WALKING ON WATER BOOTS.
The latest of the numerous attempts to construct water-boots for walking on the water is credited to a German cabinetmaker. He has experimented oh Lake Ammer, in Bavaria, and has walked across the lake —about two miles —in two hours..: The propelling device a-a seines' of three paddles, mounted on hinges, and the side, of each boot. A sliding mechanism causes these paddles to give a forward motion, ..like that of skating, m the foot is moved, an upright stick on each shoe steadying the walker.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3946, 31 May 1913, Page 9
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90WALKING ON WATER BOOTS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3946, 31 May 1913, Page 9
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