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ing harness; a burnisher; a brush to clean the bit; an oil pan and a 

 brush; a dung basket; pails and forks. All these articles, that they 

 may survive the usual treatment of such things, should be supplied by 

 some reputable tradesman. 



BOMB or THS ARTICLES BEQinSITE FOR THE GROOM'S USli 



The above goods, being designed to endure hard wear, should each 

 be of the best possible quality. More order than is commonly observed 

 ought to be maintained in the arrangement of the stable, A place 

 should be allotted for every article when not in use. That this may be 

 accompHshed, stables should be built with better accommodations for 

 storing than it is customary to provide in such erections. Bottles, jars, 

 and implements are now thrust into any ready corner ; the interiors of 

 these places consequently present a littered appearance; but such an 

 aspect is unavoidable, when there exists no receptacle where such arti- 

 cles might be placed until again required. There is now no help for the 

 nuisance : forks, brooms, pails, and boxes must incumber the gangway, 

 since the architect never provides a situation where such properties 

 might be more safely lodged. 



Another essential should be attended to by every gentleman who 

 values the condition of his horse, the comfort of his stable, or the pres- 

 ervation of those accessories with which the last-named place must be 

 stocked — this is, the temper of the servant. Some people favor a 

 strange prejudice, which asserts irritability and industry are frequently 

 associated. Anger, however, does not open the heart to sympathy, 

 and its habitual display assuredly unfits its victim for the exercise of 

 authority. 



Evil passion will render a servant disobliging, and cause him to be- 

 come an expensive retainer. The manner in which the failing will act 



