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Show Due to Wooden Shoes. The Use of wooden shoes may explain ex-plain why tho exportation of boots, shoes and solo leather from tho United Unit-ed States to France Is comparatively small. Theru Is, however. In addition to tho peasant class using only wooden wood-en shoes, another smaller rural class wearing cheap leather shoes. Tho wooden shoes aro made from walnut and birch, tho latter being tho cheap ones and retailing nt 20 to 30 cents a pair. Entirely woodgn shoos are carved out of a solid pleco of wood. When tho solo only Is used tho split leather uppers aro fastened on with nails. |