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on many occasions, seen horses, on the hay being put into 
the rack, at once set about pulling it all out again on to the 
floor before they commenced eating any of it. This cer¬ 
tainly indicates the most natural place for the horse to feed 
from. Besides which, there are often seeds and dust falling 
into his mane, and possibly into his eyes also; consequently, 
we should prefer the hay being put into a hay-box made for 
the purpose, or simply placed upon the floor. 
Ventilation .—This subject is not passed over by our 
author without a due consideration of its importance. It is 
evident that he is fully aware of the necessity of a good 
supply of pure air into stables. Neither has he neglected 
to provide means to carry off that which is vitiated by the 
animal's excretions. In a work of this kind it would be very 
desirable if the actual amount of pure air that is required for 
the number of horses the stable may be intended to contain 
could be determined, and also, the magnitude of the aper¬ 
tures through which it is intended to be admitted, as 
well as for the escape of that which is unfit for further 
respiration. 
This knowledge can only be ascertained by calculations, 
the data for which we are not fully provided with, and the 
task would have involved more time and space than the 
author, in all probability, intended to devote to this subject. 
We cannot but think, however, that the plan recommended 
by him for carrying out this important end is unnecessarily 
complicated, and that the same object might have been 
obtained by simpler means. 
With reference to light, Mr. Miles thinks it highly im¬ 
portant that as much as possible should be admitted into 
stables. At page 53 he says, “ I believe, as a general rule, 
that a stable can scarcely have too much light admitted 
into it." Now, with a northern aspect, which he insists is 
preferable to a southern one, how can this possibly take 
place, especially during a great part of the year, in this not 
over-bright atmosphere of England? We therefore cannot 
help again repeating that, in our opinion, a southern aspect 
has many advantages over a northern one. 
With regard to the various utensils recommended 
by the author for the harness-room, saddle-room, and other 
