84 FARM APPLIANCES. 



damp basement is not a good one. They can not have 

 the sunshine and pure air so necessary for good health. 

 Windows that are exposed may be protected for a trifling 

 sum by covering them with wire netting. The day of 

 windowless barns has passed ; but some of our new barns 

 would be improved by a few more windows. 



LANTERNS IK THE BARN. 



It is estimated that nine-tenths of all fires are caused 

 by carelessness. Never light a lamp or lantern of any 

 kind in a barn. Smokers may include their pipes and 

 cigars in the above. The lantern should be lighted in 

 the house or some out-building, where no combustibles 

 are stored. A lantern which does not burn well, should 

 never be put in order in the hay mow. There is a great 

 temptation to strike a match and re-light an extin- 

 guished lantern, wherever it may be. It is best to even 

 feel one's way out to a safe place, than to run any risks. 

 If the light is not kept in the hand, it should be hung 

 up. Provide hooks in the various rooms where the lights 

 are used. A wire running the whole length of the horse 

 stable, at the rear of the stalls, and furnished with a 

 sliding hook, is very convenient for night work with the 

 horses. Some farmers are so careless, as to keep the 

 lamp oil in the barn, and fill the lantern there, while the 

 wick is burning. Such risks are too great, even if the 

 buildings are insured. 



SAFETY STICK FOR MARE ? S HALTER. 



Figure 104 shows a simple method of preventing colts 

 from getting tangled in the mare's halter, and so be- 

 coming strangled. A piece of wood, eighteen inches long 



