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Cleaning Rusty Bits, Stirrups, etc. 



Burnished steel bits, stirrups, spurs, etc., 

 when exposed to the action of the air, 

 especially If the stable be at all damp, are 

 very liable to become rusty. 



In many establishments there is a glass 

 fronted cupboard provided for keeping 

 these articles in. Under these circum- 

 stances there can be no excuse for 

 allowing bits, etc., to rust. When pur- 

 chasing any of these articles, we should 

 recommend the groom or coachman to 

 obtain nickle-plated ones, which are much 

 less trouble to keep In A. i. order. When 

 rusty soak in paraffin oil for a few hours, 

 and then scour well with coarse sand, 

 subsequently with fine sand, followed by a 

 good smart rubbing with a burnisher. 



Vaseline and fine sand are excellent 



