=Axes, hatchets, picks, pick mattocks and shovels= are carried on the carriage for use in the field and will not be put to other uses. The working edges will be kept bright and lightly oiled, the edges being sharpened if intended for cutting, or smooth if intended for digging. _Deformed blades_, _edges_ or _points_ should be straightened at the anvil and forge or in a vise. _Shovel points_ are straightened with a hammer on a block of wood. The _side edges_ of _shovel blades_ should not be used as a mattock, as such treatment will deform the blade. In the field, _split handles_ should be wrapped with a cord until they can be replaced by new handles. _Canvas Buckets_ are used for watering animals, for washing carriages and equipment. Whenever possible, they should be dried before folding and replacing in the holders on the carriages. A rip or hole may be patched and made practically water-tight by a coat of shellac. _Lanterns_ are used for illuminating purposes in the field only. _Paulins_ are used to cover the harness and guns when in the field or in park. On the march they are carried on the carriages, being folded to serve as seat cushions. Holes and tears should always be properly sewed, stitched or darned as soon as practicable. _Picket Ropes_ are used in the field as drag ropes for the carriages or as picket lines for the animals. The ropes must be in a serviceable condition and free from knots. To keep them in a serviceable condition, splicing may often be necessary. CARE AND CLEANING OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CARRIAGES.