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INDEX. 



Crown-scab, 246. 

 Curb, 287. 



Cutaneous diseases, 242, 

 Cutting, 326. 

 Cystitis, 190. 



Dentition, 377. 



Diabetes, 196. 



Diaphoretics, 469. 



Diaphragm, 46 ; diseases of, 141. 



Diarrhoea, 163. 



Digestion, 70. 



Distemper, 126. 



Diuretics, 470. 



Docking, 360. 



Drenches, 472. 



Dresden, royal stables at, xiv. 



Dressing, 474. 



Dropsy of tlie brain, 105; general, 235. 



Duodenum structure of, 67. 



Dysentery, 163. 



Embrocations, 475. 



Enteritis, 160. 



Epidemic diseases, 206. 



Epilepsy, 105. 



Epizootic diseases, 206. 



Eustachian cavities, 64. 



Examination of horses, 382. 



Exercise, 12. 482; necessity and import- 

 ance of, 12; time, and manner of 

 taking, 12. 



Exostosis, 278. 



Eye, structure, 249 ; functions of, 259 ; 

 inflammation of, 260 ; worm in the, 

 269. 



False quarter, 330. 



Farcy, 233. 



Feeding ; oats, 7 ; beans 8 ; chaff, hay, 

 9 ; bad method of feeding generally 

 adopted, 8 ; proper times for, 10 ; 

 danger of improper feeding, 10. 



Fetlock-joint, strains of, 273. 



Fever, 103. 



Firing, 358. 486. 



Fistula of the withers, 296. 



Flatulent colic, 165. 



Fleam, 342. 



Flexor tendons, 270 ; strain of, 272. 



Foetal circulation, 87. 



Foetus, growth of the, 85. 



Fomentations, 485. 



Food, 7; green food, 12. 



Foot, structure of, 301 ; hoof, 301 ; 

 functions of, 305 ; management of, 

 303 ; bruises of, 324; diseases of, 329. 



Foot founder, acute, 335 ; chronic, 335. 



Fracture, 299. 



French shoeing, 308. 



Fret, 164. 



Fumigating the nostrils, 231. 487 ; Mr, 

 Read's apparatus for, 1 27. 



Fumigation of stables, 229. 



Gall-bladder, none in the horse, or ass, 

 69. 



Gastric juice, 71. 



Gastritis, 143. 



Generation, male organs of, 80 ; female, 

 84, 85 ; functions of, 85. 



Glanders, symptoms of, 215; loss of 

 horses by, 215 ; law respecting, in 

 France, 218; chronic, 219; commu- 

 nicated by inoculation, 225 ; nature 

 of, 227 ; treatment of, 230. 



Glottis, 48. 



Gravelling, 324. 



Grease, 239. 



Grinders to be filed, when unequally 

 worn, 196. 



Gripes, 164. 



Gruel, 491. 



Grunter, 136. 



Gums, inflammation of, occasioned by 

 the bit, 196. 



Gutta-serena, 265. 



Hematuria, 188. 



Halter, proper length of, 5. 



Halter-cast, 328. 



Haw, 251. 



Hay, 9 ; quantity to be given, 10. 



Heart, 49; diseases of, 141, 



Heels, cracks or ulcers in, 238. 



Hepatirrhoea, 185. 



Hepatitis, 179. 



Hernia, or ruptures, 372 ; scrotal, 372 ; 



operations for, 373 ; ventral, 374. 

 Hide-bound, 243. 

 Highblower, 136. 

 Hints to purchasers of horses, 382. 

 Hip-joint, strain of, 276. 

 Hobbles, old and new, 352. 

 Hock joint, structure of, 282 ; injuries 



of, 282. 

 Hoof, the, 301. 

 Hunting, injuries from, 292. 

 Hydrocephalus, 105. 

 Hydrothorax, 121. 

 Hypertrophy, 142. 



Ileum, structure of, 67 ; strangulation 



of, 171. 

 Inflammation, on, 96 ; treatment of 



101. 

 Influenza, 207. 

 Intestines, structure of, 66 ; functions 



of, 76. 

 Intus-susception, 174. 



Jaundice, 181. 

 Jejunum, structure of, 67. 

 Joints, 35 ; joints opened, 294. 

 Journeys, directions for, 15. 



Kidneys, structure and functions of, 78; 

 inflammation of, 187; decay of, 189. 

 Knees, broken, 293. 



