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INDEX. 



Lever muscular action explained on the 

 principle of it, 257. 



Ligament of the neck, description and elasti- 

 city of the, 76. 



Light, the degree tf, in the stable, 369. 



Limbs, fracture of the, 328. 



Lime, the chloride of, exceedingly useful for 

 bad smelling wounds, &c., 412 ; the chlo- 

 ride of, valuable in cleansing stables from 

 infection, Ib. 



Lindsay's Arabian, 34. 



Liniments, the composition and use of, ib. 



Linseed, an infusion of, used in catarrh, 376, 

 412 ; meal forms the best poultice, 412, 

 414. 



Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 139 ; lips the 

 hands of the horse, ib. 



Litter, the, cannot be too frequently removed, 

 368 ; proper substances for, 369 ; contrac- 

 tion not so much produced by it as some 

 imagine, 307. 



Liver, the anatomy and use of it, 230 ; diseases 

 of the, 241. 



Liverpool, account of the course at, 42. 



Locked jaw, symptoms, cause, and treatment 

 of, 103. 



Locomotive, performances of, 57 ; height of, 

 65. 



Loins, description of the, 172. 



Longissimus dorsi muscle, description of the, 

 173. 



Lucern, considered as an article of food, 378. 



Lumbrrcus teres, the, 240. 



Lunar caustic, a very excellent application, 

 402. 



Lungs, description of the, 181 ; symptoms of 

 inflammation of the, 206 ; causes of, ib. ; 

 how distinguished from catarrh and dis- 

 temper, 207, 208 ; treatment of, 208, 209 ; 

 importance of early bleeding in, 209 ; blis- 

 ters preferable to rowels or setons in, 210 ; 

 consequences of, 210, 212, 215. 



MADNESS, the symptoms and treatment of, 

 100. 



Magnesia, the sulphate of, 412. 



Mallenders, the situation of, 278 ; the nature 

 and treatment of, 291. 



Mammalia, the, an important class of animals, 

 67. 



Manchester, account of the course at, 42. 



Mane, description and use of the, 160. 



Mange, description and treatment of, 388 ; 

 causes of, 388, 389 ; ointment, recipes for, 

 ib. ; highly infectious, 389 ; method of 

 purifying the stable after, ib. 



Manger-feeding, the advantage of, 373. 



Mare, put to the horse too early, 248, 250 ; 

 deterioration in, 249 ; her proper form, ib. ; 

 breeding in-and-in, ib. ; time of being at 

 heat 250 ; lime of going with foal, ib. ; best 

 time for covering, ib. ; management of, 

 v^hen with foal, ib. ; management of, after 

 foaling, 250. 



Maria Duke, race won by, 36. 



Mark of the teeth, what, l4f 



Marsk, 1 is performances, 30. 



Mashes, importance of their use, 412; tar 

 method of making them, t'6. 



\Iasseter muscle, description of the, 125, 144 



Master Henry, race won by, 38. 



Matchem, his performances, 30. 



Maxillary bones, anatomy of the, 141 , frac- 

 tures of, 325. 



Meadow grasses, the quantity of nutritivt 

 matter in, 379. 



Medicines, a list of the most useful, 398. 



Medullary substance of the brain, its nature 

 and function, 72, 78, 79. 



Megrims, cause, 94 ; symptoms, 95 ; treat* 

 ment, ib. ; apt to return, ib. 



Melt, description of the, 231. 



Mercurial ointment, the use of, in veterinary 

 practice, 410. 



Mercury, its use in epidemic catarrh, 201. 



Mesentery, description of the, 229. 



Metacarpals, description of the, 267. 



Midriff, description of the, 176. 



Minstrel, race won by, 36. 



Mischief, performance of, 59. 



Miss Foote, races won by, 39. 



Mount Holly, performance of, 58. 



Modesty, performance of, 57 ; height of, 65. 



Moisture, want of, a cause of contraction, 

 307. 



Moon-blindness, the nature of, 1 1 7. 



Moulting, the process of, 385 ; the horse 

 usually languid at the time of, ib. ; no sti- 

 mulant or spices should be given, ib. ; mode 

 of treatment under, ib. 



Mounting the colt, 253. 



Mouth of the horse, description of the bones 

 of, 141 ; should be always felt lightly in 

 riding, ib. ; importance of its sensibility, ib. 



Mowburnt hay injurious, 377. 



Mule, the, 419; as he is, 422; value of, in 

 China, 423; value of the breed of Gen. 

 Washington, ib. ; more valuable when bred 

 from blooded mares, ib. j longevity of, 424 ; 

 Pliny's account of a, ib. ; does not deterio- 

 rate more rapidly after twenty years of age 

 than the horse after ten, 425 ; health of, ib. 

 economy in food, &c., ib. ; is more steady 

 in his draught than the horse, 426; trade 

 in Kentucky, 427 ; his obstinacy, 429 ; bad 

 habits, 429, 430 ; number of in the United 

 States, 430 ; a breeding, 432 ; birth of two 

 colts, ib.; death of ditto, 432, 433. 



Muriatic acid, its properties, 399 



Muscles of the back, description of the, 173 

 breast, ditto, 175 ; eye, ditto.. 92 ; face, ditto 

 125; neck, ditto, 158; ribs, ditto, 169, 

 shoulder-blade, 255; lower bone of the 

 shoulder, t'6.; the advantageous direction 

 of, more important than their bulk, 25d- 

 257, 258 ; should be large, 28. 



Muscular action, the principle of 261. 



Mustard, the use of, 413. 



Myrrh, the use of, for canker and wound* 

 413. 



