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further, they have their economic aspect, for the whole of 

 the water from the roof should be collected by means of 

 tanks and other contrivances, and the pipes from the gutter 

 should open into these, and not into the sewer system of 

 drains as is frequently the case. 



The Inside Walls of the building if of brick should be 

 plastered, and around and above the mangers cemented for 

 the sake of cleanliness. In some high class stables the 

 wall for half its height is tiled, and from a sanitary point 

 of view this is advantageous. In industrial stables the 

 walls will probably present the bare brick lime washed, and 

 to this no exception can be taken on the score of health, 

 though cementing the wall above and around the manger 

 should if possible be carried out, as this part is so much 

 exposed to soiling. 



Colour washing stables is preferable to white washing, a 

 neutral tint being employed which can readily be made by 

 mixing lamp black with the white wash ; it takes off the 

 glare from the walls, though in stables indifferently lighted 

 the white wall is advantageous. 



The walls of cow byres may be dealt with the same way, 

 while the partition walls of fattening boxes should receive 

 a coat of lime wash on the score of cleanliness. 



Cfiilings. — It frequently happens that a building is in two 

 stories, the stables being on the ground floor and human 

 beings or forage above. In such cases the ceiling of the 

 stable must be rendered air-tight, both in order to prevent 

 the forage becoming tainted or the dwelling rooms affected. 



Where horses are standing in three or four stories, as in 

 many city stables, an absolutely impervious and fire proof 

 floor is necessary, brick, cement, and iron being employed, 

 the impervious floor of one storey being the impervious 

 ceiling of the other. 



Lighting.— One great defect in all old stables, and in 

 many modern ones, is insufficient lighting. Light is abso- 

 lutely essential to health, if it cannot be obtained through 

 windows owing to neighbouring buildings, it must be 

 obtained through the roof, but no effort must be spared to 



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