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 CouldTalk 
 
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Showing 
 Why 
 
 Our 
 
 Grooming 
 
 Machines 
 
 Save You 
 Money 
 
IF A HORSE 
 COULD TALK 
 
 with what enthusiasm he would 
 tell how much better he feels 
 after a good grooming .... But 
 being just what he is, he says it 
 in his equine way, 
 
 As Plainly 
 
 as he can .... mostly by gestures 
 But that isn't all; he continues to 
 feel better right along. — He is 
 better. 
 
 the friction increases the blood 
 supply in the skin surface and 
 
 Stimulates 
 
 the action of the sweat glandg 
 — makes them throw off waste 
 matter that would otherwise cither 
 overwork the kidneys or clog 
 them up. 
 
Now its 
 
 An All Fired Job 
 
 to properly groom a horse the 
 old fashioned way — in fact it 
 takes about — well, you know. 
 
 But with our improved Groom- 
 
 1. Morse in position on the left side of the machine, tail tied up. 
 
ing Machine (and one man) it 
 takes 
 
 About Five Minutes . . . 
 
 Less than that — and its done 
 very much better. Yes, the 
 
 2. Maneithrown over, left hand keeping it in place, brush following 
 left hand, grooming right side of neck. 
 
horse looks better — his coat fairly 
 shines. 
 
 We have seen 30 and 40 horses 
 beautifully groomed in an hour 
 by two men and our double 
 (power) machine. 
 
 Our revolving brush (1200 
 
 3. Groominti right side, back and inside right front leg. 
 
revolutions a minute) gives a 
 pleasing and refreshing sensation. 
 The horse likes it, (no curry comb 
 is needed.) 
 
 The revolving brush doesn't 
 drive the dirt through the hair 
 — it just whirls it out. 
 
 4- Grooming right side of body, start stroke at shoulder and end at hind foot 
 
The Horse, 
 
 we repeat, not only feels better 
 he is better; does more work; 
 lives longer; is worth more. 
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 5. Cleaning right flank. 
 
hundreds as good that we will 
 be glad to show you. 
 
 Grooming machines save 
 labor expense, increase the value, 
 and the working power of your 
 horse — and (larger stables notice 
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 6. Grooming outside back and right hind leg. 
 
per cent. 
 
 Just Think 
 
 what all this means. 
 
 Suppose you have 60 horses 
 and suppose you only save, two 
 men, that means $70 or $80 a 
 
 7. Grooming right rump 
 
month .... nearly $1000, a year— 
 and this saving is equal to — 5 
 per cent on an investment of 
 $20,000 — but our machine only 
 
 8. Grooming left side of neck, right hand following mane and brusn 
 following hand. 
 
costs you $125.00 and, mind you, 
 this doesn't include the still 
 greater saving in the increased 
 value of your horse. 
 
 9. Grooming^left side of body, note position of shaft in left hand. 
 
Can You Afford 
 
 to be without it? Those who 
 
 have tried them don't think so. 
 
 Its a paying investment if it 
 
 
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 10. Grooming right front leg, front of necV and breast and 
 entire left front leg 
 
cost you three times as much 
 and thousands who have tried it 
 will gladly say so. 
 
 We shall be glad to tell you 
 more about them. 
 
 II. Groom belly; then finish same as other side 
 
With This 
 
 Improved Double 
 Grooming Machine 
 
 two men can clean from 30 to 
 40 horses in an hour and do it 
 properly. 
 
 12. Improved Double Grooming Machine. 
 
Two minutes for each horse! 
 That's why a local express com- 
 pany says it has saved them $2500 
 a year in their pay roll 
 
 to say nothing of the increased 
 value and working power of their 
 horses. 
 
 The machine is built to last 
 a lifetime — the brushes about 6 
 months. 
 
 Price Improved double machine 
 and countershaft $125 
 
 Single Improved machine and 
 countershaft $75 
 
 Combination balance arm 
 machine $50 
 
 Chicago Flexible Shaft Co, 
 
 Cor. La Salle and Ontario Sfj. 
 Chicago I/. S. A., 
 
HALLIDAY HAY COMPANY 
 Dealers in HAY 
 
 Delaware, Ohio., January 15th, 1903 
 
 Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. 
 Chicago, 111. 
 
 Gentlemen:— 
 
 .... I find that grooming darkens and enriches the 
 eolor and gives an appearance impossible to get by hand. 
 My work horses shine like race horses and are fresh and 
 lively. Horses that had bad puffy legs are now clean and 
 sound; Its all in the grooming. They work better and on 
 25 per cent less feed. 
 
 More work can be accomplished in twenty minutes than 
 any groom can do in six hours.— for the first cleaning. 
 
 Your machine has been more valuable to me five times 
 over, than in warm weather, as I have been able to put my 
 horses in shape much earlier, lay their rough coats and 
 realize on them quickly. 
 
 Two men with double machine groom 35 horses in an 
 hour —sometimes more. 
 
 Yours truly 
 
 F. J. Halliday. 
 
 A. F. EARL 
 
 Livery and Undertaking 
 
 Cor. Washington and Michigan Sts. 
 
 Michigan City, Ind. Febuary 17tb, 1903 
 
 Flexible Shaft Co. 
 Gentlemen:— 
 
 In reply to yours, I will say the groomer Is invaluable 
 tome. I use it for sixty horses daily. They look far better 
 than by hand, and it is done in one quarter of the time. It 
 works perfectly and keeps in good order. I think it saves 
 me two men, and in addition it is worth more than cost io 
 clipping. I am greatly pleased with it— it is all right. 
 Very truly, 
 
 A. F. Earl