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INDEX. 



ACUPUNCTURATION, used in neuralgic af- 

 fections, 256 ; mode of performing, 256 

 Adam, Mr., on fungus hsematodes, 248 

 Adeps, the basis of all ointments, 256 

 African wild dog, description of the, 22 

 Agasaei, 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, 238; 

 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 



Buansii, or Nepal dog, description of, 1 5 



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 



C^CUM, 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, 1 58 

 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 II.'s spaniel, description of, 44 

 Chest, anatomy and diseases of the, 185; 



proper form of, in the greyhound, 33 ; 



in the fox-hound, 72 



