INDEX. 



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AcKTABDHTM, descrfptioii of the, 273. 



A.ciui, description of^ 313. 



A.cetic acid, its properties, 436. 



Adeps, properties of, 437. 



^thiop's mineral, an alterative, 411. 



Age, natural, of the horse, 130 ; of the 

 horse as indicated by the teeth, 122 ; 

 other indicatioDS o^ 129. 



Air, a supply of pure, necessary for the 

 health of the horse, 385. 



Alcohol, its medicinal properties, 437. 



Aloes, Barbadoes, far preferable to 

 Cape, 437 ; description of the differ- 

 ent kinds of, 438 ; principal adultera- 

 tions of, 439 ; tincture o^ its composi- 

 tion and nse, ib. 



Alteratives, the best, 439 ; nature and 

 effect of, 440. 



Alum, the use of, in restraining purging, 

 440 ; solation ot, a good wash for 



grease, ib ; burnt, a stimulant and caus- 

 tic for wounds, ib. 



Ammonia, given in flatulent colic, 440 ; 

 vapor of, plentifully extricated from 

 dung and urine, most injurious to the 

 eyes and lungs, ib. 



Anchylosis of bones, what, 149. 



Animals, zoological divisions of, 44. 



Anise-seed, its properties, 441. 



Anodyne, opium the only one to be de- 

 pended on, 441. 



Antea-spinatns muscle, description of 

 the, 251. 



Antimonial powder, a good febrifuge, 

 441. 



Antimony, black sulphuret o^ method of 

 detecting its adulterations, 441 ; used 

 as an alterative, ib. ; tartarized, used 

 as a nauseant, diaphoretic and worm 

 medicine, ib. 



Antispasmodics, nature of, 442. 



Apoplexy, nature and treatment of, 70. 



Aqueous fluid, an, why placed in the 

 labyrinth of the ear, 58 ; humor of the 

 eye, description of the, 64. 



Arabian Horses, different varieties of, 

 25, 26 ; character of, 26, 27 ; fondness 

 of the Arabs for, 27 ; prices of, 28 ; 

 unequal to the English race-horse, 29. 



Arabian, 25; Parley, 19; Godolphin, 

 21. 



Arcned form of the skull, advantage o£ 

 55. 



Arm, description of the, 252 ; action of 

 explained on the principle of the lev- 

 er, 249, 252 ; extensor muscles of the, 

 252, 253 ; flexor muscles of the, 253 , 

 fall and swelling, advantage oC ib. ; 

 should be muscular and long, 252; 

 fracture of the, 338. 



Arsenic, medical use of, 442. 



Arteries, description of the, 140 ; of the 

 arm, 252: of the face, 101 ; neck, 140 

 shoulder, 246. 



Ascaris, account of the, 227. 



Astragalus, account of the, 278. 



Atlas, anatomy of the, 136. 



Auscultation, the importance of, 171. 



Back, general description of the, 149; 

 proper form of the, i6.; long and short, 

 comparative advantages of, ib. ; anat- 

 omy of the, ib. ; muscles of the, 151. 



Backing, of the colt, 371 ; a had habit of 

 the horse, usual origin of it, ib. 



Back-sinews, sprain of the, 258 ; thicken- 

 ing of the, constituting unsoundness 

 429. 



Balls, the manner of giving, 442; the 

 manner of making, ib. 



Barbary horse, description of, 21. 



Barbs or paps, treatment of, 133. 



Bark, Peruvian, the properties of it, 443. 



Barley, considered as food for the horse, 

 396. 



Barnacles, use of the, as a mode of re- 

 straint, 360. 



Bar-shoe, description and use of, 352. 



Bars, description and office of the, 296 j 

 proper paring of, for shoeing, 297 

 folly of catting them away, to. ; re- 

 moval of, a cause of contraction, ib, ; 

 corns, ib. 



Basilicon ointment, 443. 



Bay horses, description of, 413. 



Beans, good for hardly-worked horses, 

 and that have a tendency to purge, 

 397, 402; should always be crushed 

 398. 



Bearing-rein, the use and abuse e,f. IIB. 



Beet, the nutritive matter in, 401. 



Belladonna, extract of, 443. 



