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that the water will run to the middle of the room into a 

 shallow dished flag, provided with a grate to let away the fluid 

 into a commodious drain beneath. In fixing upon the situation 

 of the wash room, the following matters shoidd be taken into 

 consideration : 1st. — To place the room, that a horse can be 

 led out of it into the stable without being under the necessity 

 of going out of doors. 2nd. — To arrange matters, that the 

 steam and dust arising within the place cannot pass into the 

 stable, coach house, or harness room. 



Manure Dejpot. — Manure Depots, unless properly situated, 

 are certain to prove a nuisance. If placed near to the stable or 

 any of the loose boxes, they attract swarms of flies in summer, 

 and these to a horse, either in health or in sickness, are an 

 intolerable annoyance. Have such depots altogether away 

 from the premises, if practicable. The manure should never be 

 allowed to accumulate near to the stable : it is best to remove it 

 daily. 



Water Tanks. — Pure soft water is essential to horses. 

 Hard water is unfit for regular use. Horses which regularly 

 partake of hard water, are liable to suffer from colic, and from 

 the production of intestinal calculi. Every stable should be pro- 

 vided with an ample supply of soft water. Tanks to contain 

 water are best when made either of stone, or wood lined with 

 blue slate, and the joints made waterproof with a cement con- 

 sisting of two-thirds black pitch, and one-third gutta percha 

 melted together, and applied hot to the joints. 



In addition to the essentials already named, attention must 

 be given to one or two others. Dampness is one. Avoid if pos- 

 sible a damp stable. It is most destructive to the health of 

 the inmates. Horses kept in damp stables are more prone to 

 Opthalmia, Grease, Pneumonia, chronic Cough, Broken Wind^^ 

 Rheumatism, and states of general debility, which of course 



