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it cannot be expected that architects, not conversant with practi- 

 cal details of this kind, should be able to meet the requirements 

 of the case. 



Without entering into minute details, I will enumerate, and 

 treat upon the principal essentials to be attended to in the con- 

 struction of the stable. They are, for the most part, comprised 

 in the following : — 



I. — Situation and aspect of the Stable, and manner of 



Lighting. 

 II. — Height and width of Stable within. 

 III. — Height and width of Doorways ; kind of Door ; and 



Fixings. 

 IV. — Width and length of Stalls ; their Construction, and 



Furniture. 

 y. — Yentilation of Stables. 

 YI. — Drainage of Stables. 



In addition to the above, will have to be considered what may 

 be termed appendages to the stable, viz., — Loose Boxes, Saddle 

 and Harness E-ooms, Porch, Stove, Fire-places and Boilers, 

 Manure Depots, and Water Tanks. 



I. — Situation and Aspect oe the Stable, and Mode of 

 Lighting. — IS ever build a stable, if it can possibly be avoided, 

 in a situation closely contiguous to two streams of water ; as, 

 for example, a river on one side, and a goit or mill stream, or a 

 canal on the other ; particularly if the site be low, and the river 

 be the common receptacle of the refuse from towns, and from 

 manufacturing establishments, such as chemical works, mills, 

 and dyehouses. I know of several stables so situate, belonging 

 to the most profitable customers I have. In every example of 



