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INDEX. 



Coronet, description of the, 296. 



Corrosive sublimate, a good tonic for 

 farcy, 411, 



Cortical substance of the brain, descrip- 

 tion aud fraction of, 56. 



Cough, the nature and treatment of, 

 190, 191 ; constitutes unsoundness, 

 421 ; the occasional difficulty with re- 

 gard to this, 430. 



Cow hocks, description of, 286. 



Cradle, a safe restraint upon the horse 

 when blistered, 363. 



Cramp, the nature and treatment of, 

 82. 



Cream c jlored horses, account of, 412 ; 

 peculiarity in their eyes, 63. 



Cream of tartar, a mild diuretic, 414. 



Creasote, its use in veterinary practice, 

 450. 



Crib-biting, description of, 378 ; causes 

 and cure, ib.; injurious to the horse, 

 378 ; constitutes unsoundness, 378, 

 379. 



Cricoid cartilage of the windpipe, the, 

 143. 



Cropping of the ear, absurdity ofj 59. 



Crossing the breeds, good effect of, 29 ; 

 bad effects of ditto, ib. 



Croton, the farina of, used in physic, 

 450. 



Crust of the foot, description of the, 993 ; 

 composition of the, 294; consisting 

 within of numerous horny plates, ib. ; 

 proper degree of it, slanting, 295; 

 proper thickness of the, tb. ; brittleness 

 of, I'emcdy for, 297 ; the cause of sand- 

 crack, 317. 



Crystalline lens, description of the, 65. 



Cuboid bones, description of the, 279. 



Cuneiform bones, description of the, 55, 

 279. 



Curbs, nature and treatment of, 280; 

 constitute unsoundness, 424. 



Cuticle, description of the, 405. 



Cutis, or true skin, account of the, 405. 



Cutting, cause and cure of, 266, 380; 

 constitutes unsoundness, 424; away 

 the foot, unfounded prejudice against, 

 308. 



Dandriff, the nature of, 405. 



Darley Arabian, 19. 



Deafness, 98. 



Depressor labii inferioris muscle, des- 

 cription of the, 103. 



Diabetes, the nature and treatment of, 

 233. 



Diaphoretics, their nature and effects, 

 451. 



Diaphragm, description of the, 153 ; 

 rupture of, 207 ; its connection with 

 respiration, 154. 



Digestion, the process of it described, 

 451. 



digestives, their nature and use. 45i. 



Digitalis, highly recommended in coMi 



and all inflammatory complaints, 451. 

 Dilator magnus lateralis muscle, dee 



cription of the. 274 ; naris lateralis 



muscle, description of, ib. 



Distance, 42. 

 Diuretic medicines, the use and abuse o( 



452. 

 Docking, method of performing, 367. 

 Dogs, danger of encouraging them about 



the stable, 76. 

 Dray horse, character of, 40. 

 Drinks, how to admijister, 453; com 



parison between them and balls, ib. 

 Dropsy of the chest, 203; of the heart, 



157. 

 Drum of the ear, description and use of 



the, 58, 59. 

 Dun horse, account of the, 412. 

 Duodenum, description of the, 211, 



diseases of the, ib. 

 Dura mater, description of the, 55. 



Ear, description of the external parts 

 58 ; internal parts, ib. ; bones of the 

 description and use of 58, 59 ; laby- 

 rinth of the, 58 ; indicative of the tern 

 per, ib. ; clipping and singeing, cruelty 

 of, 59 ; treatment of wounds or bruises 

 of, 98 ; cruel operations on the, ib. 



Eclipse, pedigree of, 20 ; form of, 20 , 

 history and performances of, 20, 21 

 thickwinded, 20. 



Elasticity of the ligament of the neck. 

 54. 



Elbow, the proper form and inclination 

 of, 253 ; capped, 252 ; fracture of, 338 ; 

 punctured, 253. 



Emetic tartar, used as a nauseant, dia 

 phoretic, and worm medicine, 441. 



Enamel of the teeth, account of the, 122 



English EcUpse, 20. 



Ensiform cartilage, the, 146. 



Entanglement of the intestines, descrip 

 tion of, 226. 



Enteritis, account of, 220. 



Epidemic catarrh, nature and treatmen- 

 of, 175 ; malignant, nature and treat 

 ment of, 181, 



Epiglottis, description of the, 142, 



Epilepsy, nature and treatment of, 84. 



Epsom salts, used as a purgative, 460 



Ergot of rye, the action of, 405. 



Ethmoid bone, description c^ ike, 55. 



Ewe-neck, unsightliness and iflConveni 

 ence of, 139. 



Exchanges of horses stand on the sam* 

 ground as sales, 433. 



Exercise, directions for, 391; the neces 

 sity of regular, 392 ; want of, produ- 

 cing grease, 290 ; more injury done by 

 the want of it than by the hardest 

 work, 391. 



Expansion shoe, description and use of 

 the 353 



