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on the subject of the temperature of the stable, says:* "I 

 have had many opportunities in Russia of comparing the 

 relative healthiness, during very cold weather, of hot stables 

 and of those kept at a natural temperature. In large towns 

 in Russia the practice throughout the winter is to bave 

 stables at a temperature of from 50 to 60 degrees Fahren- 

 heit, the difference between the temperature inside and out- 

 side being not infrequently over 80 degrees Fahrenheit. 



Fig. 164. A sheltered feed lot. Photograph by the author. 



Consequently, influenza, inflammation of the eyes, and 

 diseases of the organs of breathing, especially roaring among 

 big horses, are common in these abodes. In the Russian 

 cavalry remount depots an entirely different course is pur- 

 sued; for the stables at these places are immensely roomy, 

 very lofty, and are ventilated so freely and kept so clean, 

 that even in the early mornings before the horses are taken 

 'out, the air inside is free from any suspicion of closeness. 



*Stable Management and Exercise, 1900, p. 199. 



