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Excerpt from The Farm, Garden, Stable, and Aviary: Part III. The StableMr. R. Stacey, of Nottingham, says: The coach-house should be airy and dry, with a moderate amount of light, otherwise the colours will be destroyed. There should be no communication between the stable and the coach-house, and 'the manure heap or pit should always be kept as far away as possible, as ammonia causes the varnish to crack, and the colours both of painting and l...

Excerpt from Facts and Useful Hints Relating to Fishing and Shooting: Being a Collection of Various Methods for Capturing Birds, Beasts, Vermin, and Fish, Together With a Great Variety of Recipes of All Kinds Useful to the Fisherman and Sportsman, To Which Is Added a List of Recipes for the Management and Cure of Dogs in DiIF success be the measure of merit, we should feel much ¿attered. It but seldom falls to the lot of any work that the dema...

Excerpt from The Farm, Garden, Stable, and Aviary: Part III. the Stable The same remarks apply to the underworks and wheels, except that when the mud is well soaked, a soft mop, free from any hard substance in the head, may be used. Never use a spoke-brush, which, in conjunction with the grit from the road, acts like sand-paper on the varnish, scratching it, and of course effectually removing all gloss. If persisted in, it will rub off the va...

Excerpt from Facts and Useful Hints Relating to Fishing and Shooting: Being a Collection of Various Methods for Capturing Birds, Beasts, Vermin, and Fish, Together With a Great Variety of Recipes of All Kinds Useful to the Fisherman and Sportsman, To Which Is Added a List of Recipes for the Management and Cure of Dogs in Di If success be the measure of merit, we should feel much flattered. It but seldom falls to the lot of any work that the d...