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odor after being much used, more offensive than that of India 

 rubber. They have the further recommendation of not being 

 damaged by the driving in of the rain. 



COACH CURTAINS. 



Plated canvas is much used for coach and wagon curtains 

 The best article of this kind is made of knit fabrics, plated with 

 caoutchouc, and finished in imitation of enameled leather. 



When coach curtains are made of knit goods, the elasticity of 

 the curtain allows it always to be buttoned tightly, an advantage 

 which is often missed in leather curtains, on account of their 

 shrinking. 



IMPROVED COACH CURTAINS. 



This curtain is constructed as represented in plate xxvi., fig. 1, 

 with an opening in the middle, and a fall or cover so arranged 

 with buttons or strap that the passenger may open or shut it to 

 obtain light or air without calling upon the driver. In a public 

 stage coach it is a comfort or convenience that may be enjoyed 

 by an individual without intruding upon others. 



HAMMER-CLOTHS. 



Gum-elastic hammer-cloths are commonly made up with 

 needles, of plated caoutchouc cloth or canvas, napped in imitation 

 of broad-cloths. An article is also made up in the same way, of 

 plated caoutchouc fabrics, and is used as a covering for the broad- 

 cloth hammer-cloths heretofore made. When the article first 



