CONTEXTS. 



BOOK L 



Page 

 The Origin and Seats of various Diseases in the Horse explainedf 

 with a view to their Cure or Mitigation, 



Introduction. The necessity and advantages of veterinary know- 

 ledge, and the means of acquiring it, as regards prevention and cure 1 

 Explanation and practical use of the skeleton ----- 4 



Cu;*PTER I. External formation or structure of the horse, and the dis- 

 orders originating therein -------- 5 



Chapter ii. Concerning the horse's inside, of its conformation, the 

 fvinctions of the organs of lifp, and the diseases to which each is lia- 

 ble ; together with outlines of the principles upon which the cure is 

 to be effected -----21 



Chapter hi. General observations on the animal system of the 

 horse, with reference to the origin of constitutional diseases: recapitu- 

 lation and further development of veterinary practice, upon the prin- 

 ciples before laid down --------54 



BOOK II. 



The Causes and Symptoms of various Bodily Diseases incident to the 

 Horse ; with the most approved Remedies in every Case. 



Chapter I. Of internal diseases ------ 59 



Chapter H. Of external disorders — abscess and tumours - - 11 



Chapter m. External disorders — purulent tumours, diseases of the 

 glands - - .... . - - 129 



BOOK III. 



Of the Ijcg and Foot of the Horse ; or, Shoeing-smitk's Guide. 



Chapter i . Structure and physiology of the foot ; mode of studying 



rt advantageously - - - . . , - . Ifir* 



