INDEX. 



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(Enanthe fistulosa, poisonous, 291. 



(Esophagus, description of the, 286. 



O'Kelly, Colonel, anecdotes of him, and 

 Eclipse, 70. 



Olfactory nerves, the importance of them, 

 171. 



Olive oil, an emollient, 512. 



Olympia, the races at, 12. 



Otnentum, description of the, 298. 



Opacity of the eye, the nature and treat- 

 ment of, 164. 



Operations, description of the most import- 

 ant, 430 ; the dreadful ones, caused by 

 cruel treatment and driving, 96. 



Ophthalmia, 164. 



Opium, its great value in veterinary prac- 

 tice, 512 ; adulterations of it, 513. 



Orbicularis muscle of the eye, description 

 of it, 134. 



Orbit of the eye, fracture of, 136. 



Os femoris, account of, 357. 



Ossification of the cartilages, cause and 

 treatment of, 402. 



Over-reach, the nature and treatment of, 

 393, 451 ; often producing sandcrack or 

 quittor, 452. 



Ozena, account of, 175. 



PACE, the effect of, in straining the horse, 



96. 



Pachydermata, an order of animals, 107. 

 Pack-horse, description of the, 104. 

 Pack-wax, description of the, 116, 210. 

 Palate, description of the, 216. 

 Palm-oil, the best substance for making up 



balls, 513. 



Palsy, the causes and treatment of, 154. 

 Pancreas, description of the, 311. 

 Paps or barbs, 206. 

 Parietal bones, description of the, 114. 

 Paring out of the foot for shoeing, direc- 

 tions for, 418 ; neglect of, a cause of 

 contraction, 385. 

 Parotid gland, description of the, and its 



diseases, 173,205. 



Parsnips, the nutritive matter in, 471. 

 Parthenon, description of the chariots on 



the frieze of it, 546. 



Pastern, upper, fracture of, 414 ; lower, 



fracture of, 415 ; description of the, 345, 



349 ; bones of the, ib. ; cut of the, 345 ; 



proper obliquity of the, 347. 



Patella or stifle bone, description of the, 



358 ; fracture of, 413. 

 Pawing, remedy for, 452. 

 Payment of the smallest sum completes 



the purchase of a horse, 491. 

 Peas, sometimes used as food, but should 



be crushed, 468, 471. 

 Pectineus muscle, the, 356. 

 Pectorales muscles, description of the, 231, 



331. 



Pelvis, fracture of the, 410. 

 Pericardium, description of the, 239. 

 Peronseus muscle, description of the, 359. 

 Persian horse, description of the, 28 ; 

 management of, ib 



Persian race, description of a, 29. 

 Perspiration, insensible, no medicines will 



certainly increase it, 478. 

 Peter the Great, the immense block of 



marble constituting the pedestal of his 



statue, how moved, 543. 

 Pharynx, anatomy of the, 209. 

 Phrenitis, 141. 



Phthisis pulmonalis, description of, 279. 

 Physic balls, method of compounding the 



best, 497 ; should never be given in 



inflammation of the lungs, 238. 

 Physicking, rules for, 304. 

 Pia mater, description of the, 118. 

 Pied horse, account of the, 480. 

 Pigmentum nigrum, account of the, 129. 

 Piper, description of the, 279. 

 Pit of the eye, the, indicative of the age, 



Pitch, its use for charges and plasters, 513. 



Pithing, a humane method of destroying 

 animals, 211. 



Pleura, description of the, 236. 



Pleurisy, the nature and treatment of, 238, 

 281. 



Pneumonia, the nature and treatment of, 

 268. 



Poisons, account of the most frequent, 290 ; 

 tests of the different ones, 293. 



Poll-evil, the cause and treatment of, 210 ; 

 importance of the free escape ot the 

 matter, 210. 



Pony, varieties of the, 102. 



Popliteus muscle, description of the, 359. 



Porter, Sir R. Ker, his account of the Per- 

 sian horse, 28. 



Portuguese horse, the, 43. 



Post, the first establishment of it, 95. 



Post-chaises, grasshopper springs would be 

 advantageously adopted for, 557, 558. 



Postea spinatus muscle, description of the, 

 331. 



Potash, the compound of, 513, 



Potatoes, considered as an article of food, 

 470, 471. 



Poultices, their various compositions, man- 

 ner of acting, and great use, 514. 



Powders, comparison between them and 

 balls, 514. 



Power of draught in the horse, illustrations 

 of, 97 ; calculation of, 521 ; compared 

 with that of the human being, 525 ; com- 

 pared with that of a steam-engine on 

 railways, 522 ; on common roads, 523 ; 

 on bad roads, ib. ; dependent on his 

 weight and muscular force, ib. ; how 

 diminished when towing a boat on a 

 canal, 528; greater when close to his 

 work, ib. ; this depends on his strength, 

 and the time he can exert it, 529 ; the 

 diminution of, according to his speed, table 

 of, 530. 



Pressure on the brain, effect of, 137. 



Priam's chariot, a description of, 545 ; 

 he harnessed his own horses, 546. 



Prices of horses at different periods, 55, 

 57, 58, 59. 



