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As soon as one breadth is finished the next should 

 be begun. When all are set, and the cement has 

 sufficiently hardened, a little liquid grouting can 

 be added to obtain the requisite level between 

 the stones. These latter should not be set too 

 closely together, to afford facility for sweeping 

 away any accumulation that may lodge between 

 them. Such a floor never gets slippery, and 

 always affords good foothold when horses are 

 rising up or lying down. There should be an 

 opening through the bottom of the wall, with 

 a channel leading to it from the stall or box, to 

 conduct all liquids to the outside, where some 

 arrangement must be made for their removal, 

 either by di'ains or otherwise. 



Q. If underground drains are used in the 

 stable instead of surface ones, what are important 

 points to attend to ? 



A. In the first place the surface maj" be kept 

 flatter, which is a decided advantage, for the 

 necessary slope can be adjusted in the under- 

 ground drain, and there is therefore less strain 

 on a horse's limbs than when he is constantly 

 standing on an inclined plane. 



There should be as few angles as possible, for 

 these are apt to arrest any solid particles that 

 may find their way into the drain, and wherever 

 one is absolutely necessary it should be made as 

 obtuse as the ground permits. 



There should be some simple trap at the 

 inflow ; and the whole length of the drain should 

 be easily accessible, and capable of being 

 thoroughly cleansed every day. 



Q. Is not " ventilation " and a " draught " 

 often the same thing ? 



