INDEX 



Abdomen or Belly- 

 Breathing peculiar to pleurisy, ii, 14, 15. 

 Conformation and defects, i, 3, 16, 17, 



62, 91, I02 : cavity and muscles, ii, 



338, 541 ; pancreas and tunic, i, 241; 



ii. 335. 

 Distension or swelling, i, 283, 290, 293, 



303. 309. 3", 316; ii, 13, 25- 

 Drugs for disorders, ii, 462, 464-468; iii, 3. 

 Hemorrhage symptoms, i, 502. 

 Muscles, ii, 335-33S; respiratory uses, i, 



492; rupture, i, 324. 

 Nerves— distribution, i, 377. 

 Pain — disorders indicated by, i, 270, 272, 



274, 275, 278, 279, 281, 282, 288, 289, 



290, 291, 293, 350, 471. 

 Poullicing and mustard plasters, Hi, 32, 



33- 

 Pregnancy and parturition— signs, &c., 



iii, 264, 269, 272. 

 Rings, abdominal — form, &c.. i, 17; ii, 



65,67: hernia treatment, i, 319, 320, 



321, 323. 

 Show-horses' "let down" belly — treat- 

 ment, iii, 31Q, 311. 

 Tendons— forms, &c., ii, 306. 

 Testicles in cavity— castration, &c., iii, 



186-188. 

 Tuberculosis affecting lining of, il, 51. 

 [See also Stomach ; for special disease, 



see its name.] 



Abdominal aorta -formation, i. 451. 



Abdominal ascites or dropsy (see 



Ascir-es). 

 AbdUCentes— nerves from brain, i, 385. 



Abductor muscles— actl^.n. S;c., ii, 306. 



Aberdeenshire Clydesdales — origin, 

 . &c , i, 190. 



Abortion— causes and treatment, iii, 267- 

 269; drugs, ii, 463, 475; show horses, 

 iii, 216; various influences, ii, 80; iii, 

 208, 209, 216, 217. 



Abscesses— 



Antiseptics and astringents for, Vi, 421, 

 454. 



As symptoms of — bone and joint dis- 

 eases, ii, 209, 2X1, 213, 282, 283: 

 capped elbow, knee, and hock, it, 

 359, 361, 362, 363, 364: epizootic 

 lymphangitis, ii, 59, 60, 62: facial 

 paralysis, i, 423: fistula of parotid 

 duct, &c., i, 259, 260, 261 ; heart 

 disease, i, 464; kidney disease, &c., 

 i, 344, 348; liver inflammation, i, 305, 

 306; mammary j;lands and udder, 

 i'l 53. 95. 96 ; penis and testicle, ii, 

 81, 86 : pyBEmia, i, 409, 481, 482 ; 

 spinal inflammation, i, 418: strangles, 

 ii, 40, 41, 60; tetanus, ii, 46; thioat 

 affections, i. 253, 256, 257; throm- 

 bosis of jugular vein, i, 476, 477 ; 

 tongue inflammation, i, 253; ventral 

 hernia, 1, 325. 



Abscesses— (Cf'//^) 



Forms and causes—brain and poll evil 

 abscesses, i, 409; ii, 431 ; eyelids, ii, 

 112: feet, ii, 375, 379, 3S6; shoulders, 

 i'. 433i 434 ; speedy cutting, ii, 401 ; 

 withers, ii, 435, 436. 



Pointing of abscess — description, J, 261; 

 ii, 431- 



Pressure and wound-poisoning causing, 

 i, 220; ii, 406, 410. 



Pub in urine due to, i, 344. 



Sinuses communicating with, ii, 42S, 433. 



Absorbent System- 

 Definition and use, i, 425, 426. 

 Skin action and uses, ii, 128-130. 

 Structure, &c., of lacteal and lymphatic 

 system and glands, i, 426-430; blood 

 corpuscles formation, i, 433. 

 Acari— diseases due to, ii, 142, 163. 

 AcariasiS anj its treatment, il, 166-168. 



Accelerating nerves of heart, i. 441, 

 Accelerator urinse muscle of penis, ii, 



70; of urethra, ii, 72. 

 Accessory flexor muscle of foot and 

 pListern, ii, 345. 



Accidental dislocations— causes, &c., 



ii. 346, 349' 



Accidents — first aid and articles, ii, 457- 

 441 ; pregnancy, iii, 266-269; rupture, 

 i, 27S. 315; ship-board horses, iii, 463; 

 warranty laws, iii, 417, 418, 425. 

 (See also Poisons.) 



