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vill dry almost any stable in four-and-twenty 

 lours. This precaution in a harness-room will 

 )ften keep harness from inj ury for years. 



The economy as well as the cleanliness of a 

 ;table is much promoted by due attention to the 

 itter. Idle grooms will frequently allow the litter 

 ,0 remain from one end of the week to the other, 

 i;prinkling over it a handful of clean straw for the 

 oed at night, or (to keep up appearances) during 

 he day. Nothing is more injurious to the horse's 

 bet than thus constantly standing upon a hot-bed, 

 j[t makes the hoof brittle, dries up the sole and 

 jlestroys its elasticity, cankers the frog, and im- 

 pedes the perspiration of the legs : it is also a 

 common cause of grease and swelled legs. If, on 

 lie other hand, the dung is regularly removed, and 

 :he dry and clean straw carefully separated every 

 norning, and placed under the manger till wanted, 

 ;he stable is free from unpleasant smells, and 

 ibout half the quantity of clean straw will be 

 consumed. The quantity of straw allowed in 

 cavalry barracks is very small, compared with 

 ;he average consumption in private stables ; and 

 fet it is uncommon to find the litters dirty, or 

 ;he stables unwholesome. Grooms are very 

 ealous of reproof upon these points ; but I have 

 ,bund that systematic disciphne, good-liumouredly 



