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CHAPTER XVIII. 

 STABLE SERVANTS. 



Varieties and Duties Wages, Board and Lodging Commission Allowances 

 and Tips Livery and Stable Clothes Qualifications of Grooms and Coach- 

 men Veterinary Surgeons and Grooms Respect due from Stable Servants to 

 their Masters. 



VARIETIES AND DUTIES. 



UNFORTUNATELY for the harmony which ought to exist be- 

 tween master and man, the terms " groom " and " coachman " 

 are ill defined. Hence, before engaging a stable servant, it is 

 in the highest degree advisable to come to a clear understand- 

 ing with him as to the exact nature of his duties. If a man 

 is engaged, say, from an advertisement, as a " groom," without 

 any further explanation, he will expect to have some help, 

 and he will not feel called upon to do anything outside his 

 own particular sphere. A " coachman " occupies a somewhat 

 better position than an ordinary groom, and would expect to 

 have a groom entirely under him. If the place is a single- 

 handed one, that fact should be conveyed to the groom or 

 coachman before engagement. If the master wants the man 

 to fill up his spare time with work outside the stable, he had 

 best engage him on the understanding that he must be willing 

 to make himself generally useful when required. This extra 

 work may include cleaning boots, brushing clothes, cleaning 

 windows, chopping firewood, bringing in coal to the house, 

 going messages, and lending a hand at any outside unskilled 

 labour. Gardening, waiting at table, and cleaning hunting 



