INDEX 



589 



Microstoma— .1 form of worm, ii. 169- 

 Middle cervical ganglion-fonnatiun, 



Middle flexor of metacarpus or canon 



— muscle form, ^tc, li, 331. 



Middle gluteus muscle— form, &c., li, 



339- 

 Midriff-(sec Diaphragm). 



, Military Horses- 

 Air-space in stables, i.i. 80. 

 Disease treatment — epizootic lymphan- 

 gitis, ii, 64: horse-sickness, ii, 53-58- 

 History on, i, 176, 210. 

 Maize diet, iil, 108. 

 Shoeing— history and injuries, iii, 429. 



452- 

 Water amount, iii, 120. 

 [See also titles Cavalry, War.] 

 Milk— absorption by skin, ii, 130; antidote 

 uses, iii, 45: foal-rearing with cow's 

 milk, iii, 224, 225; sick horses' diet, 

 iii, 25, 141- 

 Milk of mares— alum for drying up, Ii, 

 456; hand-milking practice, i, 287: 

 ii, 94, 96; microbes causing disease, 

 i, 225; refusal of mare to feed foal, 

 ii, 94; suppression causes, ii, go, 93. 

 94-96, 98: various effects of dis- 

 ordered milk, i, 251, 285, 286, 287, 

 2S8, 289. 

 Milk-glands— [see Mammary glands). 

 Milk-syphon-use of, ii, 96. 

 Milk teeth— appearance, &c., iii, 393. 

 47D; Nhedding causing tongue inflam- 

 mation, &.C., i, 252, 326. 

 Milky streaks across eye— disease signs, 



ii, 120: iii, 368. 

 Mill-dust for bedding, iii, 356. 

 Millers' horses liable to " stone ", i, 300. 

 Mineral acids— food and digestion, i, 

 243; medicinal effects, &,c., u, 454, 

 467; poisoning effects, iii, 48. 



Mineral matter in bone, ii, 175- 

 Mineral poisons and their effects, ii, 



403; ill, 48. 

 Mines — contamination of air in, iii, 76. 77- 

 MiOCene formation— horse origin, iii, 



512. 

 MiohippUS — fossil remains, and horse 



origin, iii, 512. 

 "Mischief"— Yorkshire coach horse (il- 



hist.), ii, 161. 

 Misrepresentations and fraud in sale 



iif liorses, warranty, iii, 4'o- 

 Mistakes in sale of horses — warranty 



regulations, &c., iii, 409. 

 Mites causing skin diseases, ii, 163, 166- 



168. 

 Mitral valves— sounds and disease, i, 



460, 464, 465. 

 Mixed concretions— forms, &c., i, 300- 

 Mixed food -advantages and uses, iii, 



343-34'^- 

 Mixed hemorrhage— causes, &c.,i, 501. 

 Mixed Joints-form, &c., ii, 263. 

 Modern horses— descent and position 



in animal world, iii, 471-484. 

 Mohammedan belief and uses of horse, 

 iii, 533. 534- 



Moisture in tissues — during " azo- 



turia", ii, 27; in health, ii, 28; in 

 hoof, iii, 140. 



Molar glands— description, &c., i, 230. 



Molar teeth— form, defects, and growth, 

 i, 6, 230. 327-329, 332; iii, 389, 390, 

 307-399, 476, 494, of temporary teeth, 

 iii, 394-396; fracture and decay, i, 

 330. 33'- 



MonadS— generation of, iii, 259. 



Monday morning disease — causes, 



^cc, ii, 22. 364. 

 Mongolian horse— appearance. &c., iii, 



Monk's-hood— medicinal uses, ii, 461; 

 poUoning by, iii, 63. 

 Vol. III. 



Monorchid— description of, iii. 184. 



Monro, foramen of— in brain, i, 384. 



Moon-blindness and its causes, &c., ii, 



I16-I18. 121. 



Moorish horses— history, iii, 527, 530, 



533, 5J4. 535- 

 Morbid conditions a sign of disease, 1, 



213, 214. 

 Morgan horses — appearance, origin, 



&c., i, 207. 

 Morphia— injections and medicinal uses 



of, i, 280. 303: ii, 16, 480: iii, 5, 463 



— doses, iii, lo ; fracture setting, ii, 



230. 



Morphine, acetate of-dose, iii. 9. 



Mortality due to castration, iii, 186: 

 epi/ootic lymphangitis, ii.__ 61, 63; 

 inthicnza and pneumonia, ii, 32, 33: 

 pyaemic arthritis, ii, 287, 288 ; par- 

 turient fever, ii, 99; worms in young 

 animals, ii. 172. 

 Mortification of reproduction organs, ii, 



ti-, 91, 92. 

 Mosquitoes causing horse-sickness, ii, 55j 

 58: paraffin-oil as protection against, 

 ii. 58. 

 Moss-litter— use of, iii, 138, 139- 

 Motion— gurgling sound during, ii, 71: 

 nerves of motion, i, 392... 397: para- 

 lysis and causes, i, 419: ii, 236, 237- 

 [See also titles Locomotion, Move- 

 ments,] 

 Motor nerves— formation, i, 374, 385, 386. 



Motores oculi nerves— formation, i, 385. 

 Motores oculorum nerves— formation, 



&c., i, 392, 394- 

 Mould causing disease, i, 216, 221: ii, 169, 

 :i7i ; iii, 102, 103. 



Mouldy hay— effects of, iii, 102, 352, 353- 



Moulting— ar<;enic uses, ii, 454; rheu- 



maliMn durmg, ii, 21. 

 Mountain ponies— breeding lands for, 



iii, 216. 

