473 



O&ator oil, not a purgative for the horse, 

 445. 



Castration, method of, 345 ; proper pe- 

 riod for, 244, 245 ; the operation oy 

 torsion, 245. 



Cataract in the eye, natnre of, 65 ; can- 

 not be operated on in the horse, ib. ; 

 method of examination for, ib. ; the 

 occasional appearance and disappear- 

 ance of, 96. 



Catarrh, description and treatment of, 

 169, 170 ; distinguished from glanders, 

 170; distinguished from inflammation 

 of the lungs, 169; epidemic, 175. 



Catarrhal fever, nature and treatment of, 

 170. 



Catachu, a good astringent, method of 

 giving, and adulterations of, 446. 



Catheter, description o^ffhe, 235, 236. 



Caustic, an account of the best, 446. 



Cawl, description of the, 214. 



Cerebellam, description of the, 56. 



Cerebrum, description of the, 56. 



Chalk, its medicinal use in the horse, 

 446. 



Chaff, attention should he paid to the 

 goodness of the ingredients, 393 ; best 

 composition of, ib. ; when given to the 

 hard- worked horse, much time is saved 

 for repose, 394; quantity necessary 

 for different kinds of horses, 393. 



Chamomile, a mild tonic, 446. 



Channel of the jaws, what, 121. 



Charcoal, useiul in a poultice, and as an 

 antiseptic, 447. 



Charges, composition and use of, 447. 



Chest, anatomy of the. 145; proper form 

 of the, 146; cut of the, 145; the im- 

 portance of depth of, 146 ; narrow and 

 rounded, comparison between, ib. ; 

 the broad chest, 147 ; founder, descrip- 

 tion of, 152. 



Chestnut horses, varieties of, 412. 



Chinked in the chine, what 149. 



Childera, Flying, cut of, 18 ; Bartletts, 

 19 ; their get, ih. 



Chloride of lime, an excellent disinfec- 

 tant, 412 ; of soda, useful in unhealthy 

 ulcers, 415. 



Chorea, 83. 



Choroid coat of the eye, description and 

 use of the, 63. 



Chyle, the formation of, 211. 



Ciliary processes of the eye, description 

 of the, 64. 



Cineritous matter of the brain, nature and 

 function of the, 56 



Cleveland Bay, character of, 39 ; im- 

 ported into United States, f&. 



Clicking, cause and remedy of, 380. 



Clipping, recommendation of, 407. 



Clips, when necessary, 346. _ 



Clover, considered as an article of food, 

 400. 



Clysters, the composition and great use- 



fulness of, 447 ; directions as to the 

 administration of, ib. 



Coat, fme, persons much too solicitoui 

 to procure it, 390. 



Cocktail horse, mode of nicking, 368 



Cofiin-bone, description of the, 299 ; the 

 lamellse, or leaves of, ib. ; fracture of, 

 342. 



Coffin-joint, sprain of, 368. 



Cold, common, description and treat 

 raent o^ 169. 



Cotic, flatulent, account of, 218 ; spasmod 

 ic, description and treatment of, 215 



Colon, description of the, 211, 212, 



Color, remarks on, 411. 



Colt, early treatment of the, 240. 



Complexus major, description of the, 

 139 ; minor, description of the, ib. 



CoDcave-seated shoe, the, described and 

 recommended, 348. 



Conjunctiva, description of the, 61 ; ap- 

 pearance of, how far a test of inflam* 

 mation, ib. 



Consternation, cut of, fronMspiece ; ped- 

 igree of, 22 ; character of, 23, 24. 



Consumption, account of, 199. 



Contraction of the foot, nature of, 307, 

 391 ; the peculiarity of the lameness 

 produced by, 309 ; how far connected 

 with the navicular disease, 312; is not 

 the necessary consequence of shoeing 

 307 ; produced by neglect of paring. 

 308 ; wearing the shoes too long, ib. . 

 want of natural moisture, 309 ; the re 

 moval of the bars, ib. ; not so much 

 produced by litter as imagined, 309 : 

 the cause rather than the consequence 

 of thrush, 307 ; best mode of treating 

 310, 311; rarely permanently cured. 

 311 ; does not necessarily imply un- 

 soundness, 421 ; although not neces 

 sarily unsoundness, should have a 

 special warranty against it, 422 ; 

 blood horses very subject to, 309. 



Convexity of the eye, the proper, not 

 sufficiently attended to, 62. 



Copaiba, account of the resin, 448. 



Copper, the combination of, used in vet 

 erinary practice, 448. 



Corded veins, what, 114. 



Cordials, the use and abuse of, in the 

 horse, 449. 



Cornea, description of the, 62; mode of 

 examining the, ib. ; its prominence or 

 flatness, ib. ; should be perfectly trans 

 parent, ib. 



Corns, the nature and treatment of, 

 326; produced by cutting away the 



/ bars, ib. ; not paring out the foot be 

 tween the crust and bars, ib. ; pres- 

 sure, ib. ; very difficult to cure, S29 

 constitute unsoundness, 422. 



Coronary ligament, description of the 

 296; the crust principally produced 

 from, ib. ; ring, description of the, *6. 



