INDEX. 



557 



PAE. 



Nerve, optic . . . 830 



Neurotomy . . . 1026 



Nitrate of silver . . 306 



Nitre . . . 290, 292, 319 



sweet spirits of ] 



Nitric ether i. . 300, 302 



Nitrous ether 



Nitrogenous and non-nitrogenous 



foods . . . 67a 



Nose, conformation of . . 886 



fracture of bones of . . 591 



running from, precautions as to . 260 

 Nostrils, conformation of 886 7 



discharge from . . 260 



to be sponged out twice daily . 121 

 Nursing, good Chap. 15 . . 246 



Oak bark . . . 304 



Oats . . . 6873 



allowance of, to horses . . 68 



characteristics of good and bad . 69 



weight of . . 70 



mode of weighing a bushel . 71 



various defects iu, viz. . 72 

 Bleaching. Damp Dirt and stones. 



Foxy. Fumigating. Kiln drying. 

 Mouldiness. Mustiness. Softness. 

 Sprouting. Want of winnowing. 



crushed . . . 73 



distinction between new and old 73 

 (Edema Chap. 28 . . 500 

 Oil, linseed . . .289 



olive . . 291,313 



turpentine as diuretic . . 292 



do., in liniments . .. 310 



joint . , . 230 

 Ointments, digestive . . 313a 

 Open joint Chap. 47 . . 714 

 Ophthalmia, common . . 840 



specific . . . 843 

 Opium, as narcotic . . 301 



as antispasmodic . . 302 



as astringent . . 307 



in poultices . . . 313 

 Optic nerve . . . 830 

 Origin of diseases Chap. 67 . 1045 



specific diseases . . 1046 



spontaneous diseases . . 1055 

 Ossified cartilages . 633, 655 

 Over-reach . . . 1002 



Pain .... 342 



animal . . . 1042 

 Paralysis Chap. 33a . . 569a 

 Partitions, height and length of . 35 

 Pasterns, conformation of . 903 



sprains of . . 691, 708 

 Pastern bones, fractures of . 589 

 Patella, conformation of . . 916 



displacement and sprains of . 707 



injuries to . . 730 

 Pavements slippery iu towns . 991a 



PAR. 

 Paving, and cost of various sorts 16, 31 



improvement of, in old stables . 31 



to be higher than ground outside 17 

 Peas . . . .75a 

 Pedis, os . . .905 

 Pelvis, conformation of . . 913 



fracture of . . . 588 

 Periosteum, structure of . . 575 



inflammation of . . 580 

 Peritonitis or inflammation of intes- 

 tines . . . 541 



Permanent teeth . 86876 



Perspiration . . . 102 



Phrenitis (see Staggers Chap. 31) . 552 

 Physic, action and uses of Chap. 



17 ; also par. 198 . . 280 



not to be given periodically . 198 

 Picking up a nail . . 1006 

 Pigments . . .239 

 Pink eye . . 473a 

 Pleurae, structure of . . 425 

 Pleuritis . . ] 

 Pleuro-pneumonia Chap. 22 J- 42349 

 Pneumonia J 

 Poisoned wounds . . 758 

 Poisons Chap. 68 . . 1050 

 Poll evil . . .710 

 Polypi . . .491 

 Position in standing . . 932 

 Potassium, iodide of . 386, 804 

 Poultices . . 312, 313 

 Prevention of disease . . 267 

 Pricking and picking up a nail . 1006 

 Pulmonary consumption . . 470 

 Pulse, the Chap. 11 . . 210 

 Punching . . .389 

 Punctured wounds . . 757 

 Punctures of foot . . 1006 



of frog . . . 1008 

 Purchase of horses . pages 466 8 

 Purgatives . . 28391 



not to be given to weak horses . 286 

 Pus, formation of . . 355 



healthy . . .393 



unhealthy . . .394, 



Quarter, false . 



Quassia 



Quidding 



Quinine, disulphate of 



Quittor 



1013 

 304 



1067 

 304 



1011 



Race horses, training of . . 159 



Racing time, Arab and English . 1066 



Racks, hay . .48 



Radius, conformation of . . 899 



Rasping the crust, effect of 944 7 



Red precipitate . . . 306 



Refrigerant drinks . . 317 



Removal of old shoes . . 969 

 Repair of vital structures Chap. 34a 570 



Resin. . , 292 



