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INDEX 



LatClies for loose-boxes, iii, 325. 



Lateral crico - arytenoid muscle— 



fi.irm, Xic, ii, V 7. 



Lateral ligaments of variuus joints, il, 

 272, 273, 276. 



Lateral region of body, i, 16. 



Lateral surface of head, i, 10-12. 



Lateral ventricle of brain, i, 384. 



Lateralis sterni muscle — form, &c., 



ii. 334 



Lathyrus sativa as food, iii, 350. 



LatiSSimUS dorsi— nerve and muscle, i, 

 5^9: I', 323- 



Latrines for stablemen, iii, 320, 335. 



Laudanum —medicinal uses, ii, 480. 



Laws, &c.— ancient breeding, i, 173, 174, 

 187: iii, 537, 540. 541, 542, 545; 

 manure removal, iii, 335 ; medicine 

 and viviseciioii, ii, 441, 443; poison- 

 ing by yew, iii, 56; railway box dis- 

 infection, iii, 153 : regulations for 

 diseases, ii, 37, 64 ; warrant and 

 soundness {see Warranty). 



Laxative foods for sick horses, iii, 26. 



Laxatives— medicinal uses, iii, 14. 



Lead — medicinal uses, 11, 454, 464. 



Lead compress for villitis, ii, 3B4. 



Lead-poisoning and its causes. &c., ii, 

 404: in, 51; drugs as antidotes, iii, 

 I, 8; paralysis due to, i, 420. 



Lean head— form of, i, 36. 



Leaping— action and forms, iii, 199-202; 

 hunter training, iii, 308, 309. 



Leather shoes— uses, iii. 429. 

 "Leave his legs behind him"— con- 



fonnaiiijn caiisini^, i. S3. 



Lecithin in blood, i, 432, 435. 

 "Leedes Arabian"— history, i, m. 



Left heart— structure, &c., i, 437. 

 Left portions of abdominal cavity, ii, 



Left surface of head, i, 10. 



Leg (or second thigh of hind limb)— con- 

 formation, i, 23, 85; nerves, arteries, 

 and muscles, i, 398; ii. 343-345. 



Legs — (see titles Fore-limbs, Hind-limbs, 

 Limbs). 



Length of a horse— determination. Sec, 

 i, 95-98: of back, i, 55, 56, croup, i, 

 58. 59, head, i, 4:1, shoulder, i, 69, 

 70; proportions to height, i, 99. 



Lens of eye. ii, 108; spots and disease, 

 ii, 117, 119, 120; soundness, iii, 369, 

 370. 



Lenticular cataract— formation, ii, 120. 



Lentils as food, iii, 112-114. 



Let down at belly— treatment of show 

 horses, iii, 3 10, 311. 



Letters on sale of horse — warranty, &c., 

 regulations, iii, 407, 425, 426. 



Leucocytes — in blood, i, 434, in urine, 

 '. 343- 



LeUCOrrhoea and its treatment, li, 92: 

 drugs, ill, 5, 8, 



Levator muscles— distinction, Sec, ii, 



306, 307: forms— anguli scapulse, i, 

 399, ii, 318, costarum, ii, 334, labii 

 superioris and alseque nasi, ii, 308, 

 menti, ii, 300. palati, ii, 316, palpebrae 

 superioris, ii, 308. 



Levers in equine locomotion— bones, &c., 



i. .53-35: iii, 193. 194- 

 Lice and their treatment, ii. 163, 166; iii, 



357: drugs destroying, ii, 491; iii, 



4, 7- 

 Lichen of the skin, ii, 148. 

 Licking the walls of stable— a sign of 



disease, i, 272. 

 Lieberktihnian follicles of intestine, 



i, 236, 237, 245. 

 Life— vital activity, existence, and evolu- 

 tion, iii, 479, 483, 484. 



Ligaments - 



Diseases and injuries — (see title Joints, 



WuslIcs, &c., diseasL-sj. 

 Displacement of bones prevented by, ii, 



222, 223. 



Ligamentum nuchae— [see that title). 



Ossification causing "side-bones ", ii, 

 387, 388. 



Structure of canon, i, 75, 76; fore-limb, 

 i, 20; ii, 199, 223; neck, i, 12; pas- 

 tern nnd foot, ii, 274 ; penis and 

 sheath, ii, 71, 72; uterus, ii, 77, 78. 



[See also titles Capsular, Check, Sus- 

 pensory ligaments, Joints— anatomy, 

 Sprains.] 



Ligamentum nuchae — formation and 



use, i, 53; ii, 264, 265: muscle con- 

 nections, ii, 312. 318, 322. 



Ligatures— for castration, iii, 775, hernia, 

 i) 325. penis, ii, 85, veins, i, 502, 

 wounds, ii, 408, 409, 415. {See also 

 Sutures. J 



Light— eye examination, &c., ii, 107, log, 

 111: iii, 142, 367; nervous influence, 

 i, 337- 



Light-coloured horses — bedding, iii, 



356: feet diseases, ii, 365, 389; wash- 

 ing of, iii, 137. 



Lighting of stables— (see Stables). 



Limbs-Conformation, &c.— 



Defective action and its causes, ii, 396- 



402; iii, 455-458- 

 Development in embryo, iii, 255, 288-294. 

 Feather or hair — (see Feather). 

 Flexion and extension — bones assisting 



in, ii, 203. 

 Functions of the limbs, i, 67, 68. 

 Grooming, washing, &c., iii, 68, 135-137, 



138. 



Height proportions, and weight of body 



distribution, i, 90-95. 

 Length and rate of growth — before birth, 



iii, 28S-294, afier birth, iii, 294-297. 

 Model of hoof and limb, ii, 491. 

 Soundness and form — examination and 



warranty for, iii. 372, 373, 376-386. 

