84 Centaur ; 



The following brief rules respecting the conveyance 

 should be particularly noted. 



Vehicles should be kept in a dry, well ventilated coach- 

 house, and, not in total darkness, or the colour will be 

 destroyed, and the coach-house must not communicate with 

 the stables or manure dejDOsit. Ammonia fumes cracks the 

 varni.sh, and fades the painting and linings of the carriage. 

 A thin cover should be kept over it, which cover must not 

 be damp. 



Newly painted carriages should have a few weeks to set 

 before using. 



A vehicle should never be put away dirty, or with the 

 slightest speck of mud upon it, or a stain is sure to remain. 



Do not wash your carriage in the sun. 



Levers or jacks should be covered with leather where they 

 come into contact with the vehicle. 



Use plenty of water, and be careful to keep it from 

 splashing the linings. 



Best tools, such as sponges, chamois leathers, &c., should 

 be used ; and all of a good size, and free from cuts and 

 grit. 



Never leave a carriage to dry of itself, or stains mil 

 show. 



Be careful in using the spoke brush, particularly if a new 

 one ; the best quality are the cheapest, and are not so likely 

 to scratch. 



Carriage heads and aprons should be washed with soap 

 and water, and then rubbed lightly off with linseed oil. 



Turpentine and camphor will prevent and destroy moth 

 in woollen linings; placing the mixture in a small dish at the 

 bottom of the closed carriage is a certain cure. 



The bearings of the fore-carriage should be greased to 

 turn freely, and thus prevent locking and ultimate over- 

 turning. 



