Contents. xiii 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 



PAGB 



Alopecia, or Baldness — Anasarca, or Dropsy of the Cellular 

 Tissue — Eczema, Surfeit, or ** Red Mange " — Erythema — 

 Warts— Parasitic Diseases of the Skin, Animal 

 Parasites : Scabies, or Sarcoptic Mange — Follicular 

 Mange — The Harvest Bug — Fleas — Lice — Ticks 

 —Vegetable Parasites: Tinea Tonsurans, or Ring- 

 worm — Tinea Favosa, or Honeycomb Ringworm , . 236 



CHAPTER XIX. 



local injuries. 



Anchylosis, or Stiff-joint — Sprain of Muscle and Sinew — Con- 

 genital Deformity — Dislocations — Fracture of Bone — False 

 Joint — Lameness — Sprain of Muscle — Sprain of Tendon — 

 Lameness of the Feet— Carpet Fever — Injuries by Thorns, 

 Nails, &c. — Raw, Bruised and Bleeding Feet — Mange of the 

 Foot — Overgrown Claws — Wounds — Haemorrhage, or 

 Bleeding 248 



CHAPTER XX. 



poisons. 



Empirical Poisoning — Accidental Poisoning — Wilful and Mali- 

 cious Poisoning— Symptoms of Poisoning — Treatment — 

 Mineral Poisons — Vegetable Poisons— Animal Poisons- 

 Snake or Viper-bite— Wasps, Hornets, and Bees— Destruc- 

 tion of Dogs .... .... 254 



INDEX , , 261 