 Mouth- 

 Conformation and examination, i, 5, 6-8; 

 iii, ^71, 372 : bones and cavity, ii, 

 iSV 186,^ 187: deformity, "parrot 

 mouth", i, 331 ; harness horses, i, 

 151; muscles, h, 307-309, 314. 

 Discharges— bleeding causes and aid, ii, 

 10. 439; froth and foam, ii, 56, 213; 

 saliva secretion, &c., i, 258. 

 Drugs for mouth-washes, &c., ii, 5°* 455. 

 457,484, 4S5; iii, 2, 3, 5: application 

 of mouth- washes, and poisoning treat- 

 ment, iii, 41, 52. 

 Eruptions and diseases— facial paralysis, 

 ii, 423; fungi or parasites, ii, 169; 

 herpes, ii, 149: horse-pox, ii. 43: 

 stomatitis and thrush (aphths), i, 

 249-252; ii, 49, so- 

 Poisoning effects, iii, 46, 47, 52. 

 Space between teeth— formation of, iii, 

 390, 494. 

 Mouth-gag for physic giving, iii, 20. 

 Movements- 

 Absorbent system affecting muscular 



movement, i, 429. 

 Blindness and its tests, ii, 123. 

 Centre of gravity and equilibrium of a 



horse, i, 28-31; iii, 192-194- 

 Excitabihty denoted by ears, i, 42, 43. 

 Muscles in relation to power and speed, 



i. 3I1 32- 

 Nervous system and brain influences, 1, 

 373. 374i 39° — diseases affecting 

 power of movement, i, 405; reflex 

 movements, i, 388, 389. 

 Poisoning effects, iii, 54. 

 Unsteady— due to heart, i, 458, staggers, 



i, 268, thrombosis, i, 474. 

 [See also titles Action, Defective action, 

 Locomotion, Motion, &c.] 

 Mucous casts and mucus in urine, i, 



345; poisoning signs, iii, 47, 48. 

 Mucous glands— description, i, 232. 



Mucous membranes — bladder, i, 337; 



drugs affecting, ii, 454: iii, 2, 13; 

 genito-urinary organs disease, &c., 

 i, 344. 345: intestines, i, 236: liver 

 disorders, i, 303, 304, 397: poisoning, 

 and disease signs, iii, 45, 145: 

 stomach, i, 235, 273. 



Mud— grooming of coat, &c., iii, 134-137, 

 310. 



Mud fever— causes, &c., ii, 139, 144. M5» 

 158; iii, 135-137: remedies and pre- 

 cautions, ii, 464, 474; iii, 4> 3*°' 

 (See also title Lymphangitis.) 



Mule feet — formation and advantages, 

 ii, 393- 



Mulling of horses— early practice, ui, 

 17 J. 



Multiplication processes in genera- 

 tion, iii, 258, 259. 



Mumps in horses, i, 259- 



Muscles and Muscular System- 

 Action, origin, and insertion of muscles, 



ii, 306. 

 Appearance (illusts.J, i, 390, 398; ii, 310, 



314. 326. 

 Attachment to bones— tendons for, li, 306. 

 Breathing uses, &c., i, 492. 

 Composition and kinds of muscles and 

 fibre, ii, 305, 306— kreatin and gly- 

 cogen in muscle, i, 341, 490. 

 Digestive influences, i, 235, 246. 

 Diseases and injuries— (see title Joints,. 



Muscles, &c., diseases). 

 Drugs affecting, ii, 449.478,481; iii, 6. 13- 

 Examination for soundness, iii, 373. 

 In relation to power and speed, i, 31, 32;. 

 iii, iq3; to locomotion, i, 33-35: "i* 



Moisture in tissue— analysis, &c., n, 27, 

 28. 



Nervous and absorbent systems affecting 

 muscular movement, i, 373. 374, 429- 



Regions— axillary, ii, 327; hyoid, ii, 312;. 

 lumbar, ii, 324; pharyngeal, ii, 315:- 

 scapular, ii, 328. 



Skeleton attachments, i, 53; ii, 178, 180.. 



Special functions and structure as com- 

 pared with man, iii, 490-492. 



Sprains— (see that title). 



[For muscles of special organ or part, 

 see its title, as Abdomen, Fore-limbs, 

 Neck, &c. ; for particular muscle see 

 its name.] 



Musculo-cutaneous nerve- form, i, 



404. 

 Musculo-splral nerve— form, i. 400. 



Musgrave'S^ gutters for stables, iii, 329: 

 horse-tying in stables, iii, 328. 



Mustard- medicinal uses, iii. 6. 



Mustard plasters, 8: c. — preparation, 

 and application, iii, 33; for various 

 uses, ii, 462, 469. 471; irritation due 

 to, and question of use, ii, 3, 7. 



Mutualism— a form of parasitism, ii, 160. 



Muzzle for preventing bed-eating, iii, 139. 



Muzzle of head, i, 5: warts and lip. 

 troubles, i, 248. 



Mydriatics and their uses, iii, 14. 



Myelitis, spinal— causes, &c., i, 418. 

 Mylo-hyoid muscle— form. &c., ii, 312,, 



Mylo-hyoidean nerve— form, i, 394. 



Myocarditis and its treatment. &c., i„ 



464, 468. 

 Myotics and their uses, iii, 14. 

 Myrrh— medicinal uses, ii, 471; iii. 6. 



N 



Nags— uses of. i, 113, 118: iii, 543. 

 Nails as skin appendages, ii, 131, 133: 



iii, 504, 505- 

 Nails in foot— diseases and injuries by,. 



ii, 2IO, 253, 385, 403, 412, 413 ; iii, 453- 

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