INDEX. 



567 



creased by a different mode of applying 

 the power, 538. 



Canker of the foot, nature and treatment 

 of, 401. 



Cannon, or shank-bone, description of 

 the, 339. 



Canter, action of the horse during, 527. 



Cantharides, form the best blister, 290, 

 501 ; given for the cure of glanders, 290, 

 502. 



Cape of Good Hope, the horses of, 21. 



Capillary vessels, the, 243. 



Capivi, balsam of, 504. 



Capped hock, nature and treatment of, 

 352 ; description of, 352, 366 ; although 

 not always unsoundness there should be 

 a special warranty against it, 486. 



Capsicum Berries, their stimulating effect, 

 502. 



Carbon of the blood got rid of in respira- 

 tion, 268. 



Carbonate of iron, a mild tonic, 507. 



Carraways, a good aromatic, 502. 



Carriage-horses produced by crossing the 

 Suffolk with a hunter, 99. 



Carriages, two and four wheeled, comparison 

 between, 557 ; light, should have no 

 longitudinal elasticity in the hanging or 

 springs, ib. ; disadvantage of C springs 

 in, ib. ; hung on straps or springs in the 

 time of Homer, 535. 



Carrots, excellent effects of in disease, 470 ; 

 the nutritive matter in, 471. 



Carts, two-wheeled, computation of the 

 friction of, 555 ; can perform propor- 

 tionably more work than waggons, 

 555 ; easier loaded, and do not so much 

 injure the roads, ib. ; require better 

 horses and more attendants, ib. ; the 

 horse sooner knocked up, and injured 

 by the shocks of the shafts, ib. ; on good 

 roads and for short distances, superior to 

 waggons, ib. ; with two horses, disadvan- 

 tage of, ib. ; have less draught than 

 waggons, reason why, ib. 



Cartilages of the foot, description and action 

 of the, 379 ; ossification of the, 402, 489 ; 

 a cause of unsoundness, 489. 



Caruncula lacrymalis, the, 163. 



Cascarilla Bark, a tonic and aromatic, 502. 



Castley, Mr., on restiveness in the horse, 

 440. 



Castor-oil, notapurgative for the horse,502. 



Castration, method of, 324 ; proper period 

 for, ib. ; the operation by torsion, 325. 



Cataract in the eye, nature of, 132 ; cannot 

 be operated on in the horse, ib. ; method 

 of examination for, ib. ; the occasional 

 appearance and disappearance of, 166. 



Catarrh, description and treatment of, 25 1 ; 

 distinguished from glanders, 253 ; dis- 

 tinguished from inflammation of the 

 lungs, 251 ; epidemic, 258. 



Catarrhal fever, nature and treatment of, 

 251. 



Catechu, a good astringent, method of 

 giving, and adulterations of, 502. 



Catheter, description of one, 316. 



Caustic, an account of the best, 502. 



Cavalry horse, description of the, 92 

 anecdotes of the, 93. 



Cawl, description of the, 298. 



Cerebellum, description of the, 118. 



Cerebrum, description of the, 118. 



Chalk, its medicinal use in the horse, 502. 



Chaff, attention should be paid to the good- 

 ness of the ingredients, 464 ; best com- 

 position of, ib. ; when given to the hard- 

 worked horse, much time is saved for 

 repose, 465 ; quantity of necessary for 

 different kinds of horses, 464. 



Chamomile, a mild tonic, 502. 



Channel of the jaws, what, 194. 



Charcoal, useful in a poultice, and as an 

 antiseptic, 503. 



Charges, composition and use of, 503. 



Chariots, the first account of the use of, 3 j 

 in Solomon's time, 6 ; the Grecian, 12 ; 

 description of that of Priam, 546 ; that 

 of Juno described, ib. ; on the frieze 

 of the Parthenon, description of, ib. ; 

 used by the Egyptians 1500 years be- 

 fore the Christian sera, 545 ; at the siege 

 of Troy, ib.; description of the ancient, 

 ib. ; of the ancients, could not move 

 with much velocity, ib. 



Chest, anatomy of the, 221 ; proper form 

 of the, 222, 224 ; cut of the, 221 ; the 

 importance of depth of, 222 ; narrow 

 and rounded, comparison between, 223 ; 

 the broad chest, 225 j founder, descrip- 

 tion of, 231 . 



Chestnut horses, varieties of, 480. 



Chillaby, friendship between him and a 

 cat, 72. 



Chinese horse, description of the, 32. 



Chinked in the chine, what, 227. 



Chloride of lime, an excellent disinfectant, 

 511 ; of soda, useful in unhealthy ulcers, 

 515. 



Chorea, 154. 



Choroid coat of the eye, description and 

 use of the, 129. 



Chyle, the formation of, 294. 



Ciliary processes of the eye, description of 

 the, 130. 



Cineritious matter of the brain, nature and 

 function of the, 119. 



Circassian horse, description of the, 29. 



Cleveland Bay, description of the, 91, 



Clicking, cause and remedy of, 451. 



Clipping, recommendation of, 476. 



Clips, when necessary, 421. 



Clover, considered as an article of food, 

 470, 471. 



Clysters, the composition and great useful- 

 ness of, 503 ; directions as to (he admi- 

 nistration of, 503. 



Clydesdale horse, description of the, 99. 



Coaches, calculation of the power of horses 

 in drawing according to their speed, 

 531 ; loaded high, run lighter, especially 

 in rapid travelling, 659 ; safety, heavy 

 draught of, 560. 



