INDEX. 



Abyssinian horse, account of the, 18. 



Acetabulum, description of the, 354. 



Acetic acid, its properties, 495. 



Acini, description of, 297. 



Action of the hackney described, 86 ; high, 

 not indispensable in the hackney, 87. 



Adeps, properties of, 496. 



JEthiop's mineral, an alterative, 510. 



jEthusa cynapium, poisonous, 291. 



Age, natural, of the horse, 202 ; of the 

 horse as indicated by the teeth, 195 ; 

 other indications of, 202. 



Air, a supply of pure, necessary for the 

 health of the horse, 456. 



Alcohol, its medicinal properties, 496. 



Alfred, his attention to the improvement 

 of the horse, 54. 



Aloes, Barbadoes, far preferable to Cape, 

 496 ; description of the different kinds 

 of, ib. ; principal adulterations of, 497 ; 

 tincture of, its composition and use, ib. 



Alteratives, the best, 497 ; nature and 

 effect of, 498. 



Alum, the use of, in restraining purging, 

 498 ; solution of, a good wash for grease, 

 ib. ', burnt, a stimulant and caustic for 

 wounds, ib. 



American horse, description of the, 41. 



Ammonia, given in flatulent colic, 498 ; 

 vapourof, plentifully extricated from dung 

 and urine, most injurious to the eyes 

 and lungs, 498. 



Anchylosis of bones, what, 227. 



Anderson, Dr., his account of the Galloway, 

 102. 



Animal poisons, an account of, 290. 



Animal power compared with that of the 

 steam-engine, 520 ; its advantage over 

 mechanical, except where velocity is re- 

 quired, 523. 



Animals, zoological divisions of, 106. 



Anise-seed, its properties, 498. 



Anodyne, opium the only one to be de- 

 pended on, 498. 



Antea-spinatus muscle, description of the, 

 331. 



Antimonial powder, a good febrifuge, 499. 



Antimony, black sulphuret of, method of 

 detecting its adulterations, 499 ; used as 

 an alterative, ib.; tartar ized, used as a nau- 

 seant, diaphoretic and worm medicine, ib. 

 Antispasmodics, nature of, 499. 

 Apoplexy, nature and treatment of, 1 38. 

 Aqueous fluid, an, why placed in the laby- 

 rinth of the ear, 122 ; humour of the 

 eye, description of the, 130. 



Arab breed, the, introduced by James I., 



63. 

 Arabia, not the original country of the horse, 



21 ; few good horses there even in the 



seventh century, 22. 

 Arabian horse, history of the, 21 s Bishop 



Heber's description of, 26 ; comparison 



between, and the Barb, 24 j general form 



of, 23 ; qualities of, ib. ; scanty nourish- 

 ment of, 27 ; treatment of, ib. ; varieties 



of, 25. 

 Arabs, attachment of, to their horses, 26 j 



value their mares more than their horses, 



27. 

 Arched form of the skull, advantage of, 



118. 

 Arm, description of the, 333 ; action of, 



explained on the principle of the lever, 



328, 333 ; extensor muscles of the, 



333, 334 ; flexor muscles of the, 334 ; 



full and swelling, advantage of, ib. ; 



should be muscular and long, 333 ; 



fracture of the, 411. 

 Arsenic, medical use of, 499 ; treatment 



under poison by, 292. 

 Arteries, description of the, 214 ; of the 



arm, 333; of the face, 172 ; neck, 214 j 



shoulder, 326. 

 Ascaris, account of the, 308. 

 Ascot course, length of the, 74. 

 Astragalus, account of the, 360. 

 Athelstan, his attention to the improvement 



of the horse, 54. 

 Atlas, anatomy of the, 210. 

 Attechi, (he, an Arabian breed, 22. 

 Auscultation, the importance of, 252. 

 Australian horse, description of the, 32. 

 Axle, friction of the, dependent on the 



material employed, 561. 



Back, general description of the, 226 ; 

 proper form of the, ib. ; long and short, 

 comparative advantages of, 227 ; ana- 

 tomy of the, 226 ; muscles of the, 

 229. 



Backing, of the colt, 444 ; a bad habit of the 

 horse, usual origin of it, ib. 



Back-sinews, sprain of the, 342 ; thickening 

 of the, constituting unsoundness, 490. 



Balls, the manner of giving, 500 ; the 

 manner of making, ib. 



Barb, description of the, 18, 20, 72 ; com- 

 parison between, and the Arabian, 24. 



Barbs or paps, treatment of, 206. 



Bark, Peruvian, the properties of it, 500. 



Barley considered as food for the horse, 467 



