INDEX. 



Abscesses, nature ami treatment of 



—Chap. 20 . . 392 



— formation of, in diseases of respi- 



ratory organs . . 447 



— formation of, in strangles 497 — 8 



— mode of opening . . 397 

 — • serous . . • 400 

 Absorbent system — Cliap. 12 . 218 



— lacteals . . • 221 



— lymphatics . . . 222 

 Absorption of new growths and de- 

 posits . . 391,602,622 



Accidents and diseases, ordinary 



causes of . . . 269 



— erroneous ideas as to . . 268 

 Aconite . . • 297 

 Action in walking, trotting, and gal- 

 loping . . . 930 



— in walking, defects in . . 931 



— of fore-leg • . .996 

 Adhesion and organis ition of lymph 



in inflammatory diseases . 354 



— in diseases of respiratory organs . 446 



— healing hy . . 735, 744 

 Adipose tissue or fat . • 238 

 Aftermath, or second crop of grass . 98a 

 Age, as indicated by the teeth — 



Chap. 58 . . .864 



— to be considered in regulating 



amount of work . . 136 



Air, importance of pure . . 1 



— effects of breath on . .3 



— composition of . .4 



— circulation of . • 5 — 8 



— amount of, required by horses in 



stables . . .9 



— change of, beneficial to sick 



horses • . • 264 



— cool fresh, as tonic . .304 



— foul, escape of . -7 

 Aloes .... 287 

 Alteratives . • . 319 

 Alum . . . .307 

 Amaurosis . . . 856 



PAR- 



Ammonia :is diffusible stimulant . 300 



— and mustard . . . 383i 



— as stimulant to skin . . 388 



— liniment of . . . 389 

 Analyses, chemical, of food . 67 

 Anajsthetics . . . 303 

 Anchylosis . . . 582 

 Animal pain . . . 1042 



— soul . . . 1043 

 Aniseed . . . 304 

 Antimony, poisoning by— Chap. 68 . 1057 



— tartarised . . . 298 

 Antiseptics . . . 324 

 Antispasmodics . . 302 

 Apoplexy . . 559 

 Appendages of the eye . . 833 

 Applications, cold . 316 

 Aqueous humour . . 825 

 Arab . . . page 541 

 Areolar or cellular tissue . . 235 

 Arnica . . . 690 

 Aroinatics as slight tonics . 304 

 Arrangement of horses in stables . 191 

 Arsenic as caustic . . 306 



— as tonic . . . 304 



— poisoning by — Chai). 68 . 1057 

 Arteries, veins, and blood — Chap. 10 . 200 

 Arterial and venous blood . . 206 



— and venous systems . . 2 

 Artificial exercising ground . 148 



— foods . . . 98»* 



— warming of stables . . 162 

 Arytenoid cartilage . 455 — 7 

 Aspect of stables . . 21 

 Astrinsents . . . 307 

 Auscultation as regards the pulse . 216 



— in acute diseases of respiratory 



organs -Chap. 22 . . 407 

 — ■ in chronic diseases of respiratory 



organs — Chap. 23 . . 450 



Backs, conformation of . . 911 



Back and loins, special precautions 



in drying . . . 117 



