Patten (shoe) dung and human effluent (from chamber pots)– was usually thrown directly into the street (often with minimal advance warning). Making full foot contact with such an unpleasant surface was, understandably, highly undesirable. Thus, pattens tended to only make contact with the ground through two or three strips of wood and raised the wearer up considerably, sometimes by four inches (ten centimetres) or more in contrast to clogs which usually have a low, flat-bottomed sole integral to the shoe. A later pattern of patten which seems to date from the 17th century, and then became the most common, had a flat
Elegy for a Pig left, Malloy reflects that Porter will be forgotten before long, except by his closest family and friends, and that there will be no protests or marches to denounce his senseless death. Elegy for a Pig "Log 105: Elegy for a Pig" (a.k.a. simply "Elegy for a Pig") is the 8th episode of the 3rd season of the American television series "Adam-12", the 60th episode of the series overall. Originally aired on November 21, 1970, the episode focuses on the life of a recently killed police officer. The episode's format is a major departure from the series' usual format; instead of