INDEX. 



Action of the hackney describeJ, 30. 



high, not indispensable in the hack- 

 ney, 31. 



^thiop's mineral, an alterative, 396. 



Age, natural, of the horse, 146. 



of the horse as indicated by the teeth, 



137. 



other indications of, 146. 



■ how ascertained before eight years, 



137. 



• after eight years, 145. 



Air, a supply of pure, necessary for the 

 health of the horse, 345. 



All abroad, what, in the action of the horse, 

 235. 



Aloes, Barbadoes, far preferable to Cape, 381 . 



the best physic, 211. 



description of the different kinds 



of, 381. 



principal adulterations of, 383. 



solution of, its composition and use, 



383. 



tincture of, its composition and use, 

 383. 

 Alteratives, the best, 372, 383. 



nature and effect of, 383. 



Alum, the use of in restraining purging, 383. 

 solution of, a good wash for grease, 



383. 

 burnt, a stimulant and mild caustic 



for wounds, 384. 

 American horse, description of the, 21. 

 Ammonia given in flatulent colic, 384. 



chloride of, medical use of, 384. 



carbonate of, its medical use, 384. 



■ vapo\ir of, plentifully extricated 



from dung and urine, 384. 



, most injurious to the 



eyes and lungs, 115, 384. 



Anchylosis of bones, what, 165. 



Anderson, Dr., his account of the Galloway, 

 58. 



Animal power compared with that of the 

 steam-engine, 405. 



its advantage over mechani- 

 cal, except where velocity is required, 408. 



Animals, zoological divisions of, 61. 



Anodyne, opium the only one to be de- 

 pended on, 384. 



Antea-spinatus muscle, description of the, 

 234. 



Anticor, nature and treatment of, 171. 



Antimonial powder, a good febrifuge, 384. 



Antimony, black sulphuret of, method of 

 detecting its adulterations, 384. 



-= used as an 



alterative and diaphoretic, 384. 



Antimony, chloride of, one of the best liquid 

 caustics, 385. 



tartar ized, used as a nauseant, dia- 

 phoretic and worm medicine, 384. 



Antispasmodics, nature of, 385. 



Apoplexy, nature and treatment of, 102. 



Aqueous fluid, an, why placed in the laby- 

 rinth of the ear, 82. 



humour of the eye, description of 



the, 93. 



Arab breed, the, introduced by James I., 28. 



Arabia not the original country of the 

 horse, 4. 



few good horses there even in the 



seventh century, 4, 11. 



Arabian horse, history of the, 1 1 . 



Bishop Heber's description 



of, 12. 



comparison between, and the 



first introduced into Scot- 

 general form of, 12. 



qualities of, 1 2. 



scanty nourishment of, 15. 



treatment of, 12, 13. 



varieties of, 1 1. 



Arabs, attachment of, to their horses, 13, _ 

 '- value their mares more than their 



horses, 34. 

 Arched form of the skidl, advantage of, 75. 

 Arm, description of the, 236. 

 action of, explained on the principle 



ofthelever, 236, 238. 



extensor muscles of the,'237. 



flexor muscles of the, 239. 



full and swelling, advantage of, 240 



should be muscular and long, 239. 



Barb, 9. 



land, 24. 



Arsenic, medical use of, 385. 



treatment under poison by, 200. 



Arteries, description of the, 172. 



terminations of, 178. 



generally improper to bleed from, 



of the arm, description of the, 205. 



of the face, 119. 



neck, 157. 



shoulder, 265. 



inside of the thigh, 264. 



157. 



Astringent medicines, the principal, 385. 



Athelstan, his attention to the improvement 

 of the horse, 23. ' 



Atlas, anatomy of the, 152. 



Attechl, the, an Arabian breed, 11. 



Axle, friction of the, dependent on the mate- 

 rial employed, 434. 



