INDEX. 



483 



Vitreous humor of the eye, acrount of 

 the, 05. 



Vitriol, bhxe, use of, in veterinary prac- 

 tice, 449. 



Wall-eyed horses, what, 64; whether 

 they become blind, ib. 



Warbles, treatment of, 152. 



Warranty, the form of a, 430 ; breach 

 of, how established, ib. ; no price w^ill 

 imply it, 431 ; when there is none, 

 the action must be brought on the 

 p^round of fraud, ib. 



Warts, method of getting rid of, 419. 



Washing of the heels, productive of 

 a:rease, 291. 



VV^ashy horses, description and treat- 

 ment of, 223. 



Water, generally given too sparingly, 

 402 ; management of on a journey, 403 ; 

 the difference in effect, between hard 

 and soft, 402 ; spring, principally in- 

 jurious on account of its coldness, ib. ; 

 stomach of the horse, the, 212. 



Water farcy, nature and treatment of, 

 116. 



Wax used in charges and plasters, 468. 



Weakness of the foot, what, 331. 



Weaving indicating an iiTitable temper, 

 and no cure for it, 384. 



Wheat, considered as food for the horse, 

 397 ; inconvenience and danger of it, 

 3Qh. 



Whcezer, description of the, 198 ; is un- 

 sound, 423. 



Whistler, description of the, 398 ; is un 

 sound, 423. 



White lead, use of, 459 ; vitriol, its use 

 in veterinary practice, 4G9. 



Wind, broken, nature and trealmcMit of 

 196 ; galls, description and treatincDt 

 of, 261, 268 ; ditto, unsoundness when 

 they cause lameness, or are likely to 

 do so, 430 ; thick, nature and treat 

 ment of, 194. 



Windpipe, description of the, 143 , 

 should be prominent and loose, ib. 



Wind-sucking, nature of, and remedy 

 .for, 380. 



Withers, description of the, 150 ; high, 

 advantage of, ib. ; fistulous, treatment 

 of, 151. 



Worms, different kinds, and treatment 

 of, 227. 



Wounds in the feet, treatment of, 324. 



Yellows, symptoms and treatment of 

 the, 229. 



Zinc, its use in medicine, 468. 

 Zoological classification of the horse 



44. 

 Zygomatic arch, reason of the strong 



construction of the, 52. 

 Zygomaticus muscle, description or«K« 



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