THE CARRIAGE-HOUSE. 



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holding five horses, three ordinary sized carriages, harness, 

 and saddles sufficient for the establishment. 



Ground Plan of Phillips's Stable. — A, Stalls ; B, Hay-rack; C, Carriage-house; 

 D, Doors ; E, Closet for harness, with glass doors ; F, Stairs to the hay-loft, &c. ; 

 G, Manger; H, Stench-trap; W, Windows. 



There is nothing suggestive about the coach-house re- 

 quiring notice, except that it be kept dry and clean, and 

 that the communicating door be always kept closed, as the 

 ammonia and gas from the horses in the stable are very 

 injurious to the paint and varnish on the carriages. For 

 the purpose of heating and keeping this apartment dry, we 

 will, when speaking of an apparatus for the steaming of 

 feed for the horses, refer to a plan that can be adopted 



