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INDEX 



Nails and nailing on of shoes, iii, 444, 



450. 451: injuries, iii, 453. 



Nape of head- see Poll). 



Narcotic poisons and treatment of 



iK-iMHiing by, iii, 54-64- 

 Narcotics — drugs used as, ii, 476, 4S1. 



Narrow conformation— of breast, i, 6i, 



62, croup, i, 59, face, i, 39; digestion 

 influences, iii, iig. 

 Nasal bones — formation, i, 9: ii, 186: 

 fos'^il remains, iii, 513; muscles at- 

 tached to, ii, 308, 309. 



Uasal catarrh or gleet— causes, treat- 

 ment, i^c , i, 49S, 409-501: drugs, ii, 

 489; iii, 5, 7; mailein test, ii, 39; pus 

 extraction, ii, 186; soundness exam- 

 ination, iii, 371. 



"Nasal duct—position, i, lo. 



Nasal nerve— formation, i, 393. 



Nasal peak— formation, i. 9: ii, 186. 



Nasal process — fracture of maxillary 

 Ikmic tliruugh, ii, 242. 



Natural ventilation— use of term, &c., 



i, 406. 



Jfavel and umbilical opening — for- 



malion and dressing, i, 17; ii, 288, 

 335. 338; liver and hernia effects, i, 

 306, 316: "navel ill" and pyaemic 

 arthritis, ii. 280, 287-289; separation 

 at hiiih, iii, 270, 271. 



Navicular bone — formation, i, 22: ii, 



200; Iracture. ii, 224, 252; wounds 

 affecting, ii, 385. 



Navicular disease— its treatment, &c., 



ii, 389-393: fracture and other effects, 

 ii, 200, 252. 280. 373: operation for. 

 iii, 161. 164, 165; unsoundness and 

 \varranly, ill, 379, 382, 422. 



Navicular ligaments — coffin-joint, ii, 



NaviCUlarthritls(seeNavicular disease). 

 Near side- explanation of term, i, 3. 

 Neck- 

 Carriage and coupling of head and neck, 



i, 44-46. 48-51; ii. 267-269- 

 Conformation and bones, i, 12, 13, 47, 

 loz; ii, 179, 181; arteries and veins, 

 i. 447, 449; joints and ligaments, ii, 

 264, 265 - joint witli head, ii, 267-260; 

 muscles, ii, 318-322, 326: nerves, i, 

 375. 376; spinous processes of, ii, 179, 

 180; weight of body influenced by 

 length, i, gi. 

 Diseases and injuries affecting — covering 

 disease, ii, 53; eczema, ii, 148; frac- 

 ture, ii, 235: horse sickness, ii, 55, 

 56; mange, ii, 167; nettle-rash, ii, 

 146. poll e\il. ii, 430; roaring, i. 511; 

 roping to extract horse fmm ditch, 

 ii, 440; spasms, ii, 45, 47, 48. 

 Neck cradle used after blistering, iii, 39. 

 Neck presentations in parturition, iii, 



27.-, 270. 280. 



Necrosis of bone, ii. 212-2T4; other causes, 

 ii, 386, 431, 432; tuberculosis classed 

 a*;, ii, 51. 



Needles causing heart disease, i, 461. 



Needles — for hernia, i, 318; lithotomy, i, 

 366. neurotomy, iii, 163, 164 ; skin 

 injections, iii, 21 ; wound-stitching, 

 ii, 418, 419. 



Negative symptoms of disease, iii, 145. 



Nematodes causing disease. I've, li, 170, 

 171, 172, 370: drugs destroying, iii, 



Nephritis and its treatment, i, 348; un- 

 soundness and warranty, iii. 423. 



Nerve-cells — composition and uses, i, 375, 

 378. 386- 



Nerve energy or stimnhis — generation, 

 &c., i, 373, 387, 388; heart action, i, 

 441; ii, 458. 



Nerve-fibres — composition and uses, i, 

 375- ^78, 379. 385. ?86. 387, 404- 



Nerve tonics and stimulants —drugs used, 

 ii, 448, 477, 478; iii, 6. 



Nerves and Nervous System— 



As essential to life, and composition of 

 nerve tissue, &c., i, 373, 378, 387; in 

 muscles, ii, 305. 



Blood supply, i, 374, 378, 380. 



Cerebro-spinal system, i, 373, 378; nerves 

 — cranial, i, 391-397, spinal, i. 397, 

 brachial plexus, i, 398-402, lumbo- 

 sacral plexus, i, 402-405: structure — 

 of cells and fibres, i, 378-380, of 

 spinal cord, i. 380-382, of the bulb, 

 pons, and brain, i, 382-386. 



Development in embryo, iii, 255. 



Diseases — (see Nervous Diseases, also 

 names of diseases). 



Drugs affecting, ii, 476; ansesthetics and 

 anodynes, ii, 479-483: sedatives and 

 hypnotics, ii, 461, 467, 476: iii, 2; 

 tonics and stimulants, ii, 448, 460, 

 477, 478; iii. 6. 



Functions and stimuli of the system, i, 

 373. 374. 386-390: generation of 

 energy, i, 373: heart influence, i, 440; 

 ii, 458 ; impressions and impulses 

 conduction, i, 379, 386; perspiration 

 regulation, ii, 130; respiration func- 

 tions, 8:c., i, 494. 



Plexuses of nerves — formation, &c., i,3g8. 



Sympathetic system and ganglia, i. 374, 

 375 ; nerves of cervical, dorsal, 

 splanchnic, lumbar, and sacral re- 

 gions, i, 375-378. 



[For nerves of special organ, see its 

 name; for particular nerve, see its 

 title.] 



Nervous Diseases and Influences- 

 Affections classed under, i, 40c. 



Apoplexy and sunstroke, i, 412. 



Breeding influences— colour and mark- 

 ings on animals, iii, 497, 498. 



Causes of disease — excitement, i. 215, 

 222, 287: iii. 54, 149: shock, i, 220; 

 temperament, i, 218, 511; ii, 477; 

 temperature, i, 216, 217. 



Cerebritis or brain inflammation, i, 405- 

 407. 



Crib-biting, wind-sucking, and weaving. 

 ', 413-415- 



Digestive disorders and saliva secretion, 

 i, 232, 233, 258: gastritis, i, 274. 



Division of nerves — (see Neurotomy). 



Drugs — (see title Nerves). 



Epilepsy, eclampsia, and chorea, i, 410, 

 411. 



Fracture and sprain influences, ii, 228. 

 2^3, 252, 292: protection of nerves 

 from injuries, i, 379. 



Giddiness, megrims, or vertigo, i, 407-409. 



Heart disease detection difficulties, i, 456. 



Loss of power — (see Paralysis). 



Meningitis — brain, i, 405-407: cerebro- 

 spinal, i, 423-425; spinal, i, 418. 



Myelitis and spinal inflammation, i, 418. 



Parasites infesting nerve-centres, ii, 174. 



Poisoning effects, iii, 54. 



St. Vitus dance and stringhalt, i, 411: 

 ii, 395- 



Spasm of diaphragm, i. 313. 



Tumours and abscess in brain, bone. Sec, 

 i, 409, 415, 417; oedema or blood 

 clot, i, 416 : thickening of rpem- 

 branes, i, 417. 



Unsoundness and warranty — "nerved" 

 horses, &c., iii, 376, 377, 419, 422. 



Various diseases associated with ner- 

 vousness — ansemia, i, 470; asthma, 

 ii. 11; collapse, ii, 477: cough, ii, 19: 

 diarrhcea, i, 2S7 : larynx affections, 

 i, 507, 5 10, 51 1 ; skin diseases, ii, 1 39; 

 roaring and whistling, i, 511; tetanus, 

 ii. 45. 48. 



Nervous temperament of horses, i, 



2i8, 511; ii, 477: blistering restric- 

 tions, iii, 39; feeding and training 

 considerations, iii, 94, 302. 

