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 who has found iron soleæ which exactly fitted the foot of an ox, and even one that covered only one claw (figs. 128, 129); but it is none the less certain that some of the soleæ could be applied to the feet of mules.'

Specimens of the third model are not apparently so numerous. In addition to the one represented as found at Dalheim, an example is given of a still more peculiar article of this class found at Abbaye Wood, Canton St Saens, France, in 1861; the Abbé Cochet designates it a 'hippo-sandal.' It is remarkable for the two stud-like processes fixed to its lower surface, and for the slight inclination towards the front of its united branches, one of which has been partially destroyed by oxidation (fig. 130). Another good specimen of the