290 



Veterinary Elements. 



Loins, the, 9; well covered, 10; mus- 

 cles of the, 28. 



Lumpyjaw, 267. 



Lungs, the, 68; the work of the, 65. 



Lymphangitis or big leg, 218. 



Lymphatic nodes, 102; cheesiness 

 of, 132. 



MAGGOTS on sheep, 254. 

 Mange, 251. 



Mares, breeding of, 77. 



Mastication, 32, 34, 42. 



Mating, when done, 74; condition 

 at time of, 76; of poultry, 83. 



Meat, valuable cuts of, 28; tough- 

 ness shown by, 24. 



Meconium, the, 93. 



Medicines, simple farm, 133; the 

 chest, 137; measuring, 138; giving, 

 146; how taken into the system, 

 146. 



Milk, when secreted, 84-88; holding 

 up, 90; veins and wells, 89, 91; com- 

 position of, 93; first milk, 93; fever, 

 180; tube, 180; glands and their 

 functions, 84. 



Milt, the, or spleen, 56. 



Mouth, the, 34; examining a horse's, 

 40; examining a sheep's, 41; grind- 

 ing food in, 42. 



Mucous membranes, 33; in disease, 

 158; work of, 33. 



Muscles, contraction of, 24; factors 

 producing hard, 28. 



Mustard, application of, 162. 



NASAL CHAMBLRS, the, 66. 

 Natural science study, 1. 



Navel-ill, 185. 



Navicular or coffin joint disease, 

 238. 



Neck, bones of the, 8; ligaments of 

 the, 9. 



Nerve, the work of a, 103; construc- 

 tion of a, 104. 



Nerving, 105, 239. 



New born, attention to the, 172. 



Nitre, sweet, actions and uses of, 

 142. 



Nursing of animals, 153. 



OBSTETRICS, 167. 

 Obstruction in the teats, 278. 

 Oestrum or heat, 74. 

 Offal, reduction of, 6. 

 Operations, common farm, 189. 

 Origins of muscle, 25. 

 Oxygen, necessity for, 66. 



PANCREAS, functions and ferments 

 of the, 55. 



Paralysis, 105; bowel, 48; of the hind 

 quarters, 220. 



Parasites, external, 250; internal, 

 256. 



Parturient apoplexy or paresis, 180. 



Parturition, 169. 



Pastern, the, 15. 



Pathology, definition of, 1. 



Paunchiness, one cause of, 56. 



Pelvis, the, 10, 16; arch of the, 10. 



Penis, the, 71. 



Pepsin, 51. 



Peptones, 52. 



Peristalsis, 59. 



Pigs, black teeth in, 38; length of 

 pregnancy in, 76; breeding of, 74, 

 79; giving medicine to, 150; re- 

 straining for operations, 192. 



Pinkeye, in horses, 273; the so-called 

 of cattle, 269. 



Pinworms, 257. 



Pleura, the, in health and disease, 

 69. 



Pointing, 231. 



Points of animals, 19-22. 



Poisons and antidotes, 144. 



Poll, location of the, 8. 



Post-mortems, 129. 



Poultices, 143. 



Poultry, digestion in, 79; mating of, 

 83; tonic for, 134; lice on, 255; re- 

 productive organs of, 80, 81; excre- 

 ment of, 80. 



Pregnancy, the length of, 76. 



Prehension, 32, 34. 



Pricks in shoeing, 239. 



Puberty, 74. 



Pulse rates, 157. 



Purgatives, 134; when not to use, 168. 



