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INDEX 



Simple fracture— form. &c., ii, 221, 225, 



227. 



Simple ophthalmia and its treatment, 

 ii, 1 14. 



Simple sutures for wound-stitching, ii, 



4 ' ''■ 

 Simple ulcer— form and treatment, ii, 



4JP, 427. 



Sinews, back— sprain or breakdown, ii, 



354' 

 Singeing- metliod-s, iii, 137. 360. 



Single- hoofed animals — foot forma- 

 tion, ill. 477. 



Sinking of haunch bones — causes, 



^'^c, i, 15. 



Sinuses — ^fistuIous wounds and withers, ii, 



428, 432, 433; frontal bones, ii, i86; 



plugging, ii, 434 : poll evil, ii, 430. 



431; quittor of foot, li, 378, 379, 380. 

 *'Sir George"- pony stallion, breeding, 



&c , i, 156, 170; illust., iii, 193. 

 "Sir Horace"— pony stallion, price, &c., 



1, 170. 

 Sires— see Stallions'. 

 Sites — for stables, iii, 60, 70, 206, 207, 319, 



320. 



Six-year-old— teeth of, iii, 399. 



Size of horses— characteristics and his- 

 tory of the horse, iii, 496, 530; cli- 

 matic influences, iii, 530, 535, 546, 

 548. (See also title Height.) 



Skeleton —appearance and bones of horse 

 and man, ii, 176, 178; iii, 485-490: 

 fossil remains and horse origin, iii, 

 511-513; growth of foetus, ii, 178. 



Skewbald horses— colour, iii, 498. 



Skewers — for accidents, ii, 438, 439; for 

 hernia, i, 31S. 



Skin- 

 As external covering of body, ii, 124. 



Bare patches- formation, iii, 504, 506. 



Blistering and firing, iii, 38-40, 167. 



Castration after-treatment, iii, 186. 



Cuticle or epidermis, and cutis or derma, 

 ii, 124-126. 



Formation of hair, horn, chestnuts, &c., 

 ii, 131-133; iii, 504, 506. 



Glands— fat-forming and sweat glands, 

 and hair follicles, ii, 125-127, 131. 



Glossy skin— abuse of drugs for, i, 348, 

 349; ii, 143, 474; drugs producing, 

 ii, 446, 453. 474. 491. 



Grooming, washing, and keeping healthy, 

 iii, 68, 69, 134-137. 



Injections under — [see Subcutaneous in- 

 jections]. 



Markings— origin and forms of stripes, 

 &c., iii, 497-500. 



Nerves and sensibility of skin, i, 385; ii, 

 124, 125, 126, 127, 128. 



Parasites infesting, ii, 163, 166-168; iii, 

 103: drugs destroying, iii, 7, 8. 



Poisoning through, iii, 45. 60. 



Poulticing precautions, iii, 31. 



Soundness — inspection for, iii, 374. 



Uses — as protective covering and as 

 organ of touch, ii, 127; for absorp- 

 tion and secretion of fluids, &c., ii, 

 128-131: respiratory uses and sum- 

 mary, ii, 131. 



Water evaporation, &c., iii, 120, 123. 



[See also titles Staring coat, Sweating.] 



Skin Diseases, &c.— 



Classification and general observations 

 and signs, ii, 134, 135; iii, 145, 150, 

 152. 



Diagnosis and description of various I 

 eruptions, ii, 136-138; iii, 150. 



Drugs, lotions. K:c., ii, 472, 473 — abuse 

 causing disease, i, 348, 349: ii, 143, 

 474: alteratives and astringents, ii, 

 453. 454. 456, 457: antiseptics, ii, 420, 

 483: various drugs for eruptions, &c. , 

 ii, 488, 489, 490; iii, I, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8. 



Skin Diseases, &c.—{Cont.) 



Eruptions and discharges due to disease 

 —bleeding and hemorrhage, i, 501; 

 ii- 24. 25t 156, 158; covering disease, 

 ii, 53, 82: epizootic lymphangitis, ii. 

