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cheerfully. Still there is no reason why there 

 should not be light without the light shining di- 

 rectly into the eyes of the horses. It is as easy as 

 possible to place the windows above the heads of 

 the horses, and even to shield them with shutters 

 that open upwards, shutters such as are so gener- 

 ally used on seaside cottages. 



Ventilation is most important. This should al- 

 ways be provided for, however, so that in securing 

 it there will not also be draughts either on the 

 body or the legs of a horse. To accomplish this is 

 not difficult even in the stables of the dry-goods- 

 box pattern. The one supreme affection of a 

 horse is for his home, and it is as little as an own- 

 er can do to make that home comfortable. Clean- 

 liness is an imperative necessity. Without it the 

 other things go for naught. There is no good rea- 

 son why a stable should not be as clean as any 

 other part of a gentleman's establishment. And 

 yet this is so seldom the case that a man who has 

 visited a stable often brings with him to his house 

 odors that are unmistakable and entirely objec- 

 tionable to the sensitive olfactories of the more 

 delicate members of his household. This cleanli- 



