BROWN LEATHER AND SADDLES. 



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especially on the flaps, which should first be dampened with 

 water. If the saddle has a leather panel the latter may be 

 softened by rubbing a little cod-liver oil well into the grain 

 of the leather. The unsightly new look of all brown leather 

 may be lessened by sponging it over two or three times with 



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a weak solution of soda, exposing the leather to the sun and 

 dressing it down several times with saddle soap before it is 

 used. Saddle-cloths and brown girths should be carefully 

 dried, brushed, and the leather parts kept soft with saddle 

 soap. White girths must be similarly treated and pipe clay 



