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is that which can be voluntarily ejected after ordinary expiration ; 

 '' complemental air,'" is that which can be taken in after ordinary 

 inspiration; and ^^ residual aiy," is that which remains after forced 

 expiration. Horses in large towns suffer more from derangement of 

 the respiratory organs than those in the country, and are considerably 

 worse to treat, owing to want of good fresh air and loose boxes. Pit 

 horses are similar to town horses ; their treatment is quite different 

 from that of those in the country — the doses of medicine being only 

 half the usual quantity, and stimulating remedies succeeding best. 



483. Cubic Air-space for the Horse. — The horse is said by 

 some to require 1,200 cubic feet of air-space for healthy respiration. 

 The following extracts from Colonel Fitzwygram's " Horse and 

 Stables " show the great variation that exists in the cubic space of 

 different stables : — 



Royal Mews 



Marlborough House Stables . . 

 South-Eastern Railway Company 

 London General Omnibus Company 

 Cab-Horse Stables (average) . . 

 Hyde Park Barracks . . 

 Aldershot Cavalry Barracks . . • 

 Dublin Royal Barracks 

 Woolwich (New Model) 



2,500 Cubic Feet per Horse. 



1,700 „ 



1,540 



820 



550 

 2,284 ,, 



1,034 

 560 ,, 



1.793 



484. Cubic Air-space for the Cow. — A great deal has been said 

 and written respecting the cubic air-space requisite for the cow. No 

 one will deny that a good supply of pure air,, as well as light, is most 

 essential for the welfare and health of our domestic animals. Yet, it 

 is not exactl}^ the 600 or 800 cubic feet of air for each cow that is 

 required, so much as proper provision for the exit of the foul air. 

 A 400 cubic feet air-space for each cow, with proper ventilation 

 through the roof by the aid of air shafts and louvres, will do more 

 for the well being of the animal than 600 or 800 cubic feet with 

 improper ventilation. All vent holes in the sides of stables and 

 byres should be discarded, and ventilation by the aid of air shafts 

 through the roof adopted instead. 



