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PEACTICAL TAXIDERMY. 



PATENT HUNTING SHOE. 



In a rocky or damp country, heavy shoes or boots are 

 required, and in mountainous regions those studded with 

 iron nails. The Improved Patent Shoe for sportsmen's 



use is the best.* It holds the 

 foot firmly by the self-adjust- 

 ing straps over the instep and 

 around the ankle, which is a 

 very quick and convenient mode 

 of fastening. This shoe is made 

 of brown and black Bismarck 

 grain leather, and is water-tight 

 to the top. 



For rough work, wet travel- 

 ling, or when in the saddle, 

 laced boots of English grain 

 leather are decidedly the most serviceable and comfort- 

 able. The nails with which they are studded prevent 

 slipping, and the strap at the top and laces over the in- 

 step keep the leg of the boot from dropping. The lacing 

 also causes the boots to fit so snugly that the legs can 

 not settle into large folds and chafe the ankle, and the 

 heel does not slip and blister the skin. If by accident 

 one gets in water over the tops, these boots can be easily 

 loosened at the ankle and taken oif, while the ordinary 

 boot would be removed with great difficulty. 



Leggings of canvas are light, and will do good service, 

 particularly in wet grass, high weeds, and thick bushes. 

 While being serviceable in protecting the limbs, they 

 likewise give elasticity to the hunter's step, and do not 

 anuo}dngly catch on twigs, as do breeches. One can with 

 them noiselessly thread his way through the woods when 

 still hunting, and they are of excellent service when moc- 

 casins or shoe-packs are worn. 



* Any further infoi-mation desired concorniiig this slioc. or other sportsman's 

 accoutrements, guns, etc., alluded to iu this volume, can be obtained by writing 

 to the Publishers. 



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