. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. 103 THE FAMILY HORSE. for applying •water. Neither soap nor warm water should be used under any circumstances, as they are destructive to varnish. Il possible, all mud and dirt should be removed before the carriage is put away after it is used, and none ever permitted to dry on. Clean cold water is to be spiinkled on without rubbing, until all dirt runs off with the water, and then the carriage is thoroughly dried with a chamois skin wrung out of clean cold water. The spindles must be kept well
. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. 103 THE FAMILY HORSE. for applying •water. Neither soap nor warm water should be used under any circumstances, as they are destructive to varnish. Il possible, all mud and dirt should be removed before the carriage is put away after it is used, and none ever permitted to dry on. Clean cold water is to be spiinkled on without rubbing, until all dirt runs off with the water, and then the carriage is thoroughly dried with a chamois skin wrung out of clean cold water. The spindles must be kept well oiled at all times, or the friction will soon cut them and the boxes. As a lubricant for Ught carriages nothing is better than castor-oil. The wheel is most conveniently lifted from the ground by the lever of a wagon-jack placed imder the axle. There is an infinite variety of forms for this implement,. Fig. 63.—REVEBSrBLE WAGON-JACK. one of which is illustrated in figure 63. Its construction is bo clearly seen that no description is necessary. The wheel being taken off, the spindle and box are wiped with a clean rag. If any gum has accumulated, it may first be removed by kerosene, which is after- wards wiped off. Then only as much castor-oil is applied to the spindle as wiU remain ou. the upper part without running off. The wheel and nut are then replaced, and the others treated in the same way. Good leather washers should be kept on the axles at the collar and nut, and renewed as often as necessary, to keep dirt out of the box. Some hubs are fitted with metallic caps to protect the inside. All nuts and bolts should be tried frequently with a wrench, to see that none are loose. A covering of cotton cloth, large enough to envelope the entire vehicle from the hubs upward, should be kept on at all times when the carriage is not in use. A coat of varnish, once every six months, will keep the carriage bright, and save re-painting for several Please note that these image
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