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legs, scratches, tlirushy feet, &c., &c. — as tlie result of such 

 a pernicious system. 



The cleansing of the stable should in every case be 

 among the first acts of each and every morning, and where 

 good arrangements are made, no loss of time or inconveni- 

 ence will be experienced by so necessary an arrangement. 

 Other little niceties that are tasteful and timely in the 

 private stable of the merchant-prince may not be enforced 

 in the stable of the agriculturist or in the ordinary livery 

 stable ; but cleanliness and good ventilation are necessary 

 in every stable, and in the country, where there is space 

 enough, the cleanings from the stable should be removed 

 some distance from the doors and windows, by means of a 

 wheelbarrow. Any person who values the life and good 

 health of his horse, should absolutely refuse to stable where 

 the manure is deposited in the buildiDg with horses, har- 

 ness, and carriages, as seen in many livery establishments. 

 The ammonia evolved in the closed stable during the night 

 is injurious enough to the health of horses and the paint of 

 carriages, without their being subjected night and day to 

 this noisome odor. The injurious efi"ects of ammonia from 

 stable manure may be correctly judged of by a visit to 

 some lead-paint manufactory ; its action speaks louder to the 

 understanding of man than mere words. In closing this 

 not-over-nice subject, we hope the farmers and some others 

 will learn that cleanliness in the stable is of high consi- 

 deration, independently of its superior economy. 



Exercise, in the phrase of the stable, is intended as a 



