INDEX. 



455 



Bnik^'n wind, nature and troatment of, 194 

 Broker, wind, iiitlucnccd much, and of- 

 ten caused, liy manner of fcedinsf, 195 

 Broken wind, distini^-uishcd IVoni tliick, 194 

 Hronchiiis, nature and trcatnicni of, 1S9 

 Bruiuliutomy, the operation ut', 1G2 

 Brodd marc, description of the, 221 

 Brood marc, should not be too old, 221 

 Brood marc, treatment of, after cover, 222 

 Brood marc, treatment of, after foaling, 22J 

 Brown horses, description of, 377 

 Buccinator muscle, description of the, 119 

 Burleijrli, Lord, his opinion of huntinsr, 54 

 Busbcquitis, his interesting account of 



liio Turkish Iiorse, 19 



Buiyr oi antimony, best liquid caustic, 3Sj 



Calculi in the intestines, 207 



Calkins, advantajrcs of, and vice versa, 316 

 Calkins, should be placed on both heels, 3!6 

 Calmuck iiorse, description of the, 18 



Calomel, use of, in veterinary practice, 396 

 Camphor, medical use of, 386 



Canadian horse, description of the, 21 



Canals, advantages of, and vice versa, 424 

 Canals, small power requisite for trans- 

 mission of goods by them, 424 

 Canal-boat, calculation of drausrht of, 425 

 Canal-boat, might be more easily drawn 



by different application of power, 425 

 Canker of the foot, nature and treatment, 309 

 Cannon, or shank-bone, described, 243 



Canter, action of the horse during, 413 



Cantharides form the best blister, 386 



Cantharides given to cure glanders, 387 



Capillary vessels, the, 174 



Cappadocian horses sent to Arabia, 4 



Capped hock, nature and treatment of, 255 

 Capped hock, description of, 263 



Capped hock, not always unsoundness, 

 yet there should be a special war- 

 ranty against it, 261 

 Carbon of the blood got rid of in respira- 

 tion, " 181 

 Carbonate of iron, a mild tonic, 394 

 Carraways, a good aromatic, 337 

 Carriage-horses, produced by crossing 



the Suffolk with a hunter, 39 



Carriages, wheel, first introduction of, 35 

 Carriages, two and foiir-wheeled, com- 

 parison between, 443 

 Carriages, light, longitudinal elasticity 

 in the hanging or springs, objec- 

 tiotiable, 445 

 Carriages, disadvantage of C springs in, 445 

 Carriages, hung on straps or springs in 



the time of Homer, 432 



Carrots, excellent effects of, in various 



diseases, 192, 195, 213, 358 



Cart, two-wheeled, computation of the 



friction of, 435 



Carts, two-wheeled, perform proportion- 

 ably more work than waggons, 443 

 Carts iwo-whccled, easier loaded, awd do 



not so Inuch injure the roads, 443 



Carls, two-whccled, require better horses 



and more attendants, 443 



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Carts, two-wheeled, sooner knock up tlie 



horse, injuring- him by the shocks 



of the shafts, 443 



Carts, two-wheeled, superior to wagc-ons 



for short disiances on good roads, 444 

 Carts, with two lujrses, disadvantage of, 414 

 Carts, have less draught than waggons, 



reason why, 445 



Cartilages of ilu; foot, description and 



action of the, 288 



Cartilages of the foot, ossification of the, 310 

 Casiley, Mr., on restifiiess of the horse, 331 

 Castor-oil, not a purgative, 212, 337 



Castration, method of, 227 



Castration, proper period for, 226 



Cataract in the eye, nature of, 95, 111 



Cataract in the eye, cannot be operated 



0:1, in the horse, 95, 116 



Cataract in the eye, method of examina- 

 tion lor, < 95 

 Catarrh, description and treatment of, 188 

 Catarrh, distinguished from gdanders, 123 

 Catarrh, distinguished from iuliamina- 



tion of the lungs, 183 



Catarrhal fever, nature and treatment of, 139 

 Catarrhal fever, infectious, 191 



Catarrhal fever, distinction between, and 



intlainination of the lungs, 183 



Catechu, a good astriiiirent, method of 



giving, and adulterations of, 387 



Caustic, an account of tlie best, 387 



Cavalry horse, description of the, 42 



Cavalry horse, anecdotes of the, 43 



Cavv'l, description of the, 214 



Cerebrum, description of the, 75 



Chalk, its medical use in the horse, 3S8 



Chaff", attention should be paid to the 



goodness of the ingredients, 353 



Chaff, best composition of, 352 



Chaff, v.hen given to the hard-worked 



horse, much time saved for repose, 354 

 Chaff, quantity of, necessary for different 



kinds of horses, 353 



Chamomile, a mild tonic, 388 



Channel of the jaws, what, 137 



Charcoal, useful in a poultice, and as an 



antiseptic, 383 



Charges, composition and use of, 388 



Chariot, price of, in Solomon's time, 4 



Chariot, description of that of Priam, 432 

 Cliariot of Juno described, 433 



Chariot on the frieze of the Parthenon, 



description of, 433 



Chariots, war, the ancient British, 22 



Chariots, war, used by Egyptians, 1,500 



years before the Christian era, 432 

 Chariots, war, at the siege of Troy, 432 



Cliariots, war, description of ancient, 432 

 Chariots, war, of the ancients, could not 



move with much velocity, 433 



Charles I. patronized racing, 28 



Chest, anatomy of the, 163 



Chest, proper form of the, 52, 163, 193 



Chest, importance of depth of the, 104 



Chest, narrow and rounded, comparison 



between, 163, 193 



Chest, the round, often connected with 



thick wind, 193 



