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practice of leaving a stable in partial darkness. I 

 have frequently seen horses brought out of a place 

 as dark as a coal-hole, into the sudden glare of the 

 sun, and give visible indications of the pain and in- 

 convenience of the abrupt transition. Some of the 

 stables at the Swan wdth Two Necks, Lad Lane, are 

 under ground, and I have occasionally watched 

 the poor animals led out into the street on a fine 

 iday, when they have for the first few minutes 

 been so dazzled as to run against the pole of a 

 coach : nothing is more likely to occasion chronic 

 inflammation of the eye. It is also difficult, if not 

 impracticable, to keep a stable clean, when the 

 light is so sparingly admitted ; at all events it can- 

 not be seen whether this duty is discharged ; and 

 I know from long experience, that the class of 

 people usually employed as ostlers and helpers, 

 are, of all servants, those who require the most 

 vigilant surveillance on the subject of clean- 

 liness. 



These remarks are however only partially useful 

 to the individual who keeps a single horse, or only 

 a pair for occasional use. He must take his stable 

 as he finds it ; but even in his case much may be 

 done by personal attention, to keep it in an airy, 

 dry, and comfortable state. His first duty should 

 be to insist rigorously on cleanliness. Whenever 



