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gradually be thrust in, until the resistance to its entry sud- 

 denly ceases ; when the trocar should be withdrawn, and the 

 canula at the same time pushed onwards, lest it slip out. If 

 the flow of water suddenly ceases, a small whalebone probe 

 should be introduced through the pipe. 



Ichor. A thin, acrimonious discharge from ulcers, or dis- 

 eased parts. 



Icterus. Jaundice, or yellows. 



Idiosyncrasy. A peculiar constitution, or temperament. 



Ileum. The last portion of the small intestine. It termi- 

 nates in the large intestine, or blind gut, named caecum. 



Imposthume. A collection of matter, or pus, in any part. 



Incontinence of Urine. A continual dripping of the 

 urine from a horse's sheath. (For treatment, see Appendix.) 



Indigestion. (See Remarks on Feeding, part first.) 



Inflammation. Inflammation and fever are one and the 

 same thing. When fever is confined to a small part, it is 

 called inflammation. (See Inflammation, part first.) Dr. 

 White, although an advocate of the popular error, viz., blood- 

 letting, makes some very sensible remarks on the subject. 

 If men, generally, would carry out these principles, they 

 would prevent a great loss of property. " It must be obvi- 

 ous, that when an animal is laboring under general inflamma- 

 tion, or fever, in consequence of a suppression of the 

 natural discharges, whether it be perspiration, urine, or dung, 

 he cannot be cured merely by the abstraction of blood ; for, 

 however large the quantity abstracted, that which remains 

 will be impure, or acrimonious, and unfit for carrying on a 

 healthy action. It is absolutely necessary to restore the 

 natural discharges by means of suitable medicines, unless that 

 be effected by an effort of nature, which is not an uncommon 

 occurrence, especially when the animal is supplied with some 

 bland fluid, such as bran water or thin bran mashes. The 

 morbid matter sometimes runs off by the nostrils, sometimes 



