RULES FOR PURCHASING. 895 



Green^ in the carnage, demands warm tints in the dress, 

 and is then harmonious with all complexions. 



Drah agrees well with all colors in the dress, and with 

 all complexions. 



We would sum up, then, the following 



RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN PURCHASING VEHICLES. 



First. Choose for your carriage-maker one who has a 

 character for fair dealing and good work. 



Second. Never purchase a vehicle made for two horses 

 with the hope that it will "do" for one horse. Your 

 mistake will be apparent when jou find your horse failing 

 from over-work. 



Third. Always insist upon "case-hardened," or steel 

 converted axles. If you have any doubts of their quality, 

 try a file on them. K " hard " it will make no impression. 



Fourth. Insist upon "tempered" springs, made from 

 English steel. Test your springs by loading the carriage 

 before you buy it, and ascertain what weight they will 

 carry when in use on the road. 



Fifth. Examine all iron plates, clips and bolts. If the 

 iron- work is not fitted to the wood with exactness, don't 

 buy the carriage : a poor workman has been spoiling good 

 material. 



Sixth. See that the "jacks" or irons connecting the 

 pole or shafts with the axles, are well fitted and sufficiently 

 heav}^ If badly fitted they will rattle ; if not strong, 

 they will endanger your life, if you use the carriage. 



Seventh. See that the axles are "set" with exactness. 

 Ko carriage will be durable, or run with ease, if the axles 

 are not "set" with mathematical precision. 



Eighth. Never select a carriage because it is elaborately 

 finished with silver plate, — it soon looks shabby, and re- 



