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INDEX. 



ACUPTTNCTURATION, used in neuralgic af- 

 fections, 256 ; mode of performing, 256 

 Adam, Mr., on fungus haematodes, 248 

 Adeps, the basis of all ointments, 256 

 African wild dog, description of the, 22 

 " Agassei, British hunting dogs, description 



of, 7 



Age, the indications of, 180 

 Albanian dog, description of the, 26 

 Alcohol, only used in tinctures, 256 

 Alicant dog, description of the, 104 

 Aloes, Barbadoes, the best purgative, 256 

 Alpine spaniel, description of the, 51 

 Alteratives, the most useful, 256 

 Alum, a powerful astringent, 257 

 Amaurosis, symptoms of, 158 

 American wild dogs, description of the, 22 

 Anaemia, description of, 186 ; causes of, 



187; post-mortem appearances, 187 

 Anasarca, nature of, 207 

 Andalusian dog, description of the, 104 

 Angina, nature of, 182 

 Antimony, the oxide of, a sudorific, 257; 

 the black sesquisulphuret of, an altera- 

 tive, 257 

 Anubis, an Egyptian deity with the head 



of a dog, 4 

 Anus, polypus in the, 167; fistula in the, 



221 



Aquafortis, a caustic, 255 

 Argus, the dog of Ulysses, 9. 

 Arrian on hunting, 5 

 Artois dog, description of the, 104 

 Ascarides, a species of worms, 218 

 Ascites, see Dropsy 

 Attention, an important faculty, 111 

 Auscultation, use of, 188, 189 

 Australasian dog, description of the, 19 



BARBARY dog, description of the, 104 



Barbet, description of the, 49 



Bark, Peruvian, a valuable tonic, 257 



Barry, a celebrated Bernardine dog, anec- 

 dote of, 52 



Bath, use of in puerperal fits, 229 



Beagle, description of the, 68 



Bell, Professor, opinion on the origin of 

 the dog, 3 



Bernardine dog, description of the, 51 



Billy, a celebrated terrier, 102 



Bladder, inflammation of the, 215; rup- 

 ture of the, 217 



Blain, nature, causes, treatment, and post- 

 mortem appearances of, 176 



Blaine, Mr., opinion on kennel lameness, 

 80; on tetanus, 198; on dropsy, 207; 



on calculus, 215; on distemper, S38 ; 



on mange, 246 

 Bleeding, best place for, 222 ; directions 



for, 222 ; useful in epilepsy, 120 ; useful 



in distemper, 237 



Blenheim spaniel, description of the, 45 

 Blisters, uses of, 257 ; composition, 257 ; 



mode of applying and guarding, 257 

 Bloodhound, description of the, 89 

 Brain, comparative bulk of in different 



animals, 106 ; description of the, 106 

 Breaking-in of hounds, 76 ; cruelty dis- 



advantageous, 113 

 Breeding of greyhounds, 35 ; should al- 



ways be permitted, 225 

 British hunting-dogs, Agassei, description 



of, 7 

 Bronchocele, nature of, 182 ; causes and 



treatment of, 183 



Buansu, or Nepal dog, description of, 15 

 Buffon, opinion as to the origin of the 



dog, 104 

 Bull-dog, description of the, 98 ; crossed 



with the greyhound, 31 

 Bull terrier, description of the, 99 



, description of the, 197 

 Calculus, nature, causes, and treatment of, 



214; in the intestines, causes of, 202; 



cases, 203 

 Calomel, a dangerous medicine, 258; 



should not be used in enteritis, 200 

 Cancer, symptoms of, 247; treatment of, 



247 



Canis, genus, 11 

 Canker in the ear, causes, symptoms, and 



treatment of, 160; cases of, 162 

 Canute, laws concerning greyhounds by, 



29 



Cardia, description of the, 194 

 Castor oil, a valuable purgative, 258 

 Castration, proper time for, 224 ; mode of 



performing, 224 ; not recommended, 225 

 Cataract in the eye, 158 

 Catarrh, a cause of distemper, 231 ; nasal, 



235 



Catechu, an astringent, 258 

 Caustic, lunar, the best, 257 

 Cayotte, description of the, 22 

 Chabert, anecdote of the dog of, 58 

 Chalk, an astringent, 259 

 Charles I., anecdote of the dog of, 29 

 Charles IJ.'s spaniel, description of, 44 

 Chest, anatomy and diseases of the, 185; 



proper form of, in the greyhound, 33; 



in the fox-hound, 72 



