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ing its turn, and listening for the glad call applied 

 to it of " next," when it goes to receive the old, old 

 order of " iron and cod liver oil/' Of course depriva- 

 tion of sunlight is only one of the many causes leading 

 to this sad state of things, but it is one of the most 

 important causes. Lime-wash is cheap, then w^hy 

 not give the hunter, and indeed every domestic 

 animal the benefit of it, mixed with some cheap 

 neutral tint if you like, but let hhn have plenty of 

 good sunlight. Direct raws are disagreeable to any 

 animal and should be avoided. 



Free ventilation is another essential. We think 

 the adjective free is here very expressive. The air 

 in a loose box or in any enclosed space containing 

 large lungs, as those of the horse or of man, should 

 be free in the widest sense of the word. It should 

 enter freely ; move about in currents when in freely; 

 and, have a free exit. The air must be kept moving 

 without forming a draught. It is dealt with on the 

 principle that cold air is heavier than warm air, and 

 therefore tends to occupy a lower stratum of space. 

 Acting on this w^ell-known law, we admit air for 

 ventilating purposes from below and let it out above. 

 The detail we have not space even to give in skeleton 

 form, but we may say, that as ventilation is of the 

 greatest importance, the hunting man should see to 

 it himself and employ an architect, unless of course, 

 he employs a blacksmith or farrier to doctor his 

 horses; then to be consistent and economical (?) he 

 will employ the plumber or carpenter to direct and 



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