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Chapter XIV. — The Anatomy and Diseases of the Intestines. —The duode- 

 num — jejunum — ileum — caecum — colon — rectum — enlargement of the mesenteric 

 glands — inflammation of the bowels- -wood-evil — moor-ill — diarrhoea— dysentery 

 — colic — strangulation — the cords or gut-tie — introsusception— inversion of the 

 rectum — constipation— calculi— worms— dropsy— hernia or rupture . . 329 



Chapter XV. — The Urinary Organs and their Diseases.— The kidneys— red 

 water—black water — inflammation of the kidneys — the ureters— the bladder — 

 urinary calculi — stone in the kidney — ureters— bladder — urethra — rupture of the 

 bladder — inversion of ditto ..... 366 



Chapter XVI. — Parturition. — Abortion or slinking — symptoms of pregnancy — 

 treatment before calving — natural labor — the ergot of rye — mechanical assist- 

 ance — unnatural presentation — free-martins — the Caesarian operation — embry- 

 otomy — inversion of the womb — rupture of ditto — protrusion of ttie bladder — 

 retention of the foetus — attention after calving — the cleansing — flooding — 

 dropping after calving — puerperal or milk fever — sore teats — garget — milk- 

 sickness or trembles — cow-pox ..... 382 



Chapter XVII. — The Diseases and Management of Calves. — Navel-ill— cot> 

 Btipation — diarrhoea — hoove — castration — method of castration by torsion . 122 



Chapter XVIIL— The Diseases of the Muscular System and the Extrem- 

 ities.— Rheumatism — swellings of the joints— ulcers about the joints— opened 

 joints— sprains— diseases of the feet— foul in the feet .... 428 



CHAPTER XIX.— The Diseases of the Skin.— Structure of the skin— sensible 

 and insensible perspiration — hide-bound— mange— mad itch — lice— warbles — 

 angle-b«rries — warts ...... . 438 



Chapter XX. — A List of the Medicines Used in the Treatment of the 

 Diseases of Cattle — .^thiop's mineral — aloes — alteratives — alum— ammonia 

 —anodynes— antimonial powder— blue vitriol— butyr of antimony— antispas- 

 modics — astringents — blisters — calamine — Colombo — calomel — camphor — can- 

 tharide^— carraways — castor oil — catechu — caustics— chalk — chamomile — 

 charges — chloride of lime — clysters— cordials — corrosive sublimate — croton — 

 diaphoretics — digitalis — diuretics — drinks — elder — emetic tartar — Epsom salts 

 — fomentations— gentian — ginger — Glauber's salts — Goulard's extrtict— helle- 

 bore, black — iodine — ipecacuanha — laudanum — linseed — linseed oil — 1 unar 

 eaustic — mashes — mercurial ointment — mint — myrrh — nitre — pitch — poultices 

 — ergot of rye — common salt — setons — spirit of nitrous ether — spirit, rectified 

 — sugar of lead — sulphur— tar — tonics — turpentine, common — turpentine, spirit 

 of — rinegar — white lead — white vitriol ... . . 447 



