IX THE STABLE AND AT WORK. 



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There is nothing so sweet, clean, and economical for the 

 horse's bed as sawdust, where straw is too expensive. Tan 

 bark and sawdust mixed also make a good bed. 



Never tie a horse so long that he can put his head on the 

 floor. If he can put his head down he is likely to roll and 

 get cast. 



To get horses from a burning barn or stable, when panic- 

 stricken, put the harness on them and they can then be 

 easily and safely removed. If no harness is at hand one's 

 coat or blanket thrown over his head makes him tractable. 



The way to hang the lantern in the stable is to stretch a 

 wire tight overhead far enough behind the horses to be out 

 of the way, and to attach a hook to this wire on which the 

 lantern is hung and have the hook so loose that it will slide 

 along easily. When this is done, the lantern will not be 

 upset, and danger from fire will be lessened. 



Do not get it into your head that a man can work a team 

 and take the right kind of care of them, or anywhere near 

 it, and do a lot of chores, say milk nine or ten cows, feed 

 and water fifteen or twenty hogs, cut all the wood, etc., and 

 whoever expects it is very apt to be disappointed. That is, 

 when the team is doing hard work every day that is usual on 

 a farm in the busy season. 



The intelligent reader will not be slow to see the advan- 

 tages of the idea of the illustration 

 herewith. The horse or colt that is 

 accustomed to getting cast in the 

 stall, can be prevented from doing 

 so by the use of a strap fastened to 

 a joist overhead, so that the animal 

 cannot get its head quite down to 

 the floor. This device is necessary in some cases, and is 

 effective. 



