438 INDEX. 



Coronary ligament, description of the, 297 ; 

 the crust principally produced from, ib. ; 

 ring, description of the, ib. 



Coronet, description of the, ib. 



Corrosive sublimate, treatment under poi- 

 son by, 227 ; a good tonic for farcy, 227, 

 411. 



Cortical substance of the brain, description 

 and fraction of, 78. 



Cough, the nature and treatment of, 209, 210 ; 

 constitutes unsoundness, 392 ; the occasional 

 difficulty with regard to this, 395. 



Cow hocks, description of, 291. 



Cradle, a safe restraint upon the horse when 

 blistered, 347. 



Cramp, the nature and treatment of, 106. 



Cream-coloured horses, account of, 386 ; pecu- 

 liarity in their eyes, 88. 



Cream of tartar, a mild diuretic, 414. 



Creasote, its use in veterinary practice, 407. 



Creath, races won by, 36, 37. 



Crib-biting, description of, 361 ; causes and 

 cure, ib. ; injurious to the horse, ib. ; con- 

 stitutes unsoundness, 361, 392. 



Cricoid cartilage of the windpipe, the, 163. 



Cropping of the ear, absurdity of, 81. 



Crossing the breeds, good effect of, 29 ; bad 

 effects of ditto, ib. 



Croton, the farina of, used as physic, 407. 



Crust of the foot, description of the, 295 ; com- 

 position of the, 296; consisting within of 

 numerous horny plates, 298 ; proper degree 

 of it, slanting, 296; proper thickness of the, 

 ib. ; brittleness of, remedy for, 298 ; the 

 cause of sandcrack, 311. 



Crystalline lens, description of the, 90. 



Cub, race won by, 37. 



Cuboid bones, description of the, 285. 



Cuneiform bones, description of the, 77, 

 285. 



Curbs, nature and treatment of, 287 ; consti- 

 tute unsoundness, 392. 



Cuticle, description of the, 3S1. 



Cutis, or true skin, account of the, ib. 



Cutting, cause and cure of, 275, 276, 362; 

 constitutes unsoundness, 393 ; away the 

 foot, unfounded prejudice against, 306. 



Dandriff, the nature of, 381. 



Darley Arabian, 21. 



Deafness, 122. 



Depressor labii inferioris muscle, description 



of the, 125. 

 Diabetes, the nature and treatment of, 245. 

 Diaphoretics, thiir nature and effects, 407. 

 Diaphragm, description of the, 176; rupture 



of, 177 ; its connexion witli respiration, 178. 

 Digestion, the process of it described, 222. 

 Digestives, tlieir nature and use, 407. 

 Digitalis, highly recommended in colds and 



all inflammatory complaints, 407. 

 Dilator miigrms lateralis nuisclo, description 



of the, 2^5 ; naris lateralis muscle, descrip- 



tion of the, ib. 

 Distance, 42. 

 Diuretic medicines, the use and abuse of, 408. 



Docking, method of performing, 350. 



Dogs, danger of encouraging them about the 



stable, 100. 

 Doncaster course, the length of, 42. 

 Don Juan, performances of, 57. 

 Dosoris, race won by, 37. 

 Drinks, how to administer, 408; comparison 



between them and balls, ib. 

 Dropsy of the chest, 219 ; of the heart, 183. 

 Drover, performance of, 58. 

 Drum of the ear, description and use of the, 



81. 

 Duane, race won by, 39. 

 Dun horse, account of the, 386. 

 Duodenum, description of the, 229 ; diseases 



of the, t6. 

 Dura mater, description of the, 78. 

 Dutchman, performances of, 57, 60, 61, 62; 



height of, 65. 

 Dutchess, performances of, 57, 

 D. D. Tompkins, performances of| 57 ; height 



of, 65. 

 Duvall, Judge G., services rendered to the 



turf by, 25. 



Ear, description of the external parts, 81 ; in- 

 ternal parts, ib.; bones of the, description 

 and use of, 81, 82; labyrinth of the, 81 ; 

 indicative of the temper, ib.; clipping and 

 singeing, cruelty of, ib.; treatment of 

 wounds or bruises of, 121 ; cruel operations 

 on the, ib. 



Earl of Margrave, race won by, 37. 



Eclipse, his performances, 30, 39, 41 ; was a 

 high-blower. 



Edwin Forrest, performances of, 57 ; height 

 of, 65. 



Elasticity of the ligament of the neck, 77. 



Elatcrium, poisonous, 226. 



Elbow, the proper form and inclination of, 

 264 ; capped, 261 ; fracture of, 328 ; punc- 

 tured, 262. 



Ellen Thompson, performances of, 57. 



Emetic tartar, used as a nauseant, diaplioretic, 

 and worm medicine, 402. 



Empress, performance of, 59. 



Enamel of the teeth, account of the, 145. 



English Eclipse, 24. 



English steeple-chase, description of, 50. 



English aristocracy, advantages of, 32. 



English trotters, examples of, 51. 



Ensiform cartilage, the, 169. 



Entanglement of the intestines, description 

 oi; 239. 



Enteritis, account of, 235. 



Epidemic catarrh, nature and treatment of, 

 197 ; malignant, nature and treatment ofj 

 203. 



Epiglottis, description of (he, 163. 



Epilepsy, nature and treatment of, 109. 



Epsom salts, used as a purgative, 412, 



Epsom course, the length of, 41. 



Ergot of rye, the action of, 415. 



I'lhmoid bone, di'scription of the, 77. 



Euphorbium, the abominable use of it, 226. 



Eutaw, race won by, 39. 