 Nettle-rash— causes and treatment, ii, 

 143. M5. 146. 



Neural arch of spinal column, ii, 179, 180. 

 Neuralgia causing saliva disorders, i, 258. 

 Neurilemma of nerve-fibres, i, 379. 



Neurokeratin of nerve tissue, i, 387. 



Neurosis of skin. ii. 156. 



Neurotomy or neurectomy — advan- 

 tages, methods, and instruments for 

 "unnerving", iii, 161-164; for navi- 

 cular disease, ii, 392 ; after-effects 

 and detection, iii, 165, 376, 377, 419, 

 422. 



New Forest— extent, and pony-breeding 



in, i. id6, 169. 

 New Forest pony- origin, appearance, 



itc, i, 106; teeth (illusts.), iii, 390, 



400, 402. 

 Newmarket— origin as a race-course, iii, 



546- 

 Newminsters— rearing and training me- 

 thods, i, 112; iii, 304. 

 "Nimrod" on hunter qualifications, i, 



^3''-', >3S, 139- 

 Nippers— see Incisor teeth). 

 Nitrates— medicinal uses of amyl, ii, 463: 



mercury, ii. 4S8; potash, ii, 448. 462, 



474: potassium, iii, 6; silver, ii, 457; 



iii, 10; poisoning by, iii, 53. 

 Nitre for glossy skin, ii, 453. 

 Nitric acid— medicinal uses, ii, 467; iii, 



6; doses, iii, 9. 

 Nitrogen— in air, iii, 132: in food, i, 244. 



Nitrogenous foods— value, &c., iii. 87, 



Sq, 02. 



Nitro-glycerine — medicinal uses, ii, 463. 

 Nitrous ether— medicinal uses, ii, 462, 



474: iii, 7: doses, iii, lo. 

 Noah — Arab horses chosen by, i, 201; 



Chinese history on The Flood, iii, 



5»7- 

 Nocard, PrOf.-;-on glanders and farcy, ii, 



36; maladie du coit, ii, 52; valvular 



disease, i. 465. 

 Noeud vital of brain, i. 494, 



Non-articular bones— forms, ii, 178. 

 Non-COgnizable forms of disease, i, 219. 

 Non-striated muscle— form of, ii, 306. 

 Norman Conquest and horse history, i, 



105; iii, 537. 538, 



Nose and Nostrils- 

 Bleeding, i, 501, 503, 504; ii, 10: first 



aid, ii, 439; hereditary cause, ii, 158, 



159- 

 Conformation and examination, i, 9, 10, 



39, 483: ii, 186; false nostril, i, 10; 



iii, 508; fossil remains, iii, 513; 



muscles, ii, 307-309. 

 Discharges — due to catarrh, i, 497, 498, 



499; glanders, ii, 36; horse-sickness, 



ii, 56; influenza, ii, 32; lungs, ii, 



10: purpura hEeniorrhagica, ii, 24; 



strangles, ii, 40. 



Eruptions and ulceiation due lo diseases, 



i. 503; ii. 35- 43. 49. 62, 141. 

 Examination as to soundness, iii, 370, 



371- 

 Injections, and inhalation by nose-bags, 



i, 260; ii, 471: for bleeding nose, i, 



504: catarrh, i, 498, 500, 501; ii, 489; 



horse-sickness, ii, 58; use of alum, 



ii, 456. 

 Obstruction causing roaring, i, 511. 

 Poking-out nose a sign of disease, i, 260, 



266. 

 Nosology— definition of, i. 214. 

 Nuclei ot nerve centres, i. 389. 



Nucleus and nucleolus of nerve cells, 



i, 37S, 379- 



Nursing — aid and attendants' duties, ii, 

 381, 442: iii, 23, 24, 141, 154: cloth- 

 ing, water, and food for horse, iii, 

 24-28; unloading rectum per hand, 

 iii. 34. 35: various applications used 

 in, iii, 41, 42: washing the horse, 

 iii, 3i;- (See also titles Bandages, 

 Poultices, Sick-horses, Slings.) 



Nut-galla— medicinal uses, ii, 455. 



