12 HORSE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA 



the midday heat, under a tree which has thick foliage 

 overhead, than to keep him in the stable, however well 

 ventilated it may be. The leaves of trees exercise a 

 marked cooling effect on the air that passes over their 

 surface ; hence " the grateful shade." 



Poultry should never be allowed about a stable, nor 

 should they be kept near it; for the insects that often 

 infest fowl prove excessively irritating to the horse when 

 they are allowed to settle on him. Eemoval of the poultry 

 will soon cure the animal attacked, for these parasites 

 cannot live beyond two or three days away from their 

 proper " host." 



Disinfecting Stables. — When the floors of stables are 

 formed simply by the surface of the ground, they should 

 be dug up from time to time — say, once every two months 

 to the depth of a couple of feet, the tainted soil removed, 

 and fresh, dry mould substituted. This proceeding is 

 particularly necessary after the appearance of Loodianah 

 fever. 



To purify metalled floors and drains, a solution of 1 lb. 

 of sulphate of iron (Hind. ImLrrz hussees) to the gallon of 

 water may be used. 



Crude carbolic acid may be applied to the iron and 

 woodwork of the stable. 



Carbolized sawdust may be sprinkled here and there 

 in the stable occasionally, in order to keep it fresh and 

 sweet. TMs preparation is made by steeping sawdust in 

 as much crude carbolic acid and water — using a solution 

 of equal quantities — as it will take up. 



