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INDEK. 



Gibbing, a bad habit, cause of, and 

 means of lessening, 370. 



Gigs, forrnaiion of, 133. 



Ginger, aa excellent aromatic and tonic, 

 45.5, 468. 



Glanders, nature of, 107, 109 ; symp- 

 toms, 51, 107, 112; slow progress of, 



107, 109; appearance of the nose in, 

 "il, 107, 110; detected by injecting 

 the frontal sinuses, 48 ; how distin- 

 guished from catai-rh, 109 ; ditto from 

 strangles, ib. ; connected with farcy, 



108, 110; treatment of 113; cause's, 

 111; both generated and contagious, 

 111, 112 429; oftenest produced by 

 improper stable management, 112 ; 

 mode of communication, iM. ; preven- 

 tion of, 113 ; account of its speedy ap- 

 pearance, 111, 112. 



Glands, enlarged, it depends on many 

 circumstances whether they constitute 

 unsoundness, 424. 



Glass-eye, nature and treatment of, 97. 



Glauber's salt, its etfect, 466. 



Glutaei muscles, description of the, 274. 



Goulard's extract, the use of it much 

 overvalued, 460. 



Gracilis muscle, description of the, 273. 



Grains, occasionally used for horses of 

 slow work, 396. 



Grapes on the heels, treatment of, 291. 



Grasses, neglect of the farmer as to the 

 proper mixture of, 399. 



Gray horses, account of the different 

 shades of, 411, 412. 



Grease, nature and treatment of, 288 ; 

 cause of, 289 ; farmer's horse not so 

 subject tf) it as others, 290 ; generally 

 a mere local complaint, 289. 



Grinders, construction of the, 122. 



Grinding, of the food, accomplished by 

 the mechanism of the joint of the low- 

 er jaw, 120 ; swallowing without, 

 377. 



GroggineSvS, account of, 265. 



Grooming, as important as exercise to 

 the horse, 399 ; opens the pores of the 

 skin, and gives a fine coat, 390 ; di- 

 rections for, ib. 



Grunter, the, description of, 198 ; is un- 

 sound, 423. 



Gullet, description of the, 206; foreign 

 bodies in, 208. 



Gum-arabic, for what purposes used, 

 435. 



Gutta serena, nature and treatment of, 

 97. 



Habits, vicious or dangerous, 370. 



Ha^maturia, 233. 



Hair, account of the, 405 ; question of 



cutting it from the heels, 2S1. 

 Haunch, description of the, 271 ; wide, 



advantage of, 272 ; injuries of the, ib.*; 



joint, singular strength of it, 271 ; also 



of the thigh bones, advantage of tti« 

 oblique direction of ib. 



Haw, curious mechanisii. of the, 6C 

 diseases of 92 : absurdit} and crue. 

 ty of destroying it, 61. 



Hay, considered as food, 394; mow- 

 burnt, injurious, 399 ; old preferable 

 to new, 398. 



Head, anatomy of the, 47 ; the numerous 

 bones composing it the reason of thi.e, 

 47,48; section of the, 49 ; beautiul 

 provision for its support, 53. 



Healing ointment, account of the. 468. 



Hearing of the horse, the very acute, 

 58. 



Heart, de.scription of the, 155 ; its action 

 described, 156 ; inflammation of the, 

 157 ; dropsy of the, ib. 



Heels, question of cutting tlie hair from 

 them, 291 ; low, disadvantage of, 332, 

 profier paring of, for shoeing, 343 ; 

 \vashing of the, producing grease, 

 291. 



Hellebore, white, used in inflammation 

 of the lungs and fevers, 455 ; black, 

 its use, ib. 



Hemlock, given in inflammation of the 

 chest, 456. 



Hepatic duct, the, 213. 



Hernia, the nature and treatment of, 

 227. 



Hide-bound, the nature and treatment 

 of, 383. 



High-blower, or I'oarer, a description of 

 the 193 ; is unsound, 423. 



Hind legs, description of the, 271. 



Hip-joint, the great strength of the, 272 



Hips, ragged, what, 272. 



Hobbles, description of the best, 359. 



Hock, capped, 285, 286 ; description of 

 the, 278 ; enlargement of the, nature 

 of and how affecting soundness, 279, 

 425 ; inflammation of the small bonea 

 of, a frequent cau.se of lameness, 279; 

 the principal seat of lameness behind, 

 ib. ; lameness of it, without apparent 

 cause, 285 ; fracture of 339. 



Hogs' lard, properties of, 437. 



Hoof, cut of the, 293 ; description of the, 

 294. 



Horn of the crust, secreted principally 

 by the coronary ligament, 297 ; once 

 separated from the sensible part with- 

 in, will never again unite with it, ib. 



Horse, the race horse, 17 ; Arabian, 25 ; 

 the Canadian, 29 ; the Cleveland bay, 

 38 ; the Norman, 29 ; the Morgan, 35 ; 

 the dray, 39 ; the trotter, 40 ; superi- 

 ority of American over English, 41, 

 42. 



Humerus, description of the, 252. 



Hydrocyanic acid, its occasional good 

 service, 436. 



Hydrothorax, symptoms and treatment 

 of, 202. 



