EULES FOE PURCHASING, 395 



Green, in the carriage, demands warm tints in th.e dress, 

 and is then harmonious with all complexions. 



Drab agrees well with all colors in the dress, and with 

 all complexions. 



We would sum up, then, tne following 



RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN PURCHASING VEHICLES. 



First. Choose for your carriage- maker one who has a 

 eharacter for fair dealing and good work. 



Second. Never purchase a vehicle made for two horses 

 with the hope that it will "do" for one horse. Your 

 mistake will be apparent when you find your horse failing 

 from over-work. 



Third. Always insist upon "case-hardened," or steel 

 converted axles. If you have any doubts of their quality, 

 try a file on them. If " hard " it will make no impression. 



Fourth. Insist upon "tempered" springs, made from 

 English steel. Test your springs by loading the carriage 

 before you buy it, and ascertain what weight they will 

 carry when in use on the road. 



Fifth. Examine all iron plates, clips and bolts. If the 

 iron-work is not fitted to the wood with exactness, don't 

 buy the carriage : a poor workman has been spoiling good 

 material. 



Sixth. See that the "jacks" or irons connecting the 

 pole or shafts with the axles, are well fitted and sufficiently 

 heavy. If badly fitted they will rattle ; if not strong, 

 they will endanger your life, if you use the carriage. 



Seventh. See that the axles are " set " with exactness. 

 No carriage will be durable, or run with ease, if the axles 

 are not "set" with mathematical precision. 



Fighth. Never select a carriage because it is elaborately 

 Cmished with silver plate, — it soon looks shabby, and r& 



