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then give him no Calkins, neither after the fafhion 

 of a Hare's Ear nor any other, but you muft fhoe 

 him with Panron-fhoes, with a narrow Spunge, and 

 very thick in the infide \ that is to fay, that it mult 

 Hope very much from the infide of the Shoe next 

 his Foot to the outer edge, and place the Spunge of 

 the Pantoa-fhoes upon the Heels, fo that the thick 

 edge of *he Spunge may enter within the corners of 

 the Frufh, to prefs them out when they grow ; cut 

 his Toe with the Paring-knife, according as you 

 shall find occafion for it ; and after he is fhoe'd, keep 

 his Feet in his Dung, being a little moiften'd with 

 Water* until he leave halting, for he will for a few 

 Days have pain in his Feet, until he be accuftomed 

 to wear thefe kind of Shoes, afterwards you may 

 work him, for in a fhort time he will be accuftomed 

 to them \ and after thrice ihoeing, the Heel, and 

 alfo the whole Foot, will have taken a good form 

 or fbape. 



The Horfe-Courfers to cover this Imperfection 

 of having low Heels, make the Spunges of the Shoes 

 great and thick, to fnpply the Want of the Heds, 

 which is indeed a very good Invention to fpoil the 

 Heels for good and all -j -for it is good for nothing 

 but this, that it maketh thofe who are ignorant buy 

 Inch Horfes, without taking notice of their having 

 low Heels \ and the Horfe-Courfers have no other; 

 defign by it but this, when they fhoe their Horfes 

 after that fafhion \ it doth, however, well enough 

 for fuch Horfes which have their Heels but a little 

 low, to beat down the ends of the Spunges with a 

 Hammer, to thicken and fqnare them beneath, for 

 it will raife their Heels, and make them go better 

 in the Streets while their Shoes are new, but that 

 will not give their Feet a good fhape : In a word, 

 low Heels with a very large Frufh, are thofe kind of 

 Feet which People cannot help by Ihoeing, and I 

 look upon them as the worft of all Feet, becaufe 



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