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be necessary to keep the harness in the coach- 

 house, and this is certainly less objectionable than 

 keeping it in the stable itself, though undoubtedly 

 less convenient. The elaborate iron fittings which 

 adorn the modern harness-room may be cheaply 

 replaced by a few wooden pegs, etc., but it must 

 be remembered that the angles of all wooden tri- 

 angular saddle supports should be carefully 

 "stopped" with pntty, or the interior will be- 

 come a harborage for moths. 



