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BO struck. A "creaking'' noise indicates a loose tire on 

 an inferior wheel. 



In every case in whicli it becomes necessary to revar- 

 nish, replate, or otherwise rejuvenate a good carriage, it is 

 best to send it to a competent carriage- maker. Many 

 persons, actuated by penny- wisdom, attempt to make many 

 of these repairs themselves, but they almost invariably 

 leave a permanent "botched" appearance, and lose, in 

 durability and appearance, much more than they save in 

 cost. Even the varnishing and the oiling of leather will 

 be almost as cheaply, and much more satisfactorily per- 

 formed, by a professional man than by one entirely unac- 

 quainted with the business. 



In the preparation of this chapter, on the Selection and 

 Care of the Carriage, we most clieerfully acknowledge our 

 indebtedness for valuable aid, to ^Ir. J. W. Britton, of the 

 firm of Brewster & Co., 372 & 374 Broome St., New York, 

 whose tasteful and reliable suggestions have greatly enrich- 

 ed our pages ; also, to Mr. E. M. Stratton, editor of " The 

 CoachmaJcers' MagaziJie^^'' 106 Elizabeth street, New York, 

 whose well-sustained and elegant journal is indispensable 

 to every member of the "c/'o/?;" and to Messrs. 0. and D. 

 Cook, New Haven, Ct., from whose extensive establish- 

 ment we have procured most of the drawings of vehicles 

 which illustrate our descriptions ; and to W. L. McDonald, 

 Esq., of Beekman street. New York. We can only wish 

 that our readers, in their search for an honorable and 

 rehable firm of whom to purchase, may be so fortunate as 

 to find one like unto these gentlemen whom we have men- 

 tioned. 