 60-63; fistula, ii, 429; glanders and 

 farcy, ii, 36, 37; horse-pox or variola, 

 ii, 43, 140-142; infectious diseases, 

 iii, 150; lymphangitis fluid, ii, 22, 23; 

 stomatitis pustuiosa, ii, 49; swelling 

 of capped knee, ii, 361. 



Eruptions due to insects, blood-poison, 

 tic, ii, 142. 



Eye growths — congenital formations, 

 &c., ii, 118. 



General causes and treatment, ii, 138-140. 



Grooming causing injuries, iii, 135. 



Hypertrophies i warts) and atrophies 

 (senile decay , ii, 154, 155, 



Infectious diseases — signs and list, iii, 

 '50, 152- 



Inflammations — bullous, ii, 149; catar- 

 rhal, ii, 146-14S; local, ii, 143-146; 

 plastic, ii. 148. 149; squamous, ii, 

 152-154: suppurative, ii, 150, 151. 



Inspection for disease, iii, 374. 



Mallendersand sallanders on legs, ii, 157. 



New formations — cancer, &c., ii, 156. 



Not attended with eruption— diagnosis, 

 ii, 136. 



Parasitic diseases and causes, ii, 140, 163, 

 166-168: drugs, iii, 7, 8. 



Sensibility of skin— neurosis and itching 

 afl"ccting, ii, 156. 



Urine and diabetes afl^ected by activity 

 of skin, i, 337, 346, 347. 



Washing as curative agent, iii, 35. 



[For special skin disease see its title, as 

 Eczema, Herpes, itc] 

 Skull and bones- classification, ii, 183; 

 cranium formation, ii, 183-186; iii, 

 492-494; fracture, ii, 234, 235; mus- 

 cle connections, ii, 314, 321; views 

 of, i, 38; ii, 1S4, 185, 187. 

 Slack in the loin— appearance, i, 57, 65. 

 Slaughter of horses — ancient law on, 

 iii, 541, s4-t 548; diseased and in- 

 fectious ailments, ii, 63, 64; iii, 153. 

 Sleep— drugs inducing, ii, 476, 478: iii, 

 3, 5. 14; poisoning effects, iii, 54; 

 prematurely-born foals, iii, 221. 1 



Sleepy staggers and its treatment, i. ' 



26S, 269. 270. 406, 407. 

 Slings and slinging — directions and 

 materials, in. 40. 41; for capped and 

 broken knees, ii, 361, 423; disloca- 

 tion of patella, li, 353; fractures, ii, 

 231, 246, 247, 249, 250. 255, 258, 259, 

 260, 261; joint synovitis, ii, 283; 

 laminitis, ii, 378; sprains, ii, 297, 298; 

 testicle, ii, 86, 87. 

 Slipping— shoeing precautions in winter, 



ni, 451. 

 Slipping the foal — causes and treat- 

 ment, iii, 267-269. 



Sloping conformation— ot croup, i, 58: 



pasterns, i, 80; shoulders, i, 69, 70. 



Sloughing — of bone due to disease, &c., 

 ii, 210, 213, 249. 253, 380, 386; for- 

 mation of sinus, ii, 428; food causiiig, 

 iii, 103; hoof due to neurectomy, iii, 

 165, 166; poisoning effect, iii, 47, 48; 

 skin sloughing, i, 249; ii, 25, 232, 

 233, 435: udder, ii, 95, 96; ulcers 

 and abscesses, i, 502; ii, 421; un- 

 soundness due to, iii, 372. 



Small heads — cunformatiun, i, 38. 



Small hyo-glossus muscle of tongue 



— form, iSic, ii, 314. 

 Small intestine— description and uses, 



i. 2:55-237. 

 Small-pox— signs of. iii, 150. 



Small stables— plans, &c., iii, 322. 



Smashed bone— form of fracture, ii, 221. 

 Smegma in sheath, ii. 74. 

 Smell— nerves of, i, 385, 3Q1, 484: ii, 188; 

 test of water and air, iii, 131, 133. 



