. The horse in the stable and the field : his management in health and disease. slarge a radiating surface as possible, and serves to heat the otherbox H to the temperature required to prepare the horse for hissweat. Finally, it passes along the upper part of the fourth wall,in which also it is built in the same manner, and makes its exitover the part where it entered, at F. Here the flues are so arrangedby dampers, that the current of warm air may either be directedalong the flue B C D E F, or it may be turned ofi into the chim-ney F, entirely or partially. Ventilators must be introduced free
. The horse in the stable and the field : his management in health and disease. slarge a radiating surface as possible, and serves to heat the otherbox H to the temperature required to prepare the horse for hissweat. Finally, it passes along the upper part of the fourth wall,in which also it is built in the same manner, and makes its exitover the part where it entered, at F. Here the flues are so arrangedby dampers, that the current of warm air may either be directedalong the flue B C D E F, or it may be turned ofi into the chim-ney F, entirely or partially. Ventilators must be introduced freelyin the walls, so as to give plenty of fresh air when it is required,or to shut it off completely, to raise the temperature to the properdegree before the horse is admitted. One or two valves, in addi-tion to the door I, all capable of being opened and closed at will,must also be fixed in the wall, between the boxes G and H, andby their means, added to the heat given off by the flue in it, thispreparatory-box may be heated to 80° or 90° of Fahrenheit, so as 214 THE to bring on a gentle action of the skin, before the horse is intro-duced to the actual sweating-box—Gr. The preparatory-box, H,may be fitted up like a common loose-box, and may be used assuch, whenever the bath is not required, but the latter should have THE TURKISH BATH. 215 no manger or any other projecting body of metal, for when theheat is raised to 160°, the contact with the teeth and tongue is byno means pleasant. Tau forms the best material for the floor, or, ifthis cannot readily be obtained, sawdust will answer nearly as well,if the wetted parts are changed after each bath. A brick floorfeels too warm to the feet, and when the bath is given very hot, itmay injure them, if uncovered by some non-conductor of heat, sothat it is better to avoid all risk, by using tan or sawdust. Withthis apparatus in working order, and the fire lighted in the stoveA, the box H is heated to 80° or 90° of Fahrenhei
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