' Doors opened every day.' 



CHAPTER V. 



THE COACH-HOUSE, HARNESS-ROOM, AND DRIVING APPLIANCES. 

 BY MAJOR DIXON AND OTHERS. 



WHETHER the coach-house be a tiny apartment affording shelter 

 to a modest pony-cart only, or whether it be a lofty many- 

 doored building accommodating a dozen valuable carriages, it 

 should be a subject of considerable care. In order that com- 

 plete justice be done, one cart or carriage requires just as 

 much care as if it were but one-tenth of the owner's vehicles ; 

 and the same remark holds good in the case of harness. 

 When properly looked after carriages and harness last a long 

 time, and preserve their good appearance to the end ; but if 

 neglected, then, like clothes, they become prematurely shabby. 

 It is easy to lay down rules for the building of coach-houses 

 and harness-rooms, but the ideal can exist only where the 

 owner has plenty of space, and the means to indulge his 



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