. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. 16 PRACTICAL 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 jgs ^ grain leather, and is water-tight sT ..t'&ljBf^Sfifi-:' to the top. QjW"** glzrH
. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. 16 PRACTICAL 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 jgs ^ grain leather, and is water-tight sT ..t'&ljBf^Sfifi-:' to the top. QjW"** glzrHir For rough work, wet travel- " — liner, or when in the saddle, PATENT HUNTING SHOE. , ° - , . ._, laced boots of English gram 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 off, 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 annoyingly 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 information desired concerning this shoe, or oilier sportsman's accoutrements, guns, etc., alluded to in this volume, can be obtained by writing to the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhan
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