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INDEX 



Saccharated carbonate of lime as 



aiitiijute. ill, 51, 



SaCCharated iron — medicinal uses, ii, 

 447 — (iu^e, iii, 10 



Saccharine compounds as food, i, 241. 

 Saccharomycetes— description, ii, 161. 

 Sacral artery- funnation, i. 452. 

 Sacral nerves and plexus— foims, &c., 



'i 375-J77. j^'. 40'J. 



Sacro-coccygeal division of vertebra;, 



ii, i7y, 100. 



Sacro-iliac ligament— connections, ii. 



^64. 333. 



Sacrum— conformation and bones, i, 15, 

 58; ii, 179, 180, 182; connection with 

 pelvis, ii, 1Q2; muscle connections, 

 >"> 3^31 324. 326. 340- 



Saddle— diseases due to pressure, &c., 1, 

 220; ii, 426, 432. 



Saddle-backed horse— appearance and 



f-k-tt'ct, i, 57. 



Saddle galls, t^vc— causes, i, 220: ii, 426, 



432. Use of boric acid, ii, 485. 

 Saddle holders— types, iii, 332, 333. 

 Saddle Horses- 

 Ancient history, iii, 521, 522, 528, 535. 



Breed not distnict, except in America, i, 

 147- 



Breeds ussd and merits of— Arabs, i, 203: 

 hackneys and hacks, i, 122, 147-149: 

 Holsteins, i, 209, 210; pack horses, i, 

 124, 125. 



Conformation, action. Sec , i, 147-149; of 

 back, i, 55. croup, i, 59, 60. forearm, 

 i, 73, height, i, 94, neck, i, 51, pas- 

 tern, i, 80, shoulder, i, 70, thigh, i, 85, 

 withers, i, 54, 



Crossing with thoroughbred or Arab 

 blood, i, 14S, 149. 



Fractured back, and navicular disease 

 liability, ii, 235, 391. 



Training, &c., iii, 201, 307-310, 312, 340. 



Warr.Tiity — hired horses, &c., iii, 417,424. 



[See also title Hunters.] 



Saddle room— fittings, &c., iii, 331-333. 

 Sainfoin hay— composition, iii. no, th. 

 St. Albans -royal stud foundation, i, no. 

 "St. Simon" — chest measurements, i, 65: 



illust. of, i, i; pedigree and stock, i, 



115: iii. 548. 

 St. Simon strain— breeding prepotency, 



111, :ri 2 



St. Vitus' dance and its treatment, i, 410, 

 411. 



Sale of horseS-fsee Warranty, also Ex- 

 amination as to soundness). 



Salicine as a cooling medicine, ii, 450-452 

 — dose, iii, 10. 



Salicylate of soda and sodium- medi- 



ciii.il us(_'s. ii, 45:;; iii, 7 — doses, iii, 10. 



Salicylic acid — medicinal uses, ii. 452: 

 iii, 7— dnses, iii, 10; for warts, ii, 143, 



Saline aperients and uses, ii, 449, 450, 



471; for Hver, i, 303, 305, 308. 

 Saliva — action in digestion, i, 232-234, 

 244: drugs affecting, iii, 14; exces- 

 sive secretion, i, 25S: fistula of paro- 

 tid duct affecting, i, 261-263 ; jaw. 

 diseased or fractured, ii, 213, 239, 

 240; poisoniii;T symptoms, iii, 47; 

 stomatitis effects, ii, 49, 50; tongue 

 inflamniaiion, i, 252. 



Salivary calculi — formation and re- 

 moval, i, 263-265. 



Salivary glands or ducts— description 



and Uses, i. 7, 23o-2:t4: drugs affect- 

 ing, iii, 14: fistula effecls, i, 261-263; 

 "stones 'in, i, 263-265. 



Salivation and its treatment, i, 258: iod- 

 ism and mercurial poisoning as, ii, 

 4S9, 490. 



