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STABLES AS THEY SHOULD BE. 



pore of tliO body being open, need we feel surprised should the seeds of 

 any lurking evil be kindled into activity ? 



It is better to be without a carriage than to command one of the ordi- 

 nary description ; one that is seldom employed, or that is kept in a moist 

 shed. All which comfort requires might be attained, were damp ex- 

 cluded from the coach-house, and were this portion of the building 

 warmed with the same means as keeps up the temperatu];^ of the stable. 

 To prove how readily and how cheaply this might be accomplished, the 

 warm water pipes which enter the boxes and the harness-room also 

 penetrate the coach-houses — all being supplied by a furnace which is 

 denominated "slow-consuming." 



These boilers are of modern invention, and do not require constant 

 attendance. They occupy comparatively little space ; and as they bum 

 coke, of course they are maintained in operation at small expense. An 

 advertisement informs the author they can 

 always be seen in operation at No. 155 Cheap- 

 side, being denominated "Riddle's Slow Com- 

 bustion Boilers." .They are merely proposed 

 to the reader as the most recent improvement 

 of which the author is apprised. 



Having enlarged upon the advantages to be 

 secured by the existence of a boiler, the reader 

 must next accompany the author up the stairs 

 which lead from the boiler-house to the room 

 above. Close to the northern wall, near to the center of its space, is 

 seen an ample trap door. Recollection assures us it is situated imme- 

 diately over the cistern ; its evident use is to permit the reservoir to be 



PLAN OP THE 'WATCHER'S-EOOM. 



T indicates the position of the 

 trap, which allows of entrance to 

 the interior of the cistern. 



SECTION OF THE INTERIOR. 



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Snpposed to be drawn wbere the letters C D point to a line which rans across the ground plan. 



cleansed of the deposit which most kinds of water will soon leave be- 

 hind. Additional room is secured for this small apartment by the inser- 

 tion of a large dormer, or garret window, which allows the ceiling to be 



