546 STABLING. 



will quickly die when deprived of air is not so forcibly im- 

 pressed upon the mind. Now it is evident that if the blood 

 is not oxygenated by means of pure air passing to the 

 lungs, the system will soon be poisoned ; thus it is seen how 

 necessary it is that there should be plenty of air in the 

 stable, and as pure and free from contamination as pos- 

 sible. If it becomes impure in consequence of there being 

 too many horses in the stable, and also loaded with am- 

 monia from the bedding, it cannot properly purify the 

 blood or carry away through the proper channels the 



FIG. 305.- Objectionable method of tying. 



broken-down, worn-out particles of matter, and thus per- 

 mit a proper nutrition of the body. Instead of this, all the 

 various conditions of disease are engendered. This is par- 

 ticularly noticeable as the source of ophthalmia, grease, 

 glandular swellings, etc. Now if pure air were obtained 

 only at a great expense, it might be a reasonable excuse 

 for not furnishing it in necessary abundance ; but the fact 

 that it is obtainable in all cases with a very little trouble 

 and care, renders this neglect little less than a crime, for 

 which there should be no excuse or apology. 



Now an abundance of ventilation in the stables may be 



