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that it is excellent, but I prefer the recipe I have 

 given. 



The utensils required for cleaning harness are : 



s. d. 

 1 compo-brush, about . . . .16 

 1 set of crest-brushes . . . .20 

 1 bit-brush . . . . . .10 



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harness-paste, oil, brillantine, chamois leathers, 

 rubbers, etc. 



What I have before remarked regarding the pre- 

 servation of saddlery applies equally to harness. 



HOW TO HARNESS A HORSE TO A CARRIAGE. 



Fit the shafts into the tugs. 



Fasten the traces. 



Fasten the belly-band. 



Fasten the breeching-straps. 



Untie the reins, and having placed them between 

 the thumb and forefinger, and the second and 

 third fingers of the left hand, the near-side rein 

 being that between the two first-named, you can 

 mount the box ; but make it a golden rule never to 

 mount or dismount from the box of a carriage 

 without your reins, and never allow anyone to get 

 into a carriage until the driver is mounted on the 

 box. 



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