Acetabulum— form and pelvis connec- 

 tion, i, 83; ii, 192; fracture of, ii, 

 257, 258, 259, 



Acetate of various drugs -medicinal uses 

 of ammonia, ii, 469, 472 ; of am- 

 monium, ii, 459 ; iii, 7, 10; lead, iii, 

 I, 9; morphine, iii, 9; potash, ii, 44S, 

 462; zinc, iii, 456. 



Acetic acid — medicinal uses, iii, i ; 

 poisoning by, iii, 52. 



Acidity of stomach — remedies, ii, 449. 466, 



Acids— 



Antiseptic and astringent properties and 



forms, ii, 420, 421, 454, 485. 

 Blood composition, i, 435. 

 Digestion and foods — production of acids, 



i, 235. 243- 

 Medicinal preparations, li, 449, 466, 467, 



468; iii, 9 — antidote uses, iii, 45. 

 Stone in bladder — solutions, 1, 360. 



Aconite— medicinal uses, ii, 451, 461, 469, 

 471, 479 — doses, iii, 10, 11; poison- 

 ing and antidote, iii, 57, 63, 64. 



Aconitine — medicinal uses, ii, 461. 



Acorns— poison by, 8:c., iii, 104, 105, 106. 



Acquired dislocation— form, &c , ii, 346. 

 Acquired rupture— classification, itc, 



i. 315- 

 Actinomyces— in food causing disease, 



iii, 10^. 

 ActinomyCeteS -description, ii, 161. 

 Action in breach of warranty. Sac — 



course to fullow, iii, 425, 426. 

 563 



Action of a horse- 

 All action and no go, i, 122. 



As symptom of— blindness, ii, 123: bone 

 diseases, ii, 206, 207, 218, 219; curb, 

 ii, 301 ; fractures, ii, 244, 245, 257, 

 258, 262: indigestion, i, 270; lamini- 

 tis, ii, 377; sprains, ii, 294, 297, 209; 

 stone in bladder, i, 357. 



Breeds— Cleveland bays, i, 132; Clydes- 

 dales, i, 70, 192, 193 : hackneys, i, 

 121-123; harness horses, i, 151, 152; 

 hunters, i, 146; Holsteins, i, 209; 

 Oldenburghs, i, 208, 209 ; pack 

 horses, i, 125; ponies, i, 160, 161, 

 hackney and Wilson ponies, i, 170, 

 171; saddle horses, i, 147, 148; Shires, 

 i, 70, 184: Suffolks, i, 194, 199, 200; 

 Yorkshire coach horses, i, 134. 



Carriage of head and neck, i, 46, 47, 49. 



Cart-horse drawing a load, i, 68, 88. 



Conformation of various parts aftecting 

 action, i, 58, 59, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 

 82, 83. 84, 85, 86; ii, 197. 



Defective action and injuries from — (see 

 that title). 



Examination as to soundness, iii, 374. 



High action — forearm structure, i, 72; 

 diseases due to, ii, 366, 391, 400. 



Muscles affecting, ii, 299, 320, 343. 



Show horses training, iii, 311-313. 



[See also titles Galloping, Locomotion, 



Shoulder Action, Trotting, &c.] 



Action of muscles — names according 



to, and description of actions, ii, 306. 



Actionable fraud or misrepresentation 



in sale of horses, iii, 408, 409-411, 



Acute diseases— definition, i, 213. 



Adductor muscles— distinction, ii, 306; 

 parvus and magnus forms, ii, 341, 

 342- 



Adenoid tissue of absorbent system^ 

 i. 4-:9- 



Adhesion Of wounds— methods of heal- 

 ing, ii, 404-408. 



Adulterated food— disease by, i, 221 

 linseed an<,l cake food, iii, 115. 



Adventitia of arteries, i, 442. 



^Strum or heat, i. 18; iii. 247, 262; dis- 

 orders and causes, i, 421, 479; ii, oi, 

 93 ; iii, 263 ; troublesome mares, iii, 

 1S0-1S4; drugs, iii, 13. 



Afferent nerve-flbres— form, i, 3S7. 



Afferent nerves— description, i, 374. 



African horses- history, &c., iii, 525, 

 52S, 530. 531-535- 



After-blrth— formation, iii^ 251, 253: re- 

 moval and disconnection from foal, 

 iii, 220, 270, 271 ; in hemorrhage, 

 ii, 88. 



Age of a horse— 



Birthday and other guides, iii, 393; 

 form of back, i. 56, 58; nose and 

 eye, i, 9, ii. (See also Teeth.) 



Castration considerations, iii, 172. 



