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stable, they will be able to get better rest, than if more 

 animals were present. 



The roof of the stable should afford perfect protec- 

 tion from the direct rays of the sun ; for which object, 

 thatch will be found to be the best material. Flat 

 masonry roofs may be protected by having earthen 

 vessels (Hind. Gurra), filled with water, placed on them ; 

 while tiled roofs may be covered by jhamps. If expense 

 is no object, double roofs may be employed with great 

 advantage. The stable may be admirably ventilated 

 by a space of a few inches being allowed, all 

 round, between the roof and the top of the outside 

 walls. 



At the head of each box or stall, there should be a 

 window, say, a yard square and a yard and a half above 

 the ground. The space below the window may be 

 occupied by a movable door, which, during the hot 

 hours, may be taken away, and a thin bamboo screen 

 hung across the opening. If the stable be built of 

 brick, additional ventilation may be obtained by having 

 alternate bricks removed from the first two or three 

 bottom rows of the wall, at the head of the stall, for a 

 distance of six or seven feet. These holes may be 

 stopped up in cold weather. If possible, there should 

 always be a space of a few inches all round, between 

 the roof and the top of the outside walls, 



The outside of the stable should be whitewashed, 

 and the walls inside should be dark coloured. 



When flies are troublesome, surkunda (a cane-like 

 grass) or split bamboo screens should be placed in front 

 of the doorways and windows, and should be kept 

 down from sunrise to sunset. I may remark that the 



