGvv SNOW these SOCKS we're
necessary 10 prevent the horses
from sinking I'D 10 their CI--hE ID
Inc SNOW. according 10 an ole
writer. Similar socks ere use1 by
the Russians II kEmchaIkB for
Ihel- slsdge dogs, and TINS KIND Il
provided with fC1le holes for the
claws. Horse soles were also mace
Of woven broom. reeds and Bas1
strapped Oh. such Es are still Used
IL Japan. where they are made by
the children. VINO war about the
ROADS Offering them fgT sale a. Z LOW
figure. the neE sIep mace by the
ul6 Romans and Greeks seems 70
have been the manufacture Of
leather suies and shoes. Bun the
great drawback 70 all these hooi
protectors WIS the Calling Of the
STRAPS. RnG 1hev we're really univ
Of substantial use IL the case Of
baggage animals OF when the road
was rough and dangerous. DELAYS
we're often occaziUned 10y the Shoes
sucking II the mud and letting Inc
horse 20 OF II front
SO the OLD mule doctors hBd 10
devise means Of hardening horses
hoofs. One advised -s10ue slabs
fastened with IRON clamps 70 the
ground which formed the stable,
another recommended oak flooring.
while vet another prescribed the
smea-Inr OF the BOTTOM OF the feet
Of draft animals with pitch The
exact da1e when metal SHOES were
flrs1 brought ON Is not known, nm
II Is sai6 that Nero mad the mules
attached To 1000 carriages Eno6
with silver sandals. while PBpDaeRE
mules were gold shoe. These may
be the hiVpDsandRls winch have
been iound wherever the Romans
seJtle6-Ir Germany, France md
England. The form Of the HI 10
sandal varies. The eummUnesTk Ds
Il HI oval plate Of metal drawn on
backward Oh b0In SIDES and II come
cases fitted with & curved NOOK.
Tnsrf HFf wIngs II the SIDES, ann II
front rhsv are furnished with ewes
and rings. Another KIND Is dis
Ilnguished BY the bending upward
Of the sides IL from and bahind,
suggesting 10 the eve the form Of al
ancient galley. They were fixed To
the houfs by straps passed through
CLIPS and rings.
French Observation-Disclosures think
thEt the Celrs were the first 10 USE
nailed Oh shoes before the Christian
ere Hnd IhH1 they popularize6 then
USE throughout GauL Germany and
England. Many SHOES nave been
found IL graves, the tavo-i1e horses
having been slam and buried with
their masters ID accordance with
primitive beliefs as 10 the hereafter.
Between the French t0wns OF Ian
gres and Orion, near the spot where
+ Caesar. eneamps6 ms army At the
siege Of AlesiB LB. Z. ~, small
! fullersG shoes ilHve been found 81
+ dsrTh Of Two OF three Test IN the
ground. Some hRvs nails u the
shape Of 3 Roman T and are pre-
4 vidsd with eiinchss. Others ascribed
bv gRoluEisrB 10 the sixth century
have been found II the Bsrnese
JurE. Al these mao sIx large, round
nail holes, and opposite 10 each hOls
the border OF the shoe If scallupsd.
Some shoes mad heels and some had
lot. But the heels were hardly Of
Euy Eize and, moreover, lacked
strength. "-CnicRgo News.