SECTION I. 



OF THE HORSE, ITS DISEASES AND STRUCTURE. 



CHAPTER I. 



Diseases of the Head, including the Brain, Ears, Mouth, 

 Nostrils, Eyes, &c. 



The diseases of the head in animals, as well as in 

 the human being, are, for the most part, so com- 

 plicated and obscure that few non-professional men 

 are qualified to undertake their cure with success ; 

 but it will be our endeavour to treat the subject in 

 as plain language as possible, so that those who 

 have not regularly studied the veterinary art may 

 at least acquire such a knowledge as will enable 

 them to apply some judicious remedy, until the 

 advice of a practitioner can be obtained. 



MEGRIMS. 



This malady is occasioned by a pressure on the 

 brain, caused by an unusual flow of blood to it. 

 The flow of blood through the brain is much greater 

 in quantity than through any other portion of the 

 body of equal bulk. To prevent as far as possible 

 any unusual flow of blood to this organ, the arteries 

 pursue an extremely winding and circuitous course, 

 and enter the skull through small holes in the bony 

 process. These holes are so small that they will 

 admit but of little enlargement of the blood-vessels, 



