| Show iliin horse shoeing it is allowed onell sides and by every that alio common diseases ol 01 alio llio hoot aai alio result of shoeing ami yet it is equally certain that but very few horses in our manner of using them can work continuously without shoes abo object of a rational treat must therefore ba to tha bliem in lucli a manner n not to interfere with nature more 13 necessary when iron is nailed upon lirong organism is in interference with alio processes of nature anil alio llio employ eil should be careful and thoughtful alic whole english speaking woisil bears witness to alio abuses of horse shoeing unintentional for iho roost part but alio llio result of ignorance and iho practice of tradition and routine there arc of horses iu athia country that aro continually shod the cost must be it least ten dollars each making 1 lax on borso owners at per anguin if this is also an injury to tho of horses as somo contend it is time it was abolished or a better method discovered sonic with especially strong feet can a largo number can bo used part of the lime bare feet others with weak hoofs always bo shod it is no valid argument to point out the mol civilized nations of ancient itimus in southern europe did not shoo their horses tho fact that they alid not is attributable reasons than the fear of injuring the feet most of alio laborious work eliat wo now put upon horses was then performed by nasca and mulch while hordes were only used for war and light work the light soft soil of thoo countries loo had much to do with the fact that shoes v ere not used when the barbarians ba rians however swept down from iho north and overran alio southern countries they brought with eliom among oilier customs that of protecting tho hoofs of their horses by nieces of iron tho necessity of doing this airoso with them from of their frozen grounds and the length of tho winter they found that iho front portion of tho hoof wat the part liable to wear down and accordingly a method was nailing tho iron shoe on in lucli n way as to protect it we at tho present timo aro likewise obliged to shoo our horses and by so doing wo jincie aso their utility 1 this acin so alio ai oacie arise liow can we do this iu tho feet I 1 may remark right with perfect truth that tho american barriers farri ers or dorsc arc the possible exception of tho french alio best in the world prof wood in a lecture delivered in this city n short lime apo described very vividly tho abuses existing as ho claimed amon Amo far biers now as n matter of fact the abuses mentioned by him exist almost wholly in 1 hiland ind not in this country iio pointed ont that one evil was that the back parts of the horses shoe raised in such a way as to depress the too unnaturally aim crimp the foot just as a comans womans foot is cramped and injured by iho of high hoelck shoos evil is one that exists in england but fortunately is not found in tins country another practice common in en is that of lilting the shoes upon hersca while red hot and burning them as it acro with tho hoof tim great avila of such a practice can only bo appreciated through a correct un of tho anatomy of tho loot T front a lecture by john E in boston among iho biair tonics ased liy tha romans ans n solution of snails an auburn hue was produced by a millura of lotus stems with privet leaves and tho bucu jucu of fullers herb ulick dyo was mada of cypress cones boiled iu vinegar and alsy of a ory a rom egypt |
