INDEX. 



Aaron Burr, performance of, 57 ; height of, 

 65. 



Acetabulum, description of the, 280. 



Acini, description of, 231. 



Acetic acid, its properties, 398. 



Adeps, properties of, 399. 



iEthiop's mineral, an alterative, 411. 



iEthusa cynapium, poisonous, 226. 



Age, natural, of the horse, 150 ; of the horse 

 as indicated by the teeth, 145 ; other indi- 

 cations of, 150. 



Air, a supply of pure, necessary for the health 

 of the horse, 366. 



Alcohol, its medicinal properties, 399. 



Aloes, Barbadoes, far preferable to Cape, 399 ; 

 description of the different kinds of, 400 ; 

 principal adulterations of, 401 ; tincture of, 

 its composition and use, ib. 



Alteratives, the best, 401 ; nature and effect 

 of, ib. 



Alum, the use of, in restraining purging, 401 ; 

 solution of, a good wash for grease, ih. ; 

 burnt, a stimulant and caustic for wounds, 

 ib. 



American Turf Register, 24 ; Sir Archy in- 

 debted to for his fame, 25 ; established by 

 Mr. Skinner in 1829, 24 ; value of horses 

 before its establishment, 25. 



Americus, performance of, 57, 58. 



American Trotter, 49 ; miscellaneous exam- 

 ples of, 58 ; pedigrees of, 54. 



America, best races in, 35 ; best pacing in, 58. 



American turf, opinions of B. O. Tayloe, 23, 

 24, 32. 



Ammonia, given in flatulent colic, 401 ; va- 

 pour of, plentifully extricated from dung 

 and urine, most injurious to the eyes and 

 lungs, ib. 



Anchylosis of bones, what, 172. 



Andrewetta, race won by, 38. 



Animal poisons, an account of, 225. 



Animals, zoological divisions of, 67. 



Anise-seed, its properties, 401. 



Anodyne, opium the only one to be depended 

 on, 402. 



Antca-spinatus muscle, description of the, 260. 



Antimonial powder, a good febrifuge, 402. 



Antimony, black sulphuret of, method of de- 

 tecting its adulterations, 402; used as an 

 alterative, ib. ; tartarized, used as a nau- 

 seant, diaphoretic and worm medicine, ib. 



Antispasmodics, nature of, 402. 



Apoplexy, nature and treatment of, 95. 



Aqueous fluid, an, why placed in the laby- 

 rinth of the ear, 81 ; humour of the eye, 

 description of the, 89. 



Arabian, Lindsay's, 34 ; Darby, 24 ; Darley, 

 21 ; Godolphin, 21 ; Ass, 424. 



Arbaces, race won by, 38. 



Arched form of the skull, advantage of, 77. 



Ariel, race won by, 36. 



Arietta, race won by, 37. 



Arm, description of the, 261 ; action of, ex- 

 plained on the principle of the lever, 257, 

 262; extensor muscles of the, 261, 262; 

 flexor muscles of the, 263; full and swell- 

 ing, advantage of, ib. : should be muscular 

 and long, 261 ; fracture of the, 328. 



Arsenic, medical use of, 402 ; treatment under 

 poison by, 227. 



Arteries, description of the, 161 ; of the arm, 

 261 ; of the face, 124 ; neck, 161 ; shoulder, 

 255. 



Ascaris, account of the, 240. 



Ascot course, length of the, 41. 



Ass, history of, 419 ; account of two presented 

 to Gen. Washington, 421 ; opinion of him 

 by Prof Wilson, ib.; ditto by Gen. Shelby, 

 421, 426 ; ditto by J. N. Hambleton, Esq., 



421, 427 ; ditto by Col. N. Goldsborough, 



422, 428 ; the Arabian, 424 ; price of, 427 ; 

 cruel prejudice against, 419 ; mentioned in 

 scripture, ib.; different races of, 420. 



Astor, race won by, 38. 

 Astragalus, account of the, 285. 

 Atlas, anatomy of the, 157. 

 -Auscultation, the importance of, 193. 

 Awful, performance of, 57 ; height of, 65. 



Back, general description of the, ] 71 ; propef 



form of the, ib. ; long and short, compara. 



tive advantages of, 172; anatomy of the, 



171 ; muscles of the, 173. 

 Backing, of the colt, 356 ; a bad habit of the 



horse, usual origin of it, ib. 

 Back-sinews, sprain of the, 269 ; thickening 



of the, constituting unsoundness, 395. 

 Balie Peyton, race won by, 38. 

 Balls, the manner of giving, 402 ; the manner 



of making, ib. 

 Barbary horse, description of, 21. 

 Barbs or paps, treatment of, 154. 

 Bark, Peruvian, the properties of it, 403. 

 Barley, considered as food for the horse, 375. 

 Barnacles, use of the, as a mode of restraint, 



345. 

 Bar-shoe, description and use of, 341. 

 Bars, description and ofRce of the, 291; proper 



paring of, for shoeing, 299 ; folly of cutting 



them away, 298 ; removal of, a cause of 



contraction, ib. ; corns, j6. 

 Basilicon ointment, 403. 

 Bay horses, description of, 387. 

 Bay Malton, performances of, 30. 

 Beach horses, 26. 

 Beacon course, length of, 41. 



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