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CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN BATH. 



asunder. By this means the air of the chamber circulates 

 freely around the flue, and a considerable saving of fuel is 

 effected. 



Fig. 182. 



" The ordinary heat for a cattle bath, and beyond which 

 it is generally undesirable to raise it, is from 110 to 120 

 degrees. 



" Where economy is an object in the construction, turf, 

 being a non-conductor of heat, may with great advantage be 

 substituted for brick in the outer walls, the other portions 

 of the plan remaining unaltered." 



Provision should be made in connection with a Roman bath 

 for the effectual ablution of animals. Washing a cow's skin 

 with soap and hot water during the period of active sweating, 

 and then dashing a quantity of cold water over the body, is 

 a very essential part of the process in using the bath. The 

 beneficial reaction preserves the cow from cold or other dis- 

 turbing influence, and every attention must be paid to the 

 comfort of the animal. 



In any shed or stable can a Roman bath for horses or 

 cattle be erected, by raising close wooden partitions with 



