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A continuous recess with sliding doors should 

 practically run the whole length of a farm stable, in 

 which harness and stable utensils generally are kept. 

 By this method the harness is out of the reach of dust, 

 and grapes and forks are very dangerous implements 

 to be left standing about a stable, for, even with the 

 greatest care, a horse may get loose occasionally and 

 injure himself very seriously. 



LIGHTING. 



The question of lighting, as already pointed out, is 

 one of the utmost importance. Dark stables are a 

 prolific cause of shying, because when horses are taken 

 into broad daylight they see things only through a 

 distorted vision, and will consequently shy at purely 

 imaginary objects. It is scientifically ascertained that 

 darkness and dampness, besides being favourable to 

 the accumulation of dirt, are also favourable to the 

 development of disease germs. In dark, ill-ventilated 

 stables the woodwork will be found mouldy and wet. 

 The mould or fungus (Eurotium repe?is), which thrives 

 on damp saturated wood is of a most unhealthy order, 

 and develops and propagates spores by millions. 

 These insanitary conditions favour their development, 

 and myriads of microbes are constantly being gener- 

 ated, to the detriment, not only of the horses, but also 

 of their attendants. 



Windows with sliding frames should be placed in 

 the south and end walls of the stable at intervals of 

 six feet, with hinged sash-lights intervening between 



