The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 277
n to fall from his horse, and with the same result. The foot turns quickly round in falling, and hangs by the foot-piece of the stirrup. I mentioned these things to my talented friend, Mr. Henry W. Snyder, of Selinsgrove, son of the late Governor of Pennsylvania, and he quickly made me a pattern of… … For an adult, three of the upright or safety irons are sufficient, but as the stirrip may be used by very young persons with small feet, they ought to be very close, and five would be required. These safety bars may be an inch broad. In order to afford him foot-hold, the foot piece ought to be…
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