436 HIGHWAYS AND HORSES. 



the visit will not be wasted, as the owner will have the 

 satisfaction of knowing that he and his friends are 

 riding on a sound vehicle. 



All good carriages when conveyed by rail should 

 be conveyed in covered trucks, as they are then pro- 

 tected from dust, smoke, and from rain in wet weather. 

 I remember reading of a coach — I think it was the old 

 Exeter mail coach — that was carried westward by rail, 

 and caught on fire owing to a spark from the engine 

 alighting on the roof, upon which a number of inflam- 

 mable articles were packed. 



I think that this is all I need say about the care 

 of coaches. I only hope that my remarks may be of 

 some service to those who contemplate becoming pur- 

 chasers of this most valuable of all road vehicles, since 

 it must be remembered that a first-rate, well-appointed 

 coach by one of the best builders costs three hundred 

 guineas. 



