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(forming sulphide of silver), and have a destructive effect on 

 leather. 



It is desirable that the saddle room should be connected to 

 the stable, so that the grooms going from one to the other 

 in bad weather may not catch cold. It should not, however, 

 be next to the horses, which might be disturbed by the voices 

 or movements of the men. If there are several lads, as 

 in a training stable, it is well to have their mess room, 

 whether or not it is the saddle room, so far removed from the 

 master's house, that any noise they may make will not be 

 a source of annoyance. 



CLEANING AND BRUSH ROOM. 



This room is a desirable adjunct to the saddle room, 

 especially to that of a large stable. In it all washing, brushing, 

 and cleaning of hunting things should be done. It should, 

 if practicable, have a constant supply of water. 



DRYING ROOM. 



In large stables it is convenient to have a room set apart 

 for drying clothing and gear, for which object it should have 

 a fireplace and hot water pipes arranged for drying purposes. 

 This room may contain cupboards for storing clothing, band- 

 ages, etc. 



COACH-HOUSE. 



The coach-house should be separated from the stalls and 

 boxes, so that the carriages in it may not be exposed in any 

 way to the fumes arising from the stable. Not only is damp 

 injurious to a carriage and its fittings, but ammonia, as we 

 have seen (p. 48), destroys varnish. The coach-house should, 

 if possible, face the south or south-west, so as to get a maxi- 

 mum amount of sunlight when required. Like the stable, it 

 should, for purposes of dryness, be raised above the surface 



