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INDEX. 



Huntsman,' the requisites of a, 78 

 Hydatids in the kidney, 213 

 Hydrocyanic acid, useful in cases of irri- 

 tation of the skin, 25G 

 Hydrophobia, see Rabies 

 Hyrcanian dog, description of the, 7 



ICELAND dog, description of the, 101 



Ileum, description of the, 197 



Incontinence of urine, 217 



India, degeneration of dogs in, 15 



Inflammation of the lungs, 189; of the 

 stomach, 194; of the intestines, 199 ; of 

 the peritoneal membrane, 202 ; of the 

 liver, 209; of the kidney, 213; of the 

 bladder, 215; of the feet, 249 



Intelligence of the dog, 107; anecdotes 

 illustrative of the, 108 



Intestines, description of the, 197; inflam- 

 mation of the, 199 



Intussusception, nature and causes of, 203 ; 

 treatment, 204 



Iodine, a valuable medicine in goitre, 183 ; 

 in dropsy, 208 



Irish greyhound, description of the, 39 ; 

 wolf-dog, 40 ; setter, 91 



Italian greyhound, description of the, 42 ; 

 wolf-dog, 66 



JAMES'S powder, a sudorific, 257 

 Jaundice, causes, symptoms, and treat- 

 ment of, 211 



Javanese dog, description of the, 19 

 Jejunum, description of the, 197 

 Jenner, Dr., on distemper, 240 

 Jews regard the dog with abhorrence, 4 

 John, kept many dogs, 29 ; received grey- 

 hounds in lieu of fines, 29 



KAMTCHATKA, uses of the dog as a beast 

 of draught in, 2 



Kararahe or New Zealand dog, descrip- 

 tion of the, 21 



Kennel, description of, 79 ; Goodwood, 

 84; plan of Goodwood, 85; for watch- 

 dog, construction of, 113 ; hare, use of, 

 113 ; lameness, nature of, 79 ; causes of 

 80 ; means of prevention, 81 



Kidney, inflammation of the, 213; hyda- 

 tids in the, 213 



King Charles's spaniel, description of, 44 



LACHRYMAL duct, description of the, 170 

 Lapland dog, description of the, 59 

 Lard, the basis of all ointments, 256 

 Larynx, description of the, 181 ; inflam- 

 mation of the, 182 

 Laws of coursing, 260 

 Leblanc, M., on jaundice, 211 

 Leonard, M., his exhibition of dogs, 108 

 Lime, chloride of, the uses of, 259 

 Lion dog, description of the, 50 

 Lips, functions of the, 177; swellings of the, 

 177 



Liver, description of the, 209 ; functions 



of the, 209 ; inflammation of the, 209 

 Llewellyn, poem on the dog of, 30 

 Locrian dog, description of the, 7 

 Lunar caustic, the best, 257; recommend- 

 ed for bites of rabid dogs, 147 

 Lungs, inflammation of the, 189; con- 

 gestion of the, 189 

 Lurcher, description of the, 68 



MADNESS, canine, see Rabies 

 Magnesia, sulphate of, a purgative, 259 

 Mahratta dog, description of the, 1 6 

 Majendie, his experiments on the olfactory 



nerves, 173 



Major, a celebrated greyhound, 32 

 Maltese dog, description of the, 50 

 Mammalia, a class of animals, 1 1 

 Management of the pack, 83 

 Mange, nature of, 244 ; is hereditary, 245 ; 



the scabby, 245 ; treatment, 245 ; causes 



of, 246 ; frequently causes goitre, 183 

 Mastiff, description of the, 99; used in 



Cuba to hunt the Indians, 100 

 Matin, description of the, 27 

 Maxillary bones, description of the, 170 

 Meatus, description of the, 169 

 Medicines, a list of the most useful, 255 ; 



mode of administering, 255 

 Medullary substance of the brain, 106 

 Memory of the dog, 111 

 Mercury, preparations of, 259 ; uses of, 259 

 Milk, accumulation of, in the teats, 225 



secretion of, connected with cancer, 247 

 Mohammedan abhorrence of dogs, 5 

 Molossian dog, description of the, 7 

 Moral qualities of the dog, 110 



NASAL bones, description of the, 170 



catarrh, nature of, 235 



cavity, polypus in the, 167 

 Neck, should be long in the greyhound, 33 

 Nepal dog, description of the, 15 

 Nerves, description of the, 106 

 Nervous system, diseases of, 117 

 Newfoundland dog, description of the, 52 

 New Holland dog, description of the, 19 

 New Zealand dog, description of the, 21 

 Nimrod, opinion on kennel lameness, 81 

 Nitrate of potash, a useful diuretic, 259 

 Nitrate of silver, a caustic, 257 ; recom- 

 mended for the bites of rabid dogs, 147 

 useful in chorea, 122 ; in canker, 161 

 Nitric acid, a caustic, 255 

 Norfolk spaniel, description of the, 45 

 Nose, anatomy of the, 169; diseases of the, 

 172; discharge from the, in distemper, 

 234 



OLFACTORY nerves, size of, in different 

 animals, 107 ; development of the, 169 ; 

 description of the, 171 



Ophthalmia, symptoms of, 155 ; causes of, 

 158; treatment of, 158 



