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when he takes to going ' on his shoulders,' at the ex- 

 j^ense of the muscles of the driver's arm, he is all 

 the better for a lightly fitted bearing-rein. 



Black harness is best cleaned with the harness 

 composition sold for the purpose. 



Brown harness may be cleaned with soap, like an 

 ordinary saddle. A very little saddle- paste may be 

 allowed on brown harness. 



The brass of harness is best cleaned with the 

 brillantine sold for the purpose, and it retains its 

 polish longer than by the use of any other pre- 

 paration with which I am acquainted. 



Patent leather will look better and last longer 

 if cleaned in the following way, viz. : Sponge it 

 with warm (not too hot) water and quickly dry it ; 

 then, while still warm, rub a very little sweet-oil - 

 into it, rub it out again, and finish with a leather. 

 This recipe was given me very many years ago by 

 a first-class coachbuilder, as being the best way to 

 clean patent leather, and I have since then never 

 used anything else, whether for the patent leather 

 on a carriage-harness or for boots. The oil must, 

 however, be ivell rubbed out again. I only know 

 one thing against this recipe, and that is its sim- 

 plicity. Most people prefer to buy a bottle of so- 

 called polishing cream. The latter is very good in 

 its way, I have no doubt, and, indeed, I am aware 



