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till running over into and through the pipe f as fast as 

 it runs in at c?, presuming of course the pit to be level. 

 By adopting this construction, all stench-traps may be dis- 

 pensed with, substituting in their place a simple iron sur- 

 face-drain, as seen in the preceding engraving, with its 

 checkered cover also of iron, and movable to allow of its 

 being cleaned with the stable-broom and cold water. 



The STALLS are from 5| to 6 feet in width, and are gen- 

 erally separated by solid wooden partitions. However, in 

 some stables, boards of from 4 to 6 inches in width are used, 

 with a space of 2 or 4 inches between them ; to this plan 

 we object, particularly when such spaces are left in the 

 lower portion of the partition, allowing the foot of the 

 horse to find its way through into the other stall, to be 

 injured by another horse, or, as is sometimes the case, a leg 

 to be broken when he has been lying down, and suddenly 

 springs to his feet with great force while his foot is in such 

 a place. To prevent the horses from biting each other 

 over the tops of the stall divisions, an ornamental iron rail- 

 ing is used, which we think is very appropriate, since it 

 not only allows a free current of air to pass, but also gives 

 the stable a finer appearance, which is by no means to be 

 ignored, though appearances in a stable are not, or at least 

 should not be made at the sacrifice of health and comfort 

 of the horse. Incompatibility of health, comfort, and har- 

 mony of design should never be allowed, when at the same 

 expense it can be made perfectly admissible without doing 

 violence to either. 



