XIV. CONTENTS. • 



SECTION VI. 



Diseases of the Nervous System. — Preliminary Eemarks, 372 — 374, 

 Tetanus, or Lock Jcno : General considerations relating to, 374 and 375. 

 Stages of, 376 and 377. Symptoms of, 375—378. Causes of, 378. Treat- 

 ment of, 379 — 388. Local Treatment of Tetanus, 365. Paralysis : Jy\Sevent 

 forms of, 388. Causes of, and Treatment, 389 — 393. Apoplexy : Symptoms 

 of, 394. Stages of, 394 and 395. Treatment of, 395. Megrims : Symptoms, 

 Causes, and Ti'eatment of, 396 and 397. Hysteria: Symptoms of, 399 

 and 400. Treatment of, 401 to 403. 



SECTION A^IL 



Generalities. — Preliminary Remarks, 404. Piirpti/ra Hoemorrhagica, 

 405. Symptoms of, 400 and 405. Treatment of, 410. Melanosis, 408. 

 Symptoms of, 409. Treatment of, 410. Lyniphitis : Symptoms of, 410. 

 Causes of. 412. Treatment of, 412 and 413. Strangles : General considera- 

 tions upon, 415. Sjrmptoms of, 416. In-egular Strangles, and Symptoms 

 of, 417. Treatment of Regular Strangles, 418. Treatment of Irregular 

 Strangles, 420 and 421. Myositis, 422. Causes and S^onptoms of, 423. 

 Treatment of, 425. Chill : Symptoms of, 427. Causes of, 427. Treatment 

 of, 428. Laminitis : Symptoms of, 429. Terminations of, 430. Causes of, 

 431. Treatment of, 432. Rheuriiatism : Symptoms of, 435 and 436. Sub- 

 acute form of, 437. Treatment of, 438. Joint Evil in Foals : Symptoms of, 

 and Treatment, 440. Common Opthalmia : Symptoms and Treatment of, 

 440 and 441. Specific Opthalmia : Peculiarities of, 442. Treatment of, 443, 

 Opacity of the Cornea : Treatment of, 444. Nymphomania : Symptoms and 

 Treatment of, 445. Glanders and Farcy : Symptoms, Causes, and Treat- 

 ment of, 445 — 447. Swelling of the Sheath .- Treatment of, 447. Over- 

 Exhaustion : Symptoms of, and Treatment, 448 and 449. 



SECTION YIII. 



Wounds and Injuries. — Preliminary Remarks upon, 451. Causes of, are 

 of a twofold character — viz., Chemical and Mechanical, 452. Consideration 

 of the mode in which causes operate, 452 — 459. Wounds and Injuries, how 

 arranged and considered, 460, Five varieties of Womids detailed, 460. 

 Healing of Woinlds, 460. Natm'e of the Healing Process, 461. Treatment 

 of Woimds, 462 — 464. Sutm-es to Wounds, kinds of, 465. Rules for fixing 

 Sutures, 466. Dressing of Wounds, Lotions proper for, 468. Bandaging 

 Wounds, 469. Fomentations of, 370. High-heeled Shoe, 470. Loose Box 

 to woxmded patients, 471. Exercise to ditto, 470. Punctured Wounds, and 

 their Treatment, 472 — 474. Contused Wounds, and their Treatment, 474 

 and 475. Sympathetic Fever, or Systemic Disturliance caused by Woiuids, 



