Show care of carnen harness try SS 0 rao it may be confidently asserted that rotten harness is the cause of about as many ru runaway naNay accidents as are due to actually vicious horses tho the line or rein that has become weak breaks when stress Is laid upon it to control a frightened steed were it to hold fast the accident would not happen but who can conceive of ot a more helpless position than Is that of the driver of a prancing kicking horse held by but one line all of our readers who have been there will corroborate our opinion of this unfortunate circumstance and at once call to mind how they felt in the predicament alluded to and how did the harness become N weak eak why did the line break first for the reason that originally the leather anas as a cheap poor article and secondly had been exposed to ammonia gas in the stable allowed to dry out and crack or wear thin at the bit stitched harness often comes apart when the stitches have partially worn norn out and are sub ejected to a sudden strain the thin leather in the ring of the bit wears weak by friction and may at last give way the rein breaks because it has become rotten from lack of ordinary care traces or tugs as many call them break for similar reasons and cause similar accidents intelligent care of harness would prevent break ages of this sort and careful inspection each time the harness Is put on the horse would also tend to lessen the number of accidents annually cheap harness Is expensive and dangerous an honestly made harness of sound leather Is worth all that Is asked for it Is cheapest in the long run and is well worth loo looking king after the cheap flashy harness Is made to sell not to wear it catches the eye of the unwary by reason 0 of its jet black color and glistening polish beware of such tawdy stuff at a low price good leather needs no patent leather polish it has an honest look when merely dressed in black the grain is plainly seen and one can judge of the pliability and strength f the article which it is impossible lo 10 do in leather arther le having a hard polished surface best buy harness from a it reliable firm known to have supplied neighbors with honest goods or from front a local harness maker who makes hia his wares by hand from leanner leat tier that Is at all times open to inspection this done consider that the safety of the driver depends to a great extent upon the strength of the harness of his horse to this end protect tho the har ness against influences that lend tend to rot and weaken it the first detrimental influence to be mentioned Is the noxious gas of a badly ventilated stable tap worst Is ammonia and whore where it is present to detrimental degree ree other gases help it to damage harness the harness is commonly hung on a peg back of the horses and is seldom cleaned or overhauled on the contrary expensive harness should be hung in a it case away from the gases referred to and all harness should bo overhauled over hauled once a week at least for repair of broken stitches cracks frayed fraye dout out parts and loose rivets or buckles to preserve the pliability and yoke of the leather it should be washed with harness soap as required and should then have an application of some simple hares dressing that does not contain too much varnish tout fout oil afi fi a good dressing for work harness and commercial dressings are oi festive feu tive provided chev are of standard makes and not sold too cheaply as job lots every careful inan nan has his own favorite dressing and wo we feel sure that tha t what each man uses Is of good quality but we are concerned now wit with ji the man who never cashes ashes A or dresses his harness there aro many such ho he IB is the fellow who mends breaks with a shoelace eho oho elace or piece pim of qt old oid sus bus s 1 tender pender or binding t twine 5 twine wine when we see such uch harno 41 can without inspecting it us 4 aall a correct description J of 1 farm where it Is kept the lot A ca exchange gines the following elzaa for a useful harness dressing 4 two ounces each of A hite ta wk y turpentine and melt 1 oler slow to the mixture add one ounce of oil black and one t of flieh dered indigo well until finella ply thinly v alth ith a soft flannel cold ish by rubbing A S alexander ata ac farmers review |