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he enters he should notice whether every thmg is 

 in its proper place ; he should allow of no manure 

 being piled up in corners ; no dark receptacles for 

 old brushes, pots of oil and pots of porter; no bro- 

 ken halters here, and disabled pitchforks there. If 

 the smell is pungent and offensive, severe reproof 

 should follow; for it is clear that the manure has 

 been allowed to accumulate, though, in expectation 

 perhaps of his periodical inspection, the floor ap- 

 pears clean and tidy. When the horse is absent 

 at his work, the groom should be required to make 

 a thorough lustration; and where the absence is 

 expected to exceed the night, the opportunity 

 should be taken of washing out every part with 

 water, and scouring the rack and manger with a 

 scouring brush. These precautions, and opening 

 the windows regularly when the place is empty, 

 will materially tend to keep even the smallest box 

 in a healthy state. It is very important, however, 

 not to let a stable become damp ; and this incon- 

 venience is more easily avoided than people com- 

 monly suppose. Hunting or training stables should 

 of course be so constructed as to allow of being 

 warmed by flues, or pipes of steam : but where these 

 expensive resources are wanting, it is easy to keep 

 a lamp or candle constantly burning (always in a 

 wire lantern suspended from the ceiling), and this 



