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at the same time. Their time can be 

 divided as follows : 



6 a.m. to 12 noon. 

 12 noon to 3 p.m. 

 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

 6 p.m. to midnight. 

 Midnight to 6 a.m. 



The arrangement of two dog-watches of 

 three hours each, makes the above division 

 of time equitable. The men on night duty 

 should carefully loot after the horses of 

 their respective divisions, and should call 

 their foreman . in the event of help being 

 required. During the day, the watchmen 

 on duty should be available for odd jobs. 

 It is well to make them responsible for the 

 halters or head-collars, as the case may be, 



