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and all, but it should be soft, and not of a material 

 easy to split or splinter. A very little slope in the 

 whole floor toward the wash-stand will be an advan- 

 tage in washing down, as the water will then run 

 off of itself, and unaided reach the drain. 



The wash-stand should not, as is toO' often the 

 case, be placed in a corner to which every vehicle 

 must be backed, turned, and twisted, and in the 

 small stable its appropriate location is directly in 

 front of the main door, so that it is a part of the 

 floor itself, and upon it the vehicle upon entrance 

 may be at once washed. Its arrangements should 

 always include a hose if the water-power is suffi- 

 cient, and this hose should hang from above, upon 

 one of the very practical patented " circles " which 

 are now common, and which admit not only of 

 washing a carriage quickly and completely, but pre- 

 vent all wear and tear on the hose itself, swinging 

 back, on its arm, against the wall when not in use. 

 Tliis arrangement, or some modification of it, is so 

 convenient that it may be included among the essen- 

 tials. The pails should be close at hand, and several 



