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INDEX 



Mammitis— treatment, &c., ii, 93-97. 



Man— comparison of skeleton of horse, ii, 

 176; iii, 485-490: foot pads, iii, 502, 

 503, 507, 508: origin from jelly-fish, 

 evolution influences, &c., iii, 257, 

 258, 479, 482-484. 



Maue — characteristic of horse, growth, 

 ike, ii, 132: iii, 495: mange, ii, 167; 

 washing in disease, iii, 35. 



Mange and its treatment, ii, 166-168: iii, 

 35 : cure for, and mange-mites causing 

 disease, ii, 140, 163, 166, 167; drugs 

 used, ii. 481, 484, 491; iii, 4: skin 

 dressing causing, ii, 129; unsound- 

 ness and warranty, iii, 422. 



Mangel-wurzel— poisoning by, iii, 51. 



MangelS-as food, iii, 89, 115. 



Mangers— construction and tying in, iii, 

 327, 328, 338; cribbing and feet in, 1, 

 414: iii, 342: food left in, and in- 

 fection precautions, iii. 142, 154. 155; 

 lip troubles due to wood, i, 247. 



Mangolds — food uses, iii, 350. 



Manholes—in stable drainage, iii, 85, 86, 

 329. 330- 



Mannre— (see Dung). 



Mares — 



Blistering while "in season", iii, 39. 



Breeding and origin of various types of 

 horses — ancient laws, i, 173, 174; 

 Arabs, i, 201, 202; Clydesdales, i, 

 187. i8g, igo; Flanders, i, 175, 176, 

 177; hackneys, i, 115, iig; harness 

 horses, i, 152, 153: hunters, i, 125, 

 ^3Si '3^1 ^4°! ^42. 143; ponies, i, 157, 

 158, 161, 162, 163, 171 ; Shires, i, 

 172. 174, 177, 17S, {illust.} iii, 268; 

 SiilTolks, i, 195. 



Care and food, &c., of in-foal mares, iii, 

 ?o8-2io, 215-218, 264-266: after 

 foaling, iii, 226-228, 285; constipa- 

 tion, i, 285 ; weaning after fresh 

 service, iii, 225 ; working during 

 suckhng and pregnancy, i, 286, 287: 

 iii, 217, 264. 



Catheter insertion and uses, iii, 177, 179. 



Causes of disease — sex influences, i, 218. 



Growth of foals— influence of mares, iii, 

 297, 298. 



Mating and impregnation, iii, 213-215, 

 219, 234-238, 262, 263, 297, 298: 

 artificial insemination, iii, 231-234; 

 cantharides abuse, iii, 60; influence 

 of first sire on further oftspring, iii, 

 239-245- 



Period for foaling, iii, 285. 



Stone in bladder, or vesical calculus, i, 

 368. 



Troublesome mares, removal of ovaries, 

 iii, 180-184. 



[See also titles /Estrum, Parturition and 

 Pregnancy, Reproduction Organs, 

 Sexual Intercourse, Suckling of 

 Foals.] 

 Market sales of horses— warranty as to, 

 iii, 417. 



"Markliam Arabian " — history, &c., 



i, 1 10, III. 



Markings — forms and origin of special 

 marks on horses, &c., iii, 495, 497- 

 500: on Cleveland Bays, i, 127, 132: 

 Clydesdales, i, 192; Suffblks, i. ig6, 

 197 : Yorkshire coach-horse, i, 134; 

 teeth "mark", iii, 392, 393, 395, 400. 



Marrow— of bone, ii, 176. 



Marsh lands— fever causes, iii, 78. 



Marston— shire horse, price, i, 185. 



Martingale — use for harness and show 

 hordes, i, 151 ; iii, 313, 



Masculine features — effect of castra- 

 tion, iii, 172. 



Massage— diseases benefited by, ii, 286, 

 357. 365. 



Masseter muscle— form, &c., ii, 309. 

