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iron piping, arranged very much in the form of a fire- 

 work cracker. These coils contain water, which is 

 heated by a gas light below. It takes up a very 

 small space, and gives out a great deal of warmth 

 in a very short time after being 1 lighted. This stove 

 would serve very well to air clothing, etc., by, but 

 has no arrangement whereby any cooking could be 

 performed. There are, however, so many different 

 kinds of stoves which are suitable for saddle-room 

 purposes, which are very excellent in their several 

 ways, that the reader can select for himself; but it 

 is well to remember that the fumes from some 

 stoves discolour brasswork very rapidly, and the 

 use of such, for the sake of the groom, should be 

 avoided. Brasswork is very easily cleaned, but 

 very soon discolours. Plated harness is less 

 liable, perhaps, to soil quickly than brass, but I do 

 not think it ever looks as smart as brass. This is, 

 however, a matter of choice. Plated is, moreover, 

 slightly more expensive than brass. 



The best light for a saddle-room is perhaps that 

 obtained from a skylight, but such lights are 

 constantly leaking and getting out of order. 



Saddle-rooms should be panelled, or lined with 

 match-boarding, from ceiling to floor. Here, as in 

 the coachhouse, a concrete floor is the best, as rats 

 and mice cannot work through it. 



