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to 80 or 90 of Fahrenheit, by robbing G of its warm air through the 

 open door I, and the valves in the wall between the two to which I have 

 already alluded. As soon as this is prepared, the horse is brought into it 

 with his clothing on, and allowed to remain for a short time, which may be 





twenty minutes, half-an-hour, or an hour, according to the state of his skin, 

 and the warmth of the box. As soon as he is settled in it, the clothes may 

 all be removed, and here he may remain, with a wisp of hay in the rack, 

 to amuse him, and chilled water in the tank, till his skin shows evident 

 symptoms of breaking out, and the bath is prepared, that is, until the latter 

 is raised to a temperature of 140 at the least. To effect this the door I 

 and the adjacent valves may have been closed, if necessary ; for a small 



