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STABLES AND OTHER SUBJECTS. 



A stable should be dry, well ventilated, 

 free from draughts, fairly warm, and con- 

 tain sufficient cubic space. It will not be 

 dry unless it is well drained. There should 

 be no sunk drains to go wrong and poison 

 the air that the horses breathe. All the 

 drains, should, if possible, be shallow, and 

 on the surface, thus admitting of being 

 thoroughly cleaned and flushed, and pre- 

 venting the accumulation of unseen decom- 

 posing matter. The effect of pure air on 

 the health of a horse is as great as on that 

 of a human being, and no horse can long 

 be in good health if kept in a damp and 

 close stable. The breathing space in 

 nearly all the newest and best stables, is 

 1500 cubic feet and upwards for each horse. 



The paving material, in order to be sani- 

 tary, must be impervious to moisture. 

 This likewise applies to the walls, which 



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