A SHOE ENABLING OPENING QUARTERS AS DESIRED. 155 



(No. 25.) 



A view of a shoe when fitted 

 to nail on. It does not give 

 the exact idea of the size 

 and shape of the flanges aa 

 they should be. 



as intended to be nailed, and with a pencil make a mark on 



the outside, directly over the inside of the bar, at the point 



of the heel on each side. This 



done, accurately drill or punch two 



holes about three- sixteenths of an 



inch in diameter through the heels 



where the marks were made ; and 



if you can, the holes should be on 



the bevel of the bar at this point, 



extending up and back at the point 



of the heel. By the way, particular 



care should be taken not to cut any 



thing from the side of the bars or 



inside wall of the heels. Fit two 



little pieces of good iron or steel, 



about three-fourths to seven-eighths 



of an inch long, by three- sixteenths 



thick, and about five- eighths of an 



inch wide. Cut down the end until 



it will fit the hole in the shoe, and, 



fitted properly, rivet it in thorough- 

 ly. You have now two clips at the 



inside exactly where you want 

 them, and in general shape, with 

 a little filing when the shoe is laid 

 on, to come inside each heel, and 

 extend well up to the top of the 

 arch connecting the frog with the 

 heel. Fit these carefully until 

 they will rest perfectly up against 

 the point of the heel, so as to 

 give an easy and perfect pressure 

 with the full breadth and length 

 of the iron against the horn ; but 

 the end must not touch the soft 

 part above. Weaken the shoe on 

 each side at the turn of the foot, 

 until, with sufficient pressure, it 

 will bend there and at no other 

 place. This is done by filing a 



notch in each side, as shown in cut. Put on in place, and 



nail down firmly. (See cuts of shoes and fitting.) 



(No. 26.) 



A badly contracted foot, with % a 

 shoe fitted ready to be spread. 



