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once a quarter, and, where the work is constant, 

 once a month. 



Nowadays, when tramways are met with in every 

 town of any size, the wheels of carriages suffer a 

 great deal of damage, and care is necessary to 

 prevent their running in the lines of tramways, 

 when the horse, pulling in an opposite direction, 

 must give a severe wrench to them. A good 

 coachman will be careful to avoid this, and to cross 

 the lines of rail at such an angle that the wheels of 

 his carriage cannot o-et into them. A careless one 

 will twist every wheel and spring every bolt in no 

 time, much, perhaps, to the benefit of the coach- 

 builder. 



A hot sun is very detrimental to the varnish of 

 a carriage ; strange to say, a spring sun is the worst 

 of all. Therefore, a carriage should never be left 

 standing in the sun if shade is available. 



The utensils required for cleaning a carriage, 

 and their prices, are as follow : 



1 wheel-lift (iron) 

 1 spoke-brush 



1 cloth carriage ditto . 



2 medium sized sponges 



2 chamois leathers 



3 rubbers . 



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