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K. LEJ1Z, VIET)Interesting light is thrown on the ^ origin of horseshoes in another portion of the same account: Some of those ancient roads suggest at once the thought of how horses* hoofs were treato»l in those days for passage over I such great blocks of smooth stone. It would appear that they were not shod. In endeavoring to solve the question to when horseshoes were first used ; I made inquiries at the Quirinnl mu-scum in Home last autumn and found I that this was apparently in Marcus I Aurelius’ reign (161 A. I) ) And the proof lies in his own equestrian statue in that museum, where his horse’s uplifted foot shows the shoe with six nails, whereas previous sculpture only gives the uncovered hoof.It is little the Turk knows of germs. Col. M-;\sy writes again: On aU theroad followed abundance of water la as a rule available. It is one of the delights of the wild lire associated with travel in roost i arts of Turkey in Asia | tlint inviting streams and springs fol-! !ov or cross one's path Incessantly; in- j de -d wat- v absorbs the place in con- \ versa* i in in ‘that country which health •lues iti this The Turk is eulto a judge of water as far us ‘lightness* and *1 n :n ss' .,ro concerned—that !s, digestibility cr otherwise—although he • but lit :« what microbes or fever r* *r,ns it niay co: ’ in. Asa rule, the ( wot' r i:- pure, and excellent almost everywhere.
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Turner County Herald
Hurley, South Dakota, US
Thu, Nov 23, 1905
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