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wetting tlie • leather too much, and, when perfectly dry, polish it 

 with a moderately hard brush, using beeswax as a cosmetic. The 

 beeswax is applied by brushing it well, and the particles adhering to 

 the points of the brush impart, by due friction, a fine polish to the 

 leather. After a few applications, an artificial coat is given to the 

 surface, which, except in wet weather, or after much hardship, dis- 

 penses with the necessity for the constant use of soap and water, a 

 few touches of the brush and beeswax removing the effects of a 

 summer-day's ride. Should the leather be sticky, blame not the 

 beeswax, but rather the too copious use of it. 



No. 3. — Apply the albumen or white of an egg to the saddle 

 and give it plenty of elbow-grease with the aid of a piece of flannel. 

 The same application to a new saddle, two or three times repeated, 

 will produce that rich dark-brown so much desired. 



No. 4. — Dissolve in a pint of soft water 2oz. of carbonate of 

 potass (salts of tartar) and apply the solution with a clean sponge. 



No. 5. — Try spirit of lavender, applied with a sponge. As the 

 spirit, as sold, often varies in strength, it will be as well to try it 

 first, and dilute with water until it communicates the required tint. 



No. 6. — Sponge the leather with the coarsest linseed-oil until it 

 is well saturated, taking care to apply it equally to all parts, so as 

 to keep the whole of the same hue. Expose in the open air during 

 the day, and place under cover, in a thorough draught, at night. 

 When it is quite diy (which should be in three or four days), clean 

 with soft soap in the usual way. The reins of a double bridle, a 

 121b. saddle, and the stirrup-leathers, ought to absorb about 2oz. 

 of oil. 



No. 7. — First wash the saddle with warm milk ; let it dry ; then 

 rub on very thin, with a piece of linen rag, two parts goose or turkey 

 fat to one part beeswax (which must be well boiled together), then 

 polish with wash-leather, which will require two pieces, a first and 

 second. 



No. 8. — Make a solution of oxalic acid (not too strong), and pass 

 it lightly with a sponge over the saddle, and it will readily turn to 

 a brown colour ; and if the first application does not make it dark 

 enough, repeat it ad libitum till the desired colour is obtained. 

 Afterwards wash the saddle with soft soap and warm water, and 

 finish off with milk 



No. 9. — First air the saddle, then wash it two or three times with 

 warm milk, and rub with wash-leather till dry. Then rub in 

 Newton's saddle paste, and rub again with wash-leather till a 

 polish is obtained. 



