68 THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



to be but placed (a very small quantity will suffice) 

 in a tray on the saddle-room shelves, or hang- 

 ing it up in small muslin bags will suffice for the 

 purpose. It has a rather pungent, but not 

 altogether disagreeable, smell, and no moth will 

 come near it. It does not scent the articles them- 

 selves, and there is nothing equally efficacious for 

 the purpose. 



As is well known, saddles, if uncared for, are 

 sure to become a prey to moth, and I would advise 

 that a small quantity of this powder should be 

 mixed up with the horsehair stuffing under the 

 pannels of each saddle. No matter how much 

 a saddle may suffer from neglect in other ways, it 

 will not be attacked by moth if this is done. 



I may add that ' naphthaline ' is most useful for 

 other things, such as furs, feathers, etc., and im- 

 measurably superior to the moth-powders usually 

 sold, and which do not secure complete immunity 

 from moth, and seem to lose their virtue after a 

 short time. It can be procured from any good 

 chemist for a few pence an ounce, and the latter 

 quantity will go a long way and last a long 

 time. 



Stocking- bandages are woven hollow in the 

 same manner as stockings, and are made of 

 some sort of fine wool or cotton, or mixture of 



