Ylil CONIENTS. 



tioii in healthy elephant — Sprains (Lutclink), — Chowrung 

 and Guiiruss (weak joints). 

 Page Go. Chiqikr XI: On the Generallvc Sljslfm. — Section I. In tJui 

 Mah. — Anatomy, Alust or Musthee — Castration or Spaying 

 — I. V. S. Hallcn's researches — Temporal gland or Kuppool 

 — Inflammation of it — A piece of wood in the dnct. 

 Section 2. In the Female. — Anatomy — The act of copulation — 

 Questions which have arisen on this subject — Pregnancy — 

 Methods of sucking — Parturition — Artingstall's account — ■ 

 Milk — Symptoms of CEstrum or " Heat"' — Conclusion. 

 Note : Elephant Stealing. 

 „ 73. Cliapter XII: Tliei'apeattcs.-^Fjrrors of present system of 



Treatment — The waste attendant on it and suggestions as 

 to economy — Our imperfect knowledge of the action of 

 medicines — Successive stages in the development of Ele- 

 pliant Medicine — Influence of peculiarities of Constitution 

 of the Elephant on the action of medicines — Doses — Phar- 

 macy — Administration of Medicines : — Solid — Liquid — To 

 give an enema — Subcutaneous injection — Remedial agents 

 applied externally — Poultices, fomentations, blisters, firing, 

 methods of rcbtraint — Post iwi'tevi examinations — Precau- 

 tions to he taken by the Operator. 

 ,j 7D. List of Medicines for the Elephant : — 



1. European Veterinary Medicines and those procurable 



fairly unadulterated in most Bazaars. 



2. Some of the most useful medicines not yet mentioned, 



all procurable in the Bazaars. 

 „ 83. -Formidarium or Disjjcnsatori/. — Mussals — Tonic, Stimulant, 



Antispasmodic Anodyne, Sedative, Diuretic, Cathartic, As- 

 tringcnt,for Musthee — External applications — Camphorated 

 oil, Dikkamalay Ointment, Ointment for tender feet, Blis- 

 tering Ointment. 

 ArruNDix, — Bibliography. 



Copy of Elephants' Preservation Act. 

 Instructions as to carriage of Elephants by rail 

 (official). 



