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CHAP. II. 



ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. DIET- 

 EXERCISE — CONDITION — SOILING, &C. 



TN all civilized nations, ancient or modern, 

 -*■ the opulent have been accuflomed to ere6l 

 commodious, and even magnificent habitations 

 for the horfe, as an animal of. the firft con- 

 fequence, and neceflarily in habits of the mofl 

 intimate afTociation with man ; the ftable has 

 fometimes vied with the palace in fplendour 

 and convenience ; and for promotion of the 

 latter, ceconomical writers have been careful to 

 furnifh us with precife rules and ample in- 

 ftru6lions. 



The points infifted upon by the ancient wri- 

 ters, as of mod importance in the fituation of 

 a liable, either for horfes or oxen, are as fol- 

 low : That the afpe6l be towards the South, 

 with the convenience of windows opening 

 backwards, for the admiffion of the cooling 

 breezes of the North in the fultry feafon; that 

 the ground be dry, and fomewhat upon an 

 afcent ; no nuifance, either of fwine or poul- 

 try, at hand, and that there be a good watering 

 place at a" reafonable diflance. It is farther the 



opinion 



