XU. CONTENTS. 



Matters to observe relating to the operation of Firing, 165. Setons and 

 Rowels, 167. Purgatives, 168 and 169. Diuretics, 169. Bleeding. 171. 



SECTION II. 



On the Skin and its Diseases.— Preliminary Remarks on the Struc- 

 ture and Functions of the Skin, 173 — 175. The law of sympathy which 

 exists between the Skin and the Mucous Membranes, 175. Necessity of 

 attendmg to this in every case of Disease of the Skin, 175. Scarlet Fever, 176. 

 Forms of, 177 and 178. Malignant Scarlet Fever, 178. Pathognomonic 

 Symptoms of, 179. Complications of, 180. Prognosis of, 180. Causes of, 



180. Non-Contagiousness of, 181. Treatment of, 181, Necessity of pure 

 and efficient ventilation in Scarlatina: Scarlatina not contagious in the Horse, 



181. Mange and its Symptoms, 185. Cause of, 187. Mange Insect, 

 description of, 188. Treatment of Mange, 189. Grease and Chapped 

 Heels, 192. Stages of, 193 Causes, 194. Treatment of, 195. Surfeit, 

 forms of : Prurigo, 199. Symptoms of, 200. Treatment of, 201. Itching 

 of the Extremities, Treatment of, 202 and 203. Eruptions of the SJcin, 203. 

 Forms of, 204. Treatment of, 205. Bulbous Prurigo, 205. Symptoms of, 

 206, Treatment of, 206, WarMes, Symptoms and Causes of, 207. Treat- 

 ment of, 208. Soreness of the Skin, 209, Symptoms of, 210, Treatment 

 of, 211, Angleherries and Warts, 212, Cause of, and manner of their 

 growth, 213. Treatment of, 213. Ringworm, Symptoms of, and Treatment, 

 215 and 217. Hair Cysts, 217. 



SECTION III. 



Diseases of the Organs of Respiration. — Preliminary Remarks, 

 219. On the general characters of the Respiratory Organs, 220. Diseases 

 to which they are subject, 221. Catarrh, 222. Symptoms of, 223, Treat- 

 ment of, 223. Epizootic Catarrh and its symptoms, 225. Causes of, 227, 

 Terminations of, 227, Treatment, 228. Typhoid Pneumonia, 231. Symp- 

 toms of, 232, Causes, 233, Complications, 233. Prog-nosis, 234, Appear- 

 ances of the animal after death, from Typhoid Pneiunonia, 235, Treatment 

 of, 236 and 237. Ozena and its symptoms, 238 and 239, Seat of the Dis- 

 ease, 239 and 240, Diseases which may be mistaken for Ozena, 241. 

 Treatment, 242, 243, &c. Laryngitis and its symptoms, 247. Treatment 

 of, 248 and 249. Necessity of Tracheotomy in, 250. Spasm of the 

 Z/arj/na;.- Symptoms of, 251, Causes, 252, Treatment of, 253. Bronchitis: 

 Symptoms of, 254. Terminations of, 255. Causes of, 255. Treatment, 

 256 and 257. Pneumonia and its sjTnptoms, 259 and 260. Stages of 

 Pneumonia, 260 and 261. Clauses of, 263. Treatment of, 264. ThicJc 

 Wind: Broken Wind: Natm-e of Thick Wind and Broken Wind, 266—267. 

 Symptoms, 267 and 268. Forms of disease which may be mistaken for 