Smithfield horse sales — history, iii 



539 



Smooth calculi in bladder, i, 359. 



Smoothing-iron for pneumonia, ii, 10. 



Snaffles— types of, iii, 309, 358, 359. 



Snake-bites— causing poisoned wounds, 

 ii. 414, 415. 



Sneezing — due to catarrh, i, 498. 



*' Snorer " — pony mare, price, &c., i, 171. 



Snorting — due to indigestion, i, 270. 



Snow — causing cracked heels, ii, 424; 

 skin diseases, ii, 144. 



Soap— ; medicinal uses, ii, 474: skin erup- 

 tions due to, ii, 142. 



Soap liniment f'-r water tests, iii, 131. 



Society of Improvers, Edinburgh — 



work of, i, 1S8. 



Soda and sodium — medicinal uses, ii, 

 448-450, 452, 477; iii, 2, 8— doses, 

 iii, 9, 10, 11; poisoning and antidote, 

 ">' 45, 53; sulpho-carbolates as anti- 

 septics, ii, 485. 



Soft bones — causes, &c., ii, 214-216; 

 drug for, ii, 490. 



Soft food— for horses in training, iii, 303. 



Soft palate— formation, i, 7. 



Soft soap — c.Tusing skin eruption, li, 142; 

 in physic balls, ii, 444; iii, 15, 16; 

 washing of skin diseases, iii, 35. 



Soft warts- treatment, &c., ii, 155. 



Soft waters— analysis, &c., iii, 122, 123. 



Solar ganglion of dorsal nerve, i, 377. 



Solar plexus beneath aorta, i, 377. 



Sole of foot— anatomy and preparation 

 lor ^lioeing, iii. 434, 440, 441, pared- 

 out sole, iii, 441; canker and quittor, 

 ii, 381; "drop" causes, ii, 377; 

 pricks and wounds to, ii, 385-387: 

 removal causing contraction, ii, 394; 

 unsoundness, iii, 381, 382. 



Soleus muscle— form, &c., ii, 344. 



Solidungula— mammals classed as, iii, 

 477- 



Solomon — horses kept by, iii, 518, 520, 

 525. 



Solution of arsenic- see Fowler's). 



Solutions of various drugs — medi- 

 cinal uses, iii, 7; do>cs, iii, 10. 



Solvents fnr "stone", i. 360. 



Somerset pastures— disease causes, iii, 



lOJ. 



Something the matter-symptoms of 



disease, i:i, 144. 

 Soot as an antidote, iii, 58. 



Soothing medicines— for heart, ii, 457, 



461 ; kidneys and bladder, ii, 474, 

 475: lungs and air-passages, ii, 471, 

 472; nervous system, ii, 476. 477. 



Soporifics and their uses and action, 

 476, 477: iii, 14. 



Sore lips— causes. Sec, i, 247, 248. 



Soreness of joints— warranty, iii, 420. 



Sore shins and their treatment, ii, 219, 

 220; form of periostitis, ii, 210; race- 

 horse susceptibility, i, 219; ii, 209; 

 unsoundness, iii, 376. 



Sore shoulders and their treatment, ii, 

 435. 4^16. 



Sore throat and its treatment, i. 254-257; 

 due to bronchitis, ii, 3, larj'ngitis, i, 

 507, 508, strangles, ii, 40: drugs, 

 antiseptics and electuaries for, ii, 

 452. 455, 485; iii, 3. 5. 6, 21; mustard 

 and poultice uses, iii, 6, 31, 32, 3^. 



Sores— running, due to bone disease, ii, 

 213. (See also titles Fistula, Skin 

 Diseases — eruptions. ) 



Sound- 

 Breathing — disease symptoms, ii, 2, 5, 8, 



12. 14. 15- 

 Crepitus in fracture, ii, 225, 226 

 Ear muscles and cartilages for trans- 

 mission of, ii, 311. 

 Gurgling during motion— cause, ii, 71. 



