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Show ready sale for them among owners of fine horseflesh. After Uetng saturated with oil or turpentine the paper id glued together in thin layers with a cement which does not become brittle when drying, dry-ing, being a mixture of Venetian turpentine, powdered chalk, linseed lin-seed oil and lacquer. The holes through which the nails are driven to fasten the shoes to the hoof are stamped through, the paper when moist Then the shoe is placed under n hydraulic press and subjected sub-jected to a strong pressure. When fitting the shoe to the hoof it can be filled or planned to fit as snugly aa rany be necessary. The shoes made of paper Are said to be stronger and better than those of iron, just as ear wheels of paper are superior to those of iron. Another advantage claimed is tfeat a horse wearing paper shoes is taot ltlfiply to dip when traveling on siippery roads. Chicago Herald, HORSESHOES OF PAPER, Paper horseshoes are now being used by oasno of the Chicago blacksmiths. The horscshoexs themselves are not responsible for tho innovation, but it is dbue to eoiao of tho owaoers of fine koree-rlesli, koree-rlesli, who supply tbo paper .-shoes to the farriers, who fasten them to the horses hoofs wiltSi nails in the usual manner. The horseshoes are made cf paper impregnated with oil or turpentine to .onafce them waterproof. The shoes are the invention of & German. They are now being made, however, by an .Eastern ikm, which is findings |