Sallanders and its causes, ii, 157, Z58; 

 remedy, li, 464; "chestnuts" as, iii, 

 501; unsoundness, iii, 374. 



Salt — medicinal uses of common salt, ii, 

 449: iii, 92: on roads, causing disease, 

 ii. 424; water constituent, iii, 122. 



Salted horses — immunity from horse- 

 siLkness, ii, 59. 



Saltpetre —uses and dose, iii, 3, 10. 



Salts in blood, i, 435: in food and diges- 

 tion, i, 241, 243; in urine, i, 338, 339, 

 342, 353. 354, 355— "ledicinal uses of 

 various drugs, ii, 448, 454, 477. 



Sal volatile— stimulant uses, ii, 459. 



Sand (or bedding, iii, 357. 



Sandals used as shoes, iii, 429. 



Sand crack and its treatment, ii, 365-367; 

 iii, 436; canker and villitJs due to, ii, 

 381, 383; shoeing precautions, iii, 

 455: stopping up, fraud, unsoundness 

 and warranty, iii, 379, 410, 423. 



"Sandflake" — artificial insemination, iii, 

 -3'- 



Sanitas as an antiseptic, ii, 487. 



Sanitation— foaling and sick boxes, ii, 

 288; iii, 23, 24; hygienic treatment 

 of diseased animals, iii, 140-144; 

 rheiimatism and influenza influenced 

 by, ii, 2o, 32; washing of sick horses, 

 i". .35* (^ee also title Veterinary 

 hygiene.) 



Santonin- dose, iii, lo. 



Saphenous nerves — formation, i, 403, 



404. 



Saponification of oils and fats in diges- 

 tion, i. 24:-, 246. 



Saprophytes— water purification, iii, 127. 

 SarcinacOCCUS — formation, &.C., i, 226. 

 Sarcolemma o{ muscle fibre, ii, 305. 

 Sarcoptes tausing mange, ii, 167. 

 SarCOptic mange — treatment, Sac, ii, 



140. 167. 

 Sarcous element of muscle fibriila, ii, 305. 

 Sartorius muscle— form, &c., ii. 341. 



Savin — effect on uterus, ii, 475. 

 Saw-dust as bedding, In, 24, 355. 

 Scabs- ringworm and mange, ii, 164, 165, 



167; wound-healing process, ii, 404, 



407. 457- 



Scalenus muscle-form, &c., ii, 322. 



Scales nil skin, ii, 137, 152. 



Scalpel and its uses, i, 362, 365; ii, 304, 349, 



Scandinavian cross of Cleveland bays, 



i. 127. 

 Scaphoid bone and ligaments connec- 



iiuii. ii, 193, IQ7, 278 



Scapula or blade-bone— form, ii. 193; 



iii, 487; fracture, ii, 221, 243; joint, 

 ii, 270: muscle attachments, ii, 318, 

 327- 328, 329, 330, 333. 



Scapular cartilage- formation, ii, 193. 

 Scapular regions- muscles of, ii, 328, 



3^9- 



Scapulo-humeral joint— form, &c., il, 



270. 

 Scapulo-humeralis gracilis muscle 



— fnnn, v^c, n. 324. 



Scapulo-ulnaris muscle— form. Sic, 



ii. 330. 



Scarification— of bowel in rectum inver- 

 sion, i, 301: of limb in lymphangitis, 

 ii, 23; of sheath, i, 353; ii, 82, 83; of 

 tongue, i, 253; of uterus, ii, 102. 



Scarlatina — disease similar to, ii, 25. 



Scarring under a f«:ab— method of wound- 

 healing, ii, 404, 407. 



"Sceptre" — bay thoroughbred filly (il- 

 lust.), i. 112. 



Schizomycetes— description of, ii, 161. 



Schlemm, canal of— in eye, ii, 108. 



Schleswig horses— appearance, &c., i, 



210. 

 Schwann— white substance of, i, 379. 



Sciatic nerves and fibres— formation, 



8:c., i, 379, 403, 



Scirrhous cord— examination for, iii, 373. 



