94 THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



it the following advantages, viz. : being near the 

 ceiling, it is in the dryest part of the room ; when 

 lowered to the ground saddles can be rapidly 

 cleaned and dried at the same time, and if desired 

 to expedite the latter, a pan of hot ashes placed on 

 the floor below will quickly dry a wet saddle ; 

 moths are easily seen, and can thereby be better 

 prevented ; mice cannot get at them ; the condition 

 of each saddle is seen at once when standing' 

 underneath them, and if closer inspection is re- 

 quired, it is a simple matter to draw the rack 

 down ; they are out of the way, do not obscure 

 the light, and inasmuch as every saddle is at once 

 visible, there is less likelihood of their being 

 neglected or knocked about. I consider them 

 excellent for either large or small establishments. 

 In the former several racks may be used and hung 

 in rows from the ceiling ; in the latter they give 

 more room, as they do not take up any permanent 

 ground space. 



Each end of the rack is provided with a hook 

 from which to hang reins, etc., for the purpose of 

 cleaning. For officers in the army, who never 

 have any room or place to keep saddles in other 

 than the stable or an overcrowded officers' kitchen 

 (which latter is generally shared by two or three 

 servants), they would prove invaluable, as only 