 Special structure and comparison to 



man, iii, 485-490, of muscles, iii, 



491, 492 

 [See also titles Fore-limbs, Hind-limbs, 



Action, Locomotion.] 



Limbs -Diseases and Injuries- 

 Bandaging, blisterins, and firing, iii, 



36-38, 39, 166. 



Bone diseases, ii, 206, 207, 210, 213, 219. 



Defective action injuries, ii, 396-402; iii, 

 455-458. 



Enlargement or swelling — due to drop.sy, 

 i, 311: filled legs, ii, 364; glanders 

 and farcy, ii. 36; liver disease, i, 314: 

 purpura hsemorrhagica, ii, 25: lym- 

 phangitis, ii, 22-24, 62: rheumatism, 

 ii, 20, 21: thoroughpin, ii, 357 — drugs 

 for swellings, ii, 449; iii, i, 7. 



Jerking and stringhalt, i, 411: ii, 395; iii, 

 215, 367, 374, 423- 



Lime causing skin inflammation, ii, 143. 



Operations — for contraction and straight- 

 ening, iii, 168-171; for unnerving, 

 iii, i6t, 162; means for restraint, iii, 

 157. 159- 



Paralysis and crippling causes, i, 388: ii, 

 26, 30, 236, 237, 298. 



Poulticing directions, iii, 31, 32. 



Trotters — bruises on, iii, 315. 



Various diseases affecting limbs, ii. 22- 

 24, 60, 62, 64, 143. 148, 157, 219, 376. 



[See also titles Deformities, Dislocations, 

 Fractures, Lameness, Sprains; for 

 special parts of limb, see titles Feet, 

 Knees, &c.] 

 Lime — as a medicine, ii, 448, 450; iii. 5, 9; 

 antidote, iii, 45, 51, 52: "stone"for- 

 mation influences, i, 34c;, 346, 354; 

 iii, 124; skin inflammation due to, 

 ii, 143; water tests, iii, 131, 132. 



Lime juice, &c.— as antidote, iii, 51, 52. 

 Limit of confusion -skin as organ of 



touch, 11. IJ7, l:;3. 



Limited warranty— form of, iii, 406. 

 Lincolnshire horses— history, &c., iii, 



54. 

 Lincolnshire Lad II (i365)-pedigree, 



i^c, i, 1S4: illust., i, 266. 

 Linea alba of abdomen, ii, 335, 336. 



Linese transversa of abdomen, ii, 336. 

 Linen bandages— uses, &c., iii, 36. 

 Lingual glands and nerves— descrip- 



tii'M, &c., i, 230, 232. 



Liniments— application, &c., iii, 42; drugs 

 used, ii, 459, 460; mouth trouble due 

 to, i, 249, 



Lining membrane of heart— inflamma- 

 tion, i, 461-463. 



Linseed and cake— as food, composition, 



^c, iii, 27, 89, 94. 99, 114, 115, 350; 

 for broken wind, ii, 13: for medicine 

 balls, iii, 15, 18- 



Llnseed mashes— preparation, &c., iii, 



-■6. 1 14. 



Linseed oil -medicinal uses, ii, 444; iii, 



5, 10; sick horse diet, iii, 27. 

 Linseed poultice — preparation, and 



with bran, iii, 29. 

 Linseed tea— preparation, iii, 27, 114. 

 Lips- 

 Conformation and uses, i, 5, 229: muscle 

 connections, ii, 307, 308, 309: nerves, 

 i, 395; touch sensibility, ii, 128. 

 Diseases, injuries, and eruptions, i, 247- 

 249; bot-fly eggs on, ii, 170; frac- 

 tured jaw, ii, 239, 240; herpes, ii, 

 149: horse-pox, ii, 43; pustules, ii, 

 141; stomatitis pustutosa, ii, 49; 

 swellings due to diseases, i, 476; ii, 

 _24. 55- 

 Twitch application, iii, 157. 

 Liquid ammonia— as stimulant, ii, 459; 



poiMHiing by, iii. 52. 

 Liquid food— cause of disease, i. 221. 

 Liquid medicines— administration, iii, 



21. 



Liquor arsenicalis— uses, Szc, ii, 453: 



Liquor fOlliculi of ovary, ii, 79. 

 Liquorice — uses in medicine, iii, 15, 17. 

 "List " on back of Cleveland bays, i, 127, 



"Lister Turk"— historj-, iii, 546. 

 Lister's antiseptic system for wounds, 



&c., u, 407. 411, 420-422, 487. 



Lister's strong mixture for wound 



treatment, ii. 410. 420. 



Lithotomy operation— isee Stone in 



the bla.ki<.-r . 



Lithotomy tube— uses. Sec, i, 366. 

 Lithotripsy— operation and instruments, 



i, 306-368. 



Lithotrite— uses, Sec, i, 367. 

 Litter— (see Bedding). 



Liver- 

 Condition balls effect on, ii, 446. 

 Conformation and digestive uses, i, 238- 

 241; bile-flow,_&c., i, 245; rapillaries 

 and arteries, i, 447, 448; nerves, i, 

 377- 



Liver Diseases and Injuries- 

 Abdominal ascites — dropsy, i, 310-312. 

 Congestion of liver, i, 303. 

 Drugs affecting, ii, 459, 465-468, 488; 



iii, 6. 

 Fatty and ruptured Hver, i, 308-310, 470. 

 Inflammation or hepatitis, i, 305-308. 

 Jaundice, icterus, the yellows, i, 304. 

 Mustard plasters over liver, iii, 34. 

 Signs of disease, iii, 149. 

 Spasm of the diaphragm, i, 312. 

 Temperaments liable to disease, i, 218. 

 Tuberculosis and bacillus afl"ecting liver, 



ii, 50. 5»- 