ScirrhUS- a form of tuberculosis, ii, 50. 



Sclerotic of eye— anatomy and examina- 

 tion, i, 1 1 ; ii, 104, 105, 107, 109. 



Scoop for lithotripsy, i, 367, 368. 



Scotland— early history on horse-breed- 

 ing, i, 186, 187, 189, English restric- 

 tions, i, 174: racing instituted in, i, 

 no; iii, 544, 



Scraper for grooming, iii, 134. 



Scraping in stable— vice of, iii, 342. 



Scratching— skin disease due to, ii, 149. 



Scriptural references to the use of 



horses, iii, 518, 519, 520, 532. 



Scrofula— a form of strangles, ii, 39, 



Scrotal hernia and its treatment, i, 322- 

 3--4; liereditary, i, 318. 



Scrotum— conform. It ion, i, 17; ii, 67, 68; 

 grey masses in, ii, 71 ; hernia and 

 castration, i, 319, 320, 322; iii, 173, 

 176; muscles insertion, ii, 336: sper- 

 matic cord and testicles " not down " 

 in, ii, 67: iii, 184. 



Scurfy skin due to curry-comb, iii, 135. 



Scutiform cartilage of ear, ii, 310. 

 Scuto-auricularis externus and in- 



ternuS— fur nisofnuiscte, ii, 31 1, 312. 



Sea carriage of horses -facilities, diet,. 



^c, iii, 461-464. 

 Sea-weed— medicinal uses, ii, 489. 

 Seated shoes— form and uses, iii, 442^ 



Sebaceous glands— of sheath, i, i8: ii^ 



71; ulskni, 11. 126, 131. 



Sebiparous glands of skin, ii, 130. 

 Second inter-phalangial articula- 



tion--liirni. i\;c., ii, 273. 



Second phalanx bone of fore-limb— 



tormatiun, 11, 199. 

 Second thigh — conformation and bones, ■ 



i, 85: ii. 202. (See also titles Fibula 



and Tibia.) 

 Secretion— a cause of disease, i, 222; of 



fluids by sUui, ii, 130, 131: of saliva 



in digestion, 1, 232; of urine, i, 352. 



Secretory nerves— description, ii, 374. 

 Sedative drugs— action, &c., iii, 14; 



gastric, ii, 465; heart, ii, 457, 461; 

 nervous system, ii, 476, 477, 479-483. 



Seeds as diet, i, 241, 242. 



Seedy toe and treatment, ii, 368-371 ; 

 shoeing precautions, iii, 455 : un- 

 soundness and warranty, iii, 423. 



Segmentation— process in breeding, iii,. 



Self-fixing base for stall-pillars, iii, 324. 

 Selling of horses — guarantee as to 



soundness (see titles Examination^ 



Warranty). 

 Semen— 'see Seminal fluids 



Semilunar cartilages of stifle-joint, ii, 



275t -'76' 



Semilunar crest of coffin-bone, ii, 200. 

 Semilunar ganglion of dorsal nerve, i, 



'77- 



Semilunar valves of heart, i, 438, 448. 

 Semimembranosus muscle — form, 



»s:c., ii, 341. 

 Seminal ducts— formation, &c., ii. 66, 



67, 69. 



Seminal fluid or semen— conveyance, 



&c., ii, 67, (S. 69, 71, 72, 73; iii, 229, 



230, 246; artificial insemination, iii,, 



231-234- 

 Semiology — definition, i, 214. 

 SemispinaliS of back and loins— form,. 



Semitendinosus muscle — form, &c.» 



li, 340. 

 Sensation— drugs afl^ecling, ii, 479; iii, 4,. 

 8, 12, 14: nerves affected by fracture, 

 ii, 252; paralysis of sensation, i, 419; 

 ii, 236; skin powers, &c., ii, 127, 128, 

 156: depriving certain part of sensa- 

 tion — operation (see Neurotomy), 



