Show mah Rah lan li L 1 veir s Novel ove Contraption for Horses orse's Hoofs oos With His Device He Declares Old Dobbin Can Cah Keep His v Feet on Ice Covered or Smooth Pavements Pavements' Despite the fact that the days of the horse as a factor in the commercial world are rapidly passIng passing passing pass- pass Ing efforts are being made by the American Humane association with headquarters at Albany N N. Y Y to obtain a satisfactory or device which will prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent horses from slipping on hard or Ice-covered Ice roads and pavements pave pave- ments Among interested in the search is J. J T. T Fenton l I I South Ninth West Vest street A novel device combining the principle of the calk recognized as tho the gripping device in horseshoes for man many years and a rubber pad both of which may be fastened on the standard shoe has been worked out by Mr 1 Fenton The idea does not demand an nn entirely new fabrication in the way of a horseshoe and involves chiefly the following Five calks are screwed into the shoe three in the front and one on each rear terminal A heavy rubber pad flush with the outer rim of oC the shoe and extending extending- an aninch aninch aninch inch beyond the metal on the Inside in inside inside In- In side containing holes that correspond correspond correspond corre corre- spond with those in the shoe where the calks are inserted When the shoe is on the hoof with the horses horse's foot raised from the ground relieving the weight the rubber pad covers the end of the calks In the act of oC walking walking walk walk- ing the calks will come in contact with the ground or pavement as the resilient pad gives under the weight of the animal The chief value of the device lies in the fact that it will not in injure injure injure in- in jure the horse if it falls down which is the prohibitive feature of the present use USi of calks in horse horse- shoes In case the horse does fall the rubber immediately expands when the weight from above it Is released and the calk is covered and rendered to other parts of the body The calks it is claimed have the same pulling power as in present horseshoes In fair weather they ma may mag be re removed removed removed re- re moved by the teamster by the simple simple simple sim sim- act of unscrewing |