INDEX. 



463 



Jaundice, symptoms and treatment of, 213. 

 Jaw, the lower, admirable mechanism 



of, 135. 



upper, description of, 133. 



Jejunum, description of the, 204. 

 John, the breed of horses improved by, 25, 

 Jointed shoe, the description and use of, 319. 

 Jones's patent wheels, a description of, 441. 

 Jugular vein, anatomy of the, 120, 157. 

 Jumper, the horse-breaker, anecdotes of 



his power over animals, 331. 

 Juniper oil, use of, 394. 

 Juno, harnessing her own horses, 433. 



Kadischi, an Arabian breed of horses, 1 1 . 



Kicking, a bad and inveterate habit, 336. 



Kidneys, description of the, 214. 



. inflammation of, symptoms and 



treatment of, 216. 



stone in the, 218, 



King Pippin, anecdotes of him as illustrat- 

 ing the inveterateness of vicious habits, 

 331. 



Knee, an anatomical description of the, 240. 



— knees broken, treatment of, 241. 



Kochlani, the Arabian breed of horses, 11. 



Knowledge of the horse, how acquired, 64, 



Labyrinth of the ear, description and use 



of the, 82. 

 Lachrymal duct, descrijtion of the, 87. 

 gland, description and use of 



the, 86. 

 Lamellae or laminae, horny, account of the, 



283. 



fleshy the, account of, 283. 



weight of the horse 



supported by the, 283. 

 Lameness, shoulder, method of ascertain- 

 ing, 229. 

 . from whatever cause, unsoundness, 



364. 

 Lampas, nature and treatment of, 1 34, 



cruelty of burning the bars for, 135, 



Laminae of the foot. See Lamellae. 

 Lancet and fleam, comparison between, 180. 

 Lard, use of in ointments and balls, 394. 

 Larynx, description of the, 160. 

 Lasso, description of the, 6, 



■ explanation of the power of the, 422, 



Laudanum, use of in veterinary practice, 394, 

 Lead, the compounds of, used in veterinary 



practice, 394. 

 . extract of, its use much over-valued, 



394. 



sugar of, use of, 394. 

 white, use of, 394. 



Leather-soles, description and use of, 319. 



Leg, cut of the. 111. 



description of the, 243. 



Legs, fore, should be straight and perpen- 

 dicular, 256. 



hind, anatomical description of, 275. 



. of the hackney, should not be 



lifted too high, 30. 



of the horse, movement of when 



Legs of the horse, different when drawing, 



412, 

 . , also different when trot- 



swelled, 276. 



Levator humeri muscle, description 



of 



the, 119, 156,233. 

 Lever, muscular action explained on the 



principle of the, 231, 238, 

 Ligament of the neck, description and 



elasticity of the, 73, 153. 

 Light, theory of, 96, 



refraction of, 96, 



Lightness in hand, of essential consequence 



in a hunter, 5 1 . 

 Lime, the chloride of, exceedingly useful 



for bad smelling wounds, &c., 394, 

 Lim.e, the chloride of, exceedingly useful 



to cleanse stables from infection, 395. 

 Lincolnshire, the largest heavy black horse 



bred in, 41, 

 Liniments, the composition and use of, 395. 

 Linseed, an infusion of, used in catarrh, 



395. 



meal forms the best poultice, 395. 



oil, as a purgative, 212, 395. 



Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 131. 



the, the hands of the horse, 131. 



Litter, the, cannot be too frequently removed. 

 348. 



proper substances for, 348, 



contraction not so much produced 



by it as some imagine, 295. 



Liver, anatomy and use of the, 212. 



inflammation of the, 213. 



ruptvue of the, 213. 



Load, the lying high increases the light- 

 ness of draught, 448. 



may be dangerous in 



treat- 



rough road, 4-19. 

 Locked jaw, symptoms, cause, and 



ment of, 105, 107. 

 Loins, description of the, 166, 

 Lombardy horse, the, when introduced into 



England, 25. 

 Longissimus dorsi muscle, description of 



the, 167. 

 Lucerne, considered as an article of food, 



357. 

 Lunar caustic, a very excellent one, 400. 

 Lungs, description of the, 181. 

 inflammation of the, symptoms of, 



183. 



causes of, 182. 



. how distinguished 



from catarrh and distemper, 184, 191, 

 treatment of, 185, 



186. 



bleeding in, 185, 



walking, 412. 



to rowels or setons in 

 185. 



importance of early 



blisters preferable 

 , 186. 

 conseqiTences of, 



Madness, symptoms and treatment of, 109 

 Majinniss horse, description of the, 15. 



