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Middle Glass Stables.* 



These are of many varieties and types. They differ in 

 one respect from high class stables, in the fact that the 

 owners are poorer men and keep fewer horses ; the fittings 

 of the stables are not elaborate but plain and, if modern, 

 substantial, while in old stables of this class both the 

 fittings and sanitary arrangements may offend every 

 cardinal principle laid down. 



When constructed on hygienic principles, the difference 

 between upper and middle class stables is mainly one of 

 cost. The horses require the same amount of air and 

 light, the same impervious paving ; but the walls need 

 not be tiled ; cemented half way up and colour wash will 

 meet all necessities, while the fittings though substantial 

 and strong, require no decorative art or costly finish. 



The drainage, a point we have yet to discuss, may also 

 be rendered much cheaper and infinitely more sanitary by 

 being surface, a condition which in high class stables would 

 only be tolerated in a modified and expensive form. 



The windows need not possess any elaborate finish, the 

 frames may be plain but the Sheringham type must be 

 maintained, worked, as in the cheaper windows, by a cord 

 and roller. 



The doors may be perfectly plain without panelling or 

 beading, the only necessary requirements are height and 

 width. 



The mangers may be without the water vessel, simple 

 and strong, but the other conditions must be fulfilled. 



The area of the boxes and stalls remains quite unaffected. 



Industrial Stables. 



There is no intention to describe the varieties of these 

 which exist, they range from the often well conceived 

 stables of public companies, to the hovel of the small cab 



* There are no measurements given in this section, where they are 

 required reference should be made to the foregoing. 



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