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vehicle ; and in pair-horse harness also the strain of stop- 

 ping the carriage. At the upper ends are eyes for the re- 

 ception of the leather hame-strap, which holds the hames 

 tightly in place at the top after they have been adjusted. 

 When the hames are in place the eyes should come within 

 about three inches of each other. About two inches and a 

 half below these eyes are welded the hame-terrets or rings 

 through which the reins pass. The terrets may be either 

 upright or jointed so as to lie flat against the collar. About 

 fourteen inches below the hame-terrets the draughts which 

 carry the hame-tug are welded on. 



The shape of the draught at the point where it joins the 

 hames differs, and each shape is designated by a special 

 name such as finger (A, Fig. 68), scroll (B, Fig. 68), anchor 

 (C, Fig. 68), anchor ball and ring draught (D, Fig. 68), etc. 

 For single harness the bottom ends of the hames are turned 

 backward, forming hooks on which the hame-chain, which 

 holds the hames together at the bottom, is fastened. In pair- 

 horse harness the bottom ends of the hames are formed into 

 eyes to receive the kidney-link. The bottom ends of the 

 hames should come within about six inches of meeting. 



THE KIDNEY-LINK. 



KIDNEY-LINKS are of two 

 forms, the open and the jointed. 

 The former is that commonly 

 employed and is made of one 

 solid piece of steel, the ends of 

 which do not meet; the lat- FIG - 69. 



ter is made very much the same, but at one end there is 

 hinged a short section which when closed down fits into a 



