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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8726, 17 November 1891, Page 6

In Japan, straw seems to be put to good uses. For instance, most of the working horses are shod with straw, and even drivers of horses wear straw shoes. In both cases the shoes are tied round the ankles with straw rope, and are made of ordinary rice straw, braided so that they form a sole for the foot about £in thick. These soles cost about a halfpenny per pair, and when they are worn out they are thrown away. Every cart has a stock of fresh new shoes tied to the horse or the front of the cart, and in Japan it was formerly the custom to measure distance by the number of horse-shoes it took to make the distance. So many shoes made a day's journey, and the average shoe lasted for about eight miles. Some are good, others are better, but the best of all are Arthur Nathan's Reliable Teas, at 2s and 2s 6d per lb. Money can't buy better. 61 One trial will prove the superiority of the Sterling £ and the J A brands of Fresh Butter. The best money will London Dairy Company, Victoria-street and Mount Eden Road.