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off the wheels. Now, if the shank of the brake was 

 made shorter, throwing the bearing of the block on the 

 upi^er turn of the wheels, as in fig. 2, the extra weight 

 of the coach when loaded would certainly assist the 

 brake to hold firmer. 



I have before remarked a man ought to know some- 

 thing about driving a team before he can be considered 

 an expert in judging what kind of horses to buy to make 

 up one. But it does not necessarily follow that a coach 

 builder should be a coachman before he untertakes to 

 build a coach, still I tliink it would be advisable and 

 in the end give more satisfaction to those who purchase 

 if they obtain tlie advice of some one who Is known to 

 have a really i^ractical knowledge of the difl'erent kinds 

 of breaks or coaches suitable to the different kinds of 

 work for which they are intended. It by no means 

 follows that a body break which was intended to be 

 used almost exclusively for exercising should be recom- 

 mended by carriage builders to an intending purchaser 

 as a fair and safe vehicle to make a trip over a rough 

 or mountainous country. 



I in no way wish to infer that a break is more unsafe 

 than any other kind of a coach or drag, providing the 

 seats are arranged so that when loaded the weight is 

 evenly balanced; but where the extra seat is put on 

 close behind the box seat, which when full throws the 



