36 FAftM APPLIANCES. 



cross-boards of three-quarter-inch spruce, form the dash- 

 board, which is well braced. The back and seat are 

 similarly attached* It is important that the seat should 



be so placed that the driver may at will throw his full 

 weight forward, to bring the bearing of the shafts upon 

 the saddle, or backward, to lift up on the girth or belly- 



