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The shoe, having been properly "fitted" and "back-holed," 

 will require to be " filed up," that is, all the sharp edges 

 and irregularities of surface removed by the file, particularly 

 any burrs, which may present themselves about the nail 

 holes. Finishing off" the heels is an important part of filing 

 up the shoe, and calls for special notice in this place. 



It has been shewn in the body of the book, why the 

 heels of the shoe shoidd be brouo-ht in as close to the froo-, 



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as possible ; but as it Is the ground surface only, which 



affords the protection, so essential to this part of the foot, 



the remainder of the heel of the shoe, that is, its thickness, 



being not only useless bvit positively in the way of the 



descent of the frog, should be beveled off by the file In a 



direction xipwards and outwards, as shown 



In Fig. 6, which represents the foot surface 



of the heel of a shoe : a. the seatuig, 



h. the flat surface, for the crust and heel 



of the foot to bear upon : and c. the 



heel beveled oft', as recommended. 



An almost unlvei'sal prejudice prevails In favour of finishing 



off the heels of a shoe as square and angular, as a sharp 



file, firm hand 



and correct eye 



can make them, 



as shown in Fig. 



7 ; but this I 



hold to be a 



very reprehensible practice, Inasmuch as edges and angles 



can do no good, and .may prove a fertile source of evil, 

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