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STABLES AS THEY SHOULD BE. 



a quarter of an inch wide, one inch long, and the last distance asunder. 

 Thus should the horse, when down, lie over one of these gutters, the 

 body cannot then repose on a good conductor of heat. 



The gratings are not flat, but incline on every side toward the open- 

 ings. This pattern was selected, because the author has beheld flat bars 

 eaten into by the acridity of the fluid, and retaining liquid that yielded 

 an abominable stench. Neither are these coverings fixed into their situ- 



PATTERN OF TUE LOOSE IRON GRATING •\VI1ICII COVERS THE GUTTERS. 



ations. They are merely laid upon the side? of the earthen gutters, 

 which are three inches wide at the openings; the iron can afford to 

 dispense with other fastening than its own weight supplies. Should 

 the channel which the grating guards ever become clogged, then the 

 easy lift of the metal-work will allow the gutter to be cleansed. 



CROSS SEOTION OF THE DRAINS IN LOOSE BOXES. 



Supposed to be seen on the line D E, in the plan of drains to be shortly introduced. 



tONQITUDINAL SECTION OF THE DRAINS IN LOOSE BOXES. 



Supposed to be viewed on the line E F, which is marked on the plan of drai^. 



The openings, which are ample to permit the escape of all liquid, are 

 purposely made small, because rats and other vermin too frequently 

 enter stables by the drains. It is by no means unusual for such pests, 

 where they are numerous, to attack and gnaw the hoofs of living ani- 

 mals. The born is without sensation; therefore it can be gradually 



