INDEX. 



477 



Is-EUM, description of the, 211. 



[nSatnmation, nature of, 160 ; treatment 

 uf, 160, 161 ; hot or cold applications 

 to, guide in the choice ot; ib. ; import- 

 ance of bleeding in, 160, 361 ; when 

 proper to physic in, 161 ; of the bow- 

 els, 220 ; ditto, distinction between it 

 and colic, ib. ; brain, 74 ; eye, 93 ; 

 foot, 302 ; kidneys, 231 ; larynx, 171 ; 

 longs, 186 ; stomach, 207; trachea, 

 172 ; veins, 141. 



Influenza, nature and treatment of, 175. 



Infusions, manner of making them, 457. 



Insanity, 90. 



Intercostal muscles, description of the, 

 146. 



Intestines, description of the, 210. 



Introeusception of the "intestines, treat- 

 ment of, 226. 



Invertebrated animals, what, 44. 



Iodine, usefulness of, in reducing en- 

 larged glands, 458. 



Iris, description of the, 64. 



Iron, the carbonate of, a mild and useful 

 