366 PERSONAL APPEARANCE, SMOKING AND LIGHTS. 



men to drink, and when they have become drunkards or are 

 found drunk on one or two occasions they are dismissed for 

 a fault which, in many instances, is due to the owner. 



PERSONAL APPEARANCE. 



Self-respecting servants will keep themselves clean shaven 

 and neat in appearance, others should be required to make 

 themselves similarly presentable. Whenever a servant is 

 called upon he should not cause any delay by the necessity 

 of making an extensive toilet ; there are times when the 

 owner does not require his services in which such matters 

 may be attended to. After the grooming is finished the ser- 

 vants should put on their stable clothes or the breeches 

 and leggins and have a coat, collar and cravat ready to 

 slip on when the owner or his friends visit the stable or he, 

 the servant, is sent on some errand. For all rough work an 

 old suit of clothes should be worn, and all livery used only 

 when on duty. 



SMOKING. 



Smoking should not be allowed in the stall part of the 

 stable or in the hayloft. There is no especial objection to a 

 man having his pipe when working on the wash-stand or in 

 the cleaning or harness room, but he should understand that 

 this privilege is granted with the understanding that it will 

 not be carried beyond these limits. 



LIGHTS. 



In city stables where gas or electricity is the means em- 

 ployed for artificial illumination there is but little need of 

 especial caution ; in country stables where lamps are used, 

 their location should be carefully selected and such precau- 



