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such as open inwards or outwards, or turn on 

 their centre. But I had a far better reason for 

 having them made thus, which was I always 

 had a moveable frame made to fit the window on 

 the inside ; on this I had stretched the same kind 

 of open material that is used for meat-safes ; the 

 windows can then be left open, and those positive 

 pests to a stable in summer, the flies, are thus ex- 

 cluded. But I went a little further than this, 

 and, as the expense is not more than twenty shil- 

 lings once in half as many years, I venture to 

 recommend it. I had also a framed-door, on 

 which the same material as that for the extra 

 window-frames was stretched. This opened the 

 reverse way to the usual stable-door ; it was 

 made to take on and off the hinges, so that in hot 

 weather the usual door could be fastened open and 

 the stable kept cool : this, of course, can only be 

 done where the stable is in a secure situation ; but 

 where it can, it is a great convenience at times in 

 extremely hot weather. 



Having paid, perhaps, more attention to the 

 comfort and safety of horses than the generality 

 of persons, I will mention another very simple 

 precaution I had as to stable-doors. These, I must 

 mention, en passant, are generally made by far too 

 narrow, and often too low. Some horses have a 

 trick of both entering and coming out of their 

 stable in a hurry, probably learnt while in a 



