356 Our Noblest Friend, The Horse 



be thrown and buried, to be taken out and polished 

 at leisure. A full list of harness-room essentials 

 will be found in another chapter — the long array 

 of materials usually insisted upon being — half of 

 them — totally unnecessary. 



A wrench should at regular intervals be placed on 

 every nut and bolt in a vehicle, and all spots on robes 

 or lining promptly removed. A little japan blacking 

 should always be at hand, and with it steps, 

 bolt heads, etc., regularly kept freshly painted. The 

 linen covers so generally in use appear to be but 

 a lazy man's disguise for a carriage which he is 

 neglecting, and if it is properly kept clean, and well 

 dusted, no need for any such covering exists — 

 nor does it protect, save in a superficial way. 



