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No. 18.' — Sicilian holiday cart harness from Palermo, Island 
of Sicily, decorated with antique religious figures; used also in 
Naples and Southern Italy. 
No. 19.— Red River cart and harnessed ox, the only method 
of transporting merchandise northwest of St. Paul, Minn., pre- 
vious to 1871. In early days oxen only were used, but now ponies 
have displaced them. 
No. 20e— Araba Codja, a country holiday carriage from Con- 
stantinople, Turkey, drawn by oxen. Their gaudy harness and 
hangings and bells make this a most picturesque and interesting 
specimen. The wagon contains no seats. The passengers sit 
cross-legged upon cushions placed at each side of the vehicle. 
No. 21.— Norwegian cariole from Norway, originally ex- 
hibited at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia. 
No. 22.— Volante, a carriage in common use in Cuba, drawn 
by two horses. A postilion rides the leader, and the passengers 
drive the shaft horse, using line and bit as customary with single 
horse vehicles. 
On the Walls are photographs, lithographs and paintings 
illustrating the types of vehicles from all parts of the world. The 
interesting series of royal vehicles includes royal coaches and 
sleigh of the King of Bavaria; royal coaches of the sixteenth 
and seventeenth centuries; coaches of the Lord Mayor of London 
and Dublin, and of Pope Paul the 5th. Royal 'coaches from 
Japan, Russia and Portugal. The Shah of Persia’s pleasure car- 
riage, coach and his racing horses; also a series of Latin American 
vehicles, including many from India, China and Burmah. A series 
of ancient Assyrian and Egyptian vehicles, types in use hundreds 
of years before the Christian era. 
