INDEX 



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T/u'teals, the. 478. 



Ij'.ulies' horse, the, 124. 



L;imiaaj, auatomy of the, 502. 



Laniiuitis, nature of, 604 ; symptoms of, G05 ; 

 treatment of, 606 ; chronic, ih. 



Lxnip, for singeing, 282. 



liampas, or swelled palate, symptoms of, 553 ; 

 treatment of, ih. 



Laryngitis, nature of, 542 ; symptoms of acute, 

 r.43 ; symptoms of chronic, 544 ; treatment 

 of acute, 543 ; treatment of chronic, 545. 



li irynx, anatomy of, 470 ; view of, ih. 



Lateral cartilages, ossification of, 512 ; symp- 

 toms of ossification of, 510 ; treatment of 

 ossification of, 511. 



Leaping, 157. 



Leg, bones of the fore, 379 ; of the hind, 384, 



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Legs, accidents to, 615. 



Libyan horse, the, 4. 



Lice, destruction of, 583 ; poultry, 584. 



Ligament, astragalo-calcanean, 426 ; capsular, 

 of the hip, 421 ; common to the carpal joints, 

 415 ; cotyloid, 420 ; disease of the, 523 ; 

 inferior atlo-axoid, 400 ; inferior vertebral, 

 S97 ; inter-articular costal, 402 ; inter- 

 sesamoideal, 417 ; of dorsal vertebrae, profile 

 view of, 398 ; of the os pisiforme, 413 ; of the 

 rows of the tarsal bones,426 ; of the sternum, 

 403 ; of the temporo-maxillary articulation, 

 405 ; odontoid, 400 ; pubio femoral, 420 ; 

 the inferior ilio-sacral, 407 ; the long inf^^rior 

 sesamoideal, 415 ; the true suspensory, 417 ; 

 sacro-iliac, 363 ; sacro-sciatic, 406 ; strain of 

 the suspensory, 529 ; superior atlo-axoid, 400 ; 

 superior costo-vertebral, 402 ; superior verte- 

 bral, 39 ; superior sesamoideal, 415 ; supe- 

 rior ilio-sacral, 406 ; suspensory, 417. 



Ligameutum colli (or nuchw), 399 ; view of, 

 ih. ; teres, 400. 



Lighting of stables, 229. 



Limbs, as agents of locomotion, 415 ; as means 

 of support, 141. 



Li.icolnshire dray-horse, the, 137. 



I^inea alba, 441. 



Linese trans versales, 441. 



Linseed as food for the horse, 259. 



Lips, the chief seat of the organ of touch, 500. 



List of English horses imported into America, 

 48 ; of French stallions, 59 ; of drugs, 675. 



Litter, remedy for eating the, 294. 



Liver, anatomy of the, 485 ; disease of the, 

 565 ; function of. 485 ; structure of the, 

 ib. ; symptoms of disease of the, 566 ; treat- 

 ment of disease of the, ih. 



TjOfk-jaw, nature of, 575 ; symptoms of, ih. ; 

 treatment of, 576. 



JjDOse boxes, 224 ; iron fittings, 232. 



L-^tions, action of, 652 ; recipes for, ih. 



Jjower jaw, treatment of fracture of, 522. 



l,ucerne for soiling, 261. 



Lumbar vertebras, articulation of the, with 

 sacrum, 405 ; general characters of, 371 ; 

 peculiarities of, 404 ; profile view of, 371. 



Lumbo-sacral articulation, 404. 



Luuare, os, 380. 



Lungs, air cells of, 472 ; anatomy of, ih. ; 

 lobules of, ih. ; parenchyma of, ih. ; remarks 

 on congestion of the, 548 ; symptoms of 

 congestion of the, ib. ; treatment of conges- 

 tion of the, ib. ; inflammation of (pneu- 

 monia), 547 ; treatment of hsemorrhage from, 



Lying down at work, management of, 337. 

 Lymphatics of bone, 344. 



M.\i)NESs, symptoms of, 574 ; treatment of, 

 ih. ; nature of, ib. 



Mad staggers, nature of, 573. 



Magnum, os, 381. 



Maize as food, 257. 



Mallein, 593. 



Mallenders, 585 ; treatment of, ih. 



Malt as food, 257. 



Manege, paces of the, 157. 



Mange, insect, 582 ; nature of, ib. ; symptoms 

 uf, ih. ; treatment of, 583. 



Mangers for stables, 234—236. 



Manger and rack, the, 234. 



Mare, management of the brood, 186 ; after 

 treatment of the foal of, 190 ; early treat- 

 ment of the foal of, 189 ; general manage- 

 ment of, 186 ; hovel for, 182 ; paddock for, 

 ib. ; time of sending to the horse, 186 ; 

 treatment of, after foaling, 188 ; treatment 

 of, when in foal, 187 ; weaning of the foal of, 

 190 ; the Arab, 25. 



Marshes, for turning out, 311. 



Match, celebrated, made by the Duke of 

 Queensbury, 73 ; trotting in America, ex- 

 tent of, 44. 



Matchem, history of, 82 ; pedigree of, 78. 



Maturity of the horse, 16. 



Meadow land, producing grass, 310-11. 



Medicines, action of, and recipes for, 63P, et 

 acq. ; alteratives, ih. ; anaesthetics, 640 ; 

 anodynes, ih. ; antacids, 641 ; anthelmin- 

 tics, ih. ; aperients, 642 ; astringents, 644 ; 

 blisters, 645 ; caustics, 646 ; charges, ih. ; 

 clysters, 647 ; cordials, ih. ; demulcents, 

 648 ; diaphoretics, ib. ; digestives, ib. ; 

 diuretics, 649 ; embrocations, 650 ; emul- 

 sions, ih. ; expectorants, 651 ; febrifuges, ib. ; 

 lotions, 652 ; narcotics, ih. ; refrigerants, 

 ih. ; sedatives, 653 ; .stimulants, ih. ; sto- 

 machics, ih. ; styptics, 654 ; tonics, ib. ; 

 vermifuges, or worm-medicines, ib. 



Medulla oblongata, auatomy of the, 493. 



Megrims, nature of, 573 ; symptoms of, ib. ; 

 treatment of, ih. 



Membrana nictitans, anatomy of, 497. 



Membranes, synovial, 395. 



Mental development of the horse, 17. 



Metacarpal bones, 381 ; view of the, ih. 



Metacarpo-phalangeal articulations, 382; views 

 of, 383. 



Metacarpus, bones of the, 380. 



Metatarsal bones, the, 389. 



Methods of using the horse, ancient, 5. 



Middlepiece of tlie horse, 12. 



Mode of progression in horses, 142. 



Modem Arab, the, 25 ; Ali Bey's description 

 of the, 27. 



Modern thoroughbred, the, 85. 



Moorish horse, the, 4. 



Morgan horse, the, 39. 



Mounting, directions for, 324. 



Mouth and throat, diseases of, 553. 



Mouth, the three-year-old, 359 ; the six-year- 

 old, 363 ; the five-year-old, 362 ; the four- 

 year-old, the lower jaw, 359 ; the six-year- 

 old horse, showing the lower teeth, 363 ; of 

 the eight-year-old horse, 364 ; of the very 

 old horse, ih. 



Mucous membrane liningtheabdominalviscen, 

 477; of the stomach, 482. 



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