 Masseteric nerve— formation, i, 393. 

 Master of the horse or stud— ancient 



appointment, i, no: iii, 537- 



Mastication process and time, i, 233, 244, | 

 246, 247; imperfect — effects, i, 272, 

 282, 286: loss of power and difficulty 

 due to diseases, 1, 420, 504; ii, 44, 48, 

 49; mixed food, iii, 346; nerves and 

 muscles assisting in, i, 385; ii, 310, 

 313; teeth effects, i, 326, 327, 330. 



Mastoid process nf temporal bone, ii, 



Mastoido-auricularis muscle— form, 



^^c, ii, J 12. 



Mast oido -hum er alls muscle — form 



and u>es. i, 46, 49, 50; ii, 306, 320; 



fracture effects, ii, 245. 

 Materials for stable structure, iii, 319, 



S-^". 323- 

 Mating of mares- see titles Breeding. 



Marc-^'- 

 Matter— (sL-e title Pus or Matter). 



Maxillary articulation— form, ii, 185. 

 Maxillary bones— forms, &c., ii, 186, 



iSti ; Iraciurc, ii, 242. 



Maxillary nerves - forms, &c., i, 393. 

 Meadow hay -quality, &c., iii, 351, 352. 

 Means of restraint of horses during 



operations, iii, 156-160. 

 Measures for drugs, 8:c:, iii, 11, 12. 



Mechanical apparatus— bowed knees, 



ii, 304, cniitricted feet, ii, 394, 3g5, 

 malformed limbs, ii, 346, 347. 



Mechanical causes of disease, i, 219, 



220; ii, 426. 



Meconium plugging rectum of foals, i, 



284. 



Median nerve and branches— formation, 



i, 400. 



Median neurectomy— method, &c., iii, 



i6t, 162, 1D4, 165, 



Mediastinum testis— form, ii, 66, 67. 



Medicinal plants — appearance of (il- 

 lust 1. n, 466, 470, 



Medicines and Drugs— 



Action and uses, ii, 44 1-444 — list of drugs, 

 iii, 1-8; therapeutical action of medi- 

 cines, iii, 12-14. 



Administration and preparation of physic, 

 ii, 444-446; iii, 18; balls, draughts, 

 drench, &c., iii, 19-22; electuaries, in- 

 jections, and suppositories, iii, 21, 22, 

 41; refusal of horses, means of forc- 

 ing, iii, 157, 158. 



Antiseptics and wound treatment, ii, 420- 

 422, 483-4S8. 



Diseases due to abuse of drugs, i, 272, 

 276, 286: ii, 84. 143, 473, 475. 



Doses, measures, and weights for various 

 drugs — list of, iii, g-12. 



External remedies — gargles, liniments, 

 &c., iii, 41-43. 



For acting on tissue change— alteratives, 

 ii, 452-454; astringents, ii, 454-457- 



For blood, affecting nutrition of entire 

 body, ii, 446; tonics and reducing 

 drugs, ii, 447-450; cooling medicines, 

 ii, 450-452. 



For blood-vessels, ii, 457, 462-464. 



For heart and blood-vessels, ii, 457-462. 



For kidneys, bladder, and generative 

 organs, ii, 473-475- 



For lungs and air passages, ii, 468--472. 



For nervous system— hypnotics, tonics, 

 and stimulants, ii, 476-478: anses- 

 thetics and anodynes, ii, 479-483. 



For skin and "sweating", ii, 472, 473. 



For stomach, digestive system, bowels, 

 and liver, ii, 464-468. 



Infectious diseases — little value of, iii, 

 150. 151- 



Miscellaneous drugs for various ailments, 

 ii, 488-491. 



Operations, iii, 156, 157, 160, 182 {see also 

 Ansesthetics). 



Poisons and Poisoning — (see that title). 



Prescriptions — horse balls for various 

 purposes, iii, 15, 16; powders, iii, 16, 

 17; draughts, iii, 18. 



Medicines and Drugs— Cout.) 



Treatment of — pregnant mares, iii, 266; 



ship -board horses, iii, 463; show 



horses, iii, 311; trotters in training, 



&c., iii, 316. 



[ For special drugs, &c, , see their names.] 



Medulla, and medullary cavity and fora- 



niL'ii in bone-structure, ii, 176. 

 Medulla oblongata— formation, &c., i, 



3S2, 3S9. 494. 



Medullary sheath, &c., of nerve-fibres, 



i, 379- 

 Megacocci of bacteria, i, 226. 

 Megastoma— a form of worm, ii, 169. 

 Megrims-(see Vertigo). 

 Melanosis— unsoundness due to, iii, 374. 

 MellltUS diabetes and treatment, i, 346. 

 Membrana decidua in uterus, iii, 253. 

 Membrana granulosa— form, iii, 248. 

 Membrana nictitans of eye, i, n; ii, 



103. 104. 

 Membranes— blue colour of, ii, 470; bone 



strticture and disease, ii, 176, 208; 

 brain- thickening of, i, 417: heart 

 inflammation, i, 461-463 ; joint struc- 

 ture and inflammation, ii, 262. 282— 

 284: lining stomach and intestines, 

 i, 235, 236; lung diseases, ii, i; poi- 

 soning and disease signs, iii, 46, 47, 

 48, 145; spinal cord diseases, i, 418; 

 uterus during gestation, iii, 252, 253. 

 (See also Mucous membranes.) 



Memory of a horse, i, 390; ii, 439, 440, 



Meningitis— of brain, i, 4o5-.^o7: spinal 

 and cerebro-spinal forms, i, 418, 423- 

 425: drug for, ii, 477. 



Mental nerve- formation,i,3g4; fracture 

 effect, ii, 240. 



Menthol — antiseptic uses, ii, 487. 



Mercurial poisoning— causes, &c., ii, 



4Su; ill, 45. 



Mercury and preparations — used 



medicinally, Sec, Ji, 454, 486, 488; 

 i''- 3- 5 — doses, iii, 10; poisoning and 

 aiuidote, iii, 489; iii, 45. 



Merismopedia of bacteria, i, 226. 



*'Mesa0Ud" — Arab stallion (illust.), ii, 



412. 



Mesenteric arteries — formation and 



diseases affecting, i, 448, 452, 471, 

 477; parasites in, ii, 174. 



Mesentery of intestine, i, 236; hernia 



causes, i, 317, 322. 

 MeSOhippus — fossil remains and horse 

 origni, iii, 512. 



Mesorchium of testis, ii, 65. 

 Metacarpal arteries— formation, i, 450. 

 Metacarpal bones (shin or splint bones) 



— formation, ^c , i, 20, 75; ii, 197— 

 200; ill, 477. 478, 4S7; former uses 

 and fossil remains, iii, 477, 47S, 511, 

 513; bone diseases affecting, ii, 209, 

 210, 213, 216, 2ig; fracture, ii, 223, 

 248; joints formation, ii, 271, 272. 

 Metacarpal periostitis and its treat- 

 ment, 8:0., ii, 219, 220. 



Metacarpi muscles— forms, ii, 330, 331, 



332. 

 Metacarpo-phalangial articulation, ii. 



Metacarpus— .see Canon). 



Metal shoes — introduction, iii, 429. 



Metallic sutures, &c., for wounds, ii, 



419. 

 Metatarsal artery- formation, i, 453. 

 Metatarsal bones— formation, &c., ii, 



204. 278; iii, 487. 

 Metritis and its treatment, &c., ii, 89-91, 



97, 98; iii, 180. 

 Metro -peritonitis and its treatment, 



ts:c., li. So, gt, 97, 98. 



Microbes andmicro-organisms- [see 



Organisms). 

 Micrococci— formation, &c , i, 226, 246. 



Microscopical discoveries on causes 



of disease, i, 224-226. 



