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in it is lettered " stable rubber." A liberal number of these 

 should be provided as they become readily soiled so that a 

 double set is required in order to have clean ones always on 

 hand. Six for a single horse or a dozen for three horses 

 is sufficient. They cost fifty cents apiece. Rubbers are 

 made of other materials such as Turkish stuff, etc., but those 

 of linen crash above described are all that is required under 

 ordinary conditions. (See Fig. 182.) 



FIG. 182. 



CHAMOIS. 



Chamois are judged according to their texture, thickness 

 and size, the most common defect is in the variation in thick- 

 ness which results in a chamois going to pieces by the giv- 

 ing way of the thinnest parts. The degree of evenness in text- 

 ure may be seen by holding the chamois up to the light, 

 when if there are any thin parts they will show by appearing 

 lighter in color than the thicker ones. 



