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an equal pull on the horses' mouths. The coachman 

 sitting on the hammercloth of a state carriage, and 

 the driver of a London " bus," adopt the former arrange- 

 ment, most other drivers the last-named one ; and 

 it is quite plain that a material change of seat will- 

 also necessitate an alteration in the adjustment of the 

 reins. For further remarks on the bridling of horses , 

 see Part IV. of this book. 



