INDEX. 



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CAN 



Cannon, or sliank-bone, description of the, 369 

 Canter, action of the horse durinp, 537 

 Cantharides, fm-m the best blister, 481, 499; 



given for the cure of glanders, 481 

 Cape of Good Hope, the horses of, 2 1 

 Capillary vessels, the, 305 

 Capivi, balsam of, 484 



Capped hock, nature and treatment of, 392; 

 description of, 392 ; although not always un- 

 soundness there should be a special warranty 

 against it, 518 

 Capsicum berries, their stimulating effect, 482 

 Carbonate of iron, a mild tonic, 487 

 Carditis, 302 



Carraways, a good aromatic, 482 

 Carriage-liorses produced by crossing the Suf- 

 folk with a hunter, 101 

 Carriages, two and four-wheeled, comparison 

 between, 567; light, should have no longi- 

 tudinal elasticity in the hanging or springs, 

 568; disadvantage of C springs in, 567; 

 hung on straps or springs in the time of 

 Homer, 544 

 Carrots, excellent effects of in disease, 136; 



the nutritive matter in, 137 

 Carts, two-wheeled, computation of the friction 

 of, 564; can perform proportionably more 

 work than waggons, 565 ; easier loaded, and 

 do not so much injure the roads, 565; require 

 better horses and more attendants, 565; the 

 horse sooner knocked up, and injured by the 

 shocks of the shafts, 565 ; on good roads and 

 for short distances, superior to waggons, 565; 

 with two horses, disadvantage of, 565; have 

 less draught than waggons, reason why, 565 

 Cartilages of tiie foot, description and action of 

 the, 402; osssification of the, 426, 521; a 

 cause of unsoundness, 521 

 Caruncula lacrymalis, the, 189 

 C.iscarilla bark, a tonic and aromatic, 482 

 Castley, Mr., on restiveness in the horse, 502 

 Castor-oil, not a purgative for the horse, 482 

 Castration, method of, 457 ; proper period for, 



457; the operation by torsion, 458 

 Cataract in the eye, nature of, 191; cannot be 

 operated on in the horse, 191; method of 

 examination for, 191; the occasional appear- 

 ance and disappearance of, 193 

 Catarrh, description and treatment of, 265; 

 distinguished froin inflammatinn of the lungs, 

 265; epidemic, or influenza, 272 

 Catarrhal fever, nature and treatment of, 265 

 Catechu, a good astringent, method of giving, 



and adulterations of, 482 

 Catheter, description of one, 341 

 Caustic, an account of the best, 482 

 Cavalry horse, description of the, 94; anecdotes 



of the, 94 

 Cawl, description of the, 319 

 Cerebellum, description of the, 151 

 Cerebrum, description of the, 151 

 Chalk, its medicinal use in the horse, 482 

 Chaff, attention should be paid to the goodness 

 of the ingredients, 130; best composition of, 

 131 ; when given to the hard worked horse, 

 much time is saved for repose, 131; quantity 

 of necessary for different kinds of horses, 131 



Chamomile, a mild tonic, 482 



Channel of the jaws, what, 221 



Charcoal, useful in a poultice, and as an anti- 

 septic, 483 



Charges, composition and use of, 483 



Chariots, the first account of the use of, 3; in 

 Solomon's time, 6; the Grecian, 12; descrip- 

 tion of that of Priain, 555; that of Juno 

 described, 555; on the frieze of the Par- 

 thenon, description of, 556 ; used by the 

 Egyptians 1500 years before the Christian 

 a?ra, 554'; at tiie siege of Troy, 555 ; descrip- 

 tion of the ancient, 555 ; of the ancients, 

 could not move with much velocity, 555 



Chest, anatomy of the, 243 ; proper form of 

 the, 244. 246; cut of the, 246 ; the import- 

 ance of depth of, 245; narrow and rounded, 

 comparison between, 246; the broad chest, 

 247; dropsy of the skin of the chest, 253; 

 paracentesis, or tapping tlie cheat, 473 



Chesnut horses, varieties of, 347 



Chiliaby, friendship between him and a cat, 73 



Chinese horse, description of the, 32 



Chinked in the chine, what, 249 



Chloride of lime, an excellent disinfectant, 491; 

 of soda, useful in unhealthy ulcers, 495 



Choking, 319; treatment, 320 



Choroid coat of the eye, description and use of 

 the, 161 



Chyle, the formation of, 316 



Ciliary processes of the eye, description of the 

 163 



Cineritious matter of the brain, nature and 

 function of tiie, 152 



Circassian horse, description of the, 30 



Cleveland Bay, description of the, 93 



Clicking, cause and remedy of, 415 



Clipping, recommendation of, 344 



Clips, when necessary, 433 



Clover, considered as an article of food, 1 36, 

 137 



Clysters, the composition and great usefulness 

 of, 483; directions as to the administration 

 of, 483 



Clydesdale horse, description of the, 101 



Coaches, calculation of the power of horses in 

 drawing according to their speed, 540; 

 loaded high, run lighter, especially in rapid 

 travelling, 569 ; safety, heavy draught of, 

 570 



Coach-horse, description of the, 95; best breed 

 of, 96 



Coat, fine, persons much too solicitous to pro- 

 cure it, 128 



Cocktail horse, mode of docking, 468 



Coffin-bone, description of the, 400; the lamella, 

 or leaves of, 401 ; fracture of, 431 



Coffin-joint, sprain of, 380 



Cold, common, description and treatment of> 

 265 



Colic, flatulent, account of, 324; spasmodic, 

 description and treatment of, 322 



Collar, the best method of attaching the traces 

 to the horse, 547; proper adaptation of to 

 the shoulder, 540 



Colocynth, is poisonous, 500 



Colon, description of the, 117 



