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INDEX. 



Tears, the secretion and nature of the, 60. 



Teeth, description of the, as connect- 

 ed with age, 121 ; at birth, ih. ; 2 

 months, ib. ; 12 months, 122 ; 18 

 months, 123 ; the front sometimes 

 pushed out, that the next pair may 

 sooner appear, and the horse seem to 

 be older than he is, 124 ; 3 years, ib. ; 

 3k years, 125 ; 4 years, ib. ; 4i yeai-s. 

 126 ; 5 years, ib. ; 6 years, 127 ; 7 

 years, 128; 8 years, ib. ; change of 

 .ne, 123 ; enamel of the, 122 ; irregular, 

 inconvenience and danger of, 131 ; 

 mark of the, 122 ; frauds practised 

 with regard to the, 124, 125 ; diseases 

 of the, 130. 



Temper denoted by the eye, 59 ; by the 

 ear, 58. 



Temperature, sudden change o^ Injuri- 

 ous in its effect, 385. 



Temporal bones, description of the, 51. 



Tendons of the leg, 256. 



Tetanus, symptoms, causes and treat- 

 ment of, 79. 



Thick wind, nature and treatment of, 

 194, 198 ; often found in round-chested 

 horses, 195. 



Thidi and haunch bones, description of, 

 271, 272; form of, 272; should be 

 long and muscular, ib. ; description of 

 the muscles of the inside of the upper 

 bone of, 272, 273 ; do. of the outside, 

 ib. ; mechanical calculation of their 

 power, 273, 274. 



Thorough- pin, the nature and treatment 

 of, 277 ; is not unsoundness, 429. 



Thrush, nature and treatment of, 328 ; 

 the consequences, rather than the 

 cause of contraction, ib. ; its serious 

 nature and consequences not suffi- 

 ciently considered, 329 ; constitutes 

 unsoundness, 430. 



Thymus gland, the, 153. 



Thyroid cartilage of the windpipe, de- 

 scription of the, 143. 



Tibia, account of the, 276, 279 ; fracture 

 of, 339. 



Tied in below the knee, nature and dis- 

 advantage of, 258. 



Tinctures, account of the best, 467. 



Tips, description and use of, 352. 



Tobacco, when used, 467. 



Toe, bleeding at the, described, 168. 



Tongue, anatomy of the, 131; diseases 

 of, 132 ; bladders along the under 

 part of, ib. 



Tonics, an account of the best, 467 ; 

 their use and danger in veterinary 

 practice, 468. 



Torsion, the mode of castration by, 245 ; 

 forceps, description of, ib. 



Trachea, or windpipe, description of, 

 144; inflammation of, 172. 



Tracheotomy, 143; operation of, 143, 

 144. 



Trapezius muscle, description of the 



250. 

 Trapezium bone, description of the, 253 

 Tread, nature and treatment of, 319 



often producing sandcrack or quittor 



ib. 

 Tripping, an annoying and inveterate 



habit, 384. 

 Trochanter of the thigh, description of 



the, 272. 

 Trochlearis muscle, the, 67. 

 Trotter, American, cut of, 41 ; pedigrees 



of, 40, 41 ; superiority to the English, 



41, 42 ; reasons for, 42, 43. 

 Turbinated bones, description of the, 



101. 

 Turpentine, the best diuretic, 468 ; a 



useful ingredient in many ointments, 



ib. 

 Tushes, descriptioii of the, 125 — 127. 

 Twitch, description of the, 360. 



Ulceks in the mouth, treatment of, 131. 



Ulna, description of the, 252. 



Ungulata, a tribe of animals, 44. 



Unilateral shoe, 349. 



Unsoundness, contraction does not al- 

 ways cause it, 307 ; being discovered, 

 the animal should be tendered, 431 ; 

 ditto, but the tender or return not le- 

 gally necessary, ib. ; the horse may 

 be returned and action bi-ought for 

 depreciation in value, but this not ad- 

 visable, 432 ; medical means may be 

 adopted to cure the horse, they are, 

 however, better declined, lest in an 

 unfortunate issue of the case they 

 should be misrepresented, 431. 



Unsteadiness whilst mounting, remedy 

 for, 374. 



Urine, albuminous, 234 ; bloody, 233. 



Vastus muscle, description of the, 273. 

 Vein.s, description of the, 164 ; of the 



arm, de.'scription, cScc, 250 ; of the neck, 



ditto, 140; of the face, ditto, 102; of 



the shoulder, ditto, 250 ; inflammation 



of the, treatment of, 141. 

 Vena portarum, the, 213. 

 Verdigris, an uncertain medicine, when 



given internally, 449 ; a mild -caustic, 



ib. 

 Vermin, account of, 419. 

 Vertebrae, the dorsal and lumbar, 145. 

 Vertebrated animal, the horse a, 44. 

 Vices of hor.ses, account of the, 370. 

 Vicious to clean, a bad habit that should 



be conquered, 375 ; to shoe, a bad 



habit that may also be conquered, 



376. 

 Vinegar, its use in veterinary practice, 



436. 

 Vines, Mr., his use of the Spanish fly ia 



glanders, 445, 

 Vision, theory of, 63. 



