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when the doors are closed, the animals are nearly 

 stifled, they become too hot and easily take cold. 

 They also suffer from diseases of the eyes and 

 lungs, and in the end not uncommonly die, or 

 require to be destroyed on account of glanders. 

 In the morning, when the doors are opened for 

 carrying on the operations of the stable, the air 

 is penetrating and suffocating, and while these go 

 on, draughts of cold air in winter produce bane- 

 ful effects. 



Wherever such stables exist they should be 

 altered, large windows and ventilators put in to 

 admit nature's great purifiers, light and air ; they 

 are relics of a barbarous age, and ought to be 

 razed to the ground in numerous instances. 



Ventilation of Stables. Upon this question 

 also there is every conceivable and contrary 

 opinion. It is a subject which urgently calls for 

 scientific memoranda, in order to apply the prin- 

 ciples directly and practically. 



An acquaintance with the laws of gaseous 

 diffusion, draught, heat and cold, &c., at once 

 shows that one principle of ventilation will not 

 admit of being applied to all buildings. This is 

 particularly the case with stables in large towns. 

 The close proximity of other buildings, together 

 with their irregularity of form and arrangement, 

 greatly interfere with plans. It is therefore a 

 matter of concern, and one not to be hastily or 

 inefficiently adopted. 



Buildings closely surrounded by others OT 



