282 The Farmstead 



and for placing them well up from the floor, 

 and for good ventilation. If the ceiling is to 

 be reduced in height, which it well may be, 

 the building should be proportionately longer. 



A section of a part of the inside of the wall 

 with swing windows is shown in Fig. 106. The 

 windows should be of one sash and hung near 

 the middle, as shown, by means of a piece of 

 iron % of an inch in diameter and 4 inches 

 long. A hole for the reception of the iron, and 

 of the same size, is made through the window 

 sash and extends into the jambs of the frame 

 about one inch. A button on the side of the 

 jamb is used to hold the window partly open 

 when required. This allows cool air to pass 

 in at the bottom and the warm, vitiated air to 

 pass out at the top in small, broken streams. 

 It will be noticed that in case of a storm no 

 rain or strong current of air can reach the 

 stable. Usually too few and too small windows 

 are provided, through which the manure from 

 the stables is not unfrequently thrown. 



Some additional ventilators should be pro- 

 vided ; these may consist of wooden tubes 

 extending from the ceiling through the roof, 

 so constructed that the foul air may enter 

 them. They need not be numerous or large, 

 as the windows when slightly open form excel- 

 lent ventilators. Two things should be kept 



