Stable Conveniences 347 



in number; inexpensive iron-slatted receptacles or 

 boxes for sponges, soap, chamois, etc., hang upon 

 the walls ; wrenches, grease, etc., are on a shelf. 



All stable tools, etc., should be kept upon open 

 shelves, and not shut away in cupboards and closets 

 where dirt and dust is sure to accumulate. Nothing 

 should be locked up, except the closet or chest for 

 storing robes, blankets, etc., but every nook and 

 corner should be open for inspection, and regularly 

 and carefully cleansed. 



The smaller doors, leading externally, should be 

 provided with extra slatted doors for summer, and 

 these covered with a stout and fine wire mesh that 

 flies may be kept out — the same attention being 

 paid to the windows. It is not an expensive ar- 

 rangement, and will greatly add to the comfort of 

 the occupants. 



Proceeding on across the carriage floor, we gen- 

 erally find that the horse apartments and the harness- 

 room are separated by permanent partitions from it 

 and from each other. There has never seemed, in 

 the small stable, any good reason for this, but on 



