CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



DISEASES OP THE SKIN. 



The Scab Erysipelatous Scab Wild fire and Ignis Sacer 

 Other Cutaneous Eruptions Small Pox, or Variola Ovina,.. 338 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTIVE OEGANS. 



Fractures Rheumatism Disease of the Biflex Canal Gravel 

 Travel -Sore Lameness from Frozen Mud Fouls Hoof- 

 Rot, 354 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



OTHER DISEASES, WOUNDS, ETC. 



The Rot Scrofula Hereditary Diseases Cuts Lacerated and 

 Contused Wounds Punctured Wounds Dog Bites Poisoned 

 Wounds Sprains Bruises Abscess, 373 



CHAPTER XXX. 



LIST OF MEDICINES. 



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CHAPTER XXXI. 



THE DOG IN ITS CONNECTION WITH SHEEP. 



The Injuries inflicted by Dogs on Sheep The Sheep Dog The 

 Spanish Sheep Dog The Hungarian Sheep Dog The 

 French Sheep Dog-- The Mexican Sheep Dog The South 

 American Sheep Dog Other Large Races of Sheep Dogs 



The English Sheep Dog The Scotch Sheep Dog, or Colley 



Accustoming Sheep to Dogs, 



APPENDICES. 



A. Origin of the Improved Infantados, 412 



B. Origin of the Improved Paulars, 416 



C. English Experiments in Feeding Sheep, 418 



D. Sheep and Product of Wool in United States, 425 



E. Starting a Sheep Establishment in the New Western States, 427 



F. Climate of Texas, 428 



G. Proportion of Meat to Wool in Sheep of Different Ages, 



Sexes and Sizes, 433 



H. The American Merinos at the International Exhibition of 



1863, 438 



LIST OP ILLUSTRATIONS, 440 



INDEX, 441 



