CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Preface ... - - xvii 



PART I. 



STABLE AND STABLE GEAR. 



CHAPTER I. 



The stable. — Soil for situation. — Sand v. clay. — Points 

 essential in the construction of stables. — Drainage. — 

 Flooring - - - - - - - 3 



CHAPTER II. 



Ventilation. — Cavalry stables. — Argument in proof of the 

 necessity for proper ventilation. — Anecdotes. — Autumn 

 manoeuvres of 1875 - - - - - 8 



CHAPTER III. 

 Stable windows - - 15 



CHAPTER IV. 



Warmth. — Material for outer walls. — Inside walls. — 

 Roofing. — Thatched roofs - - 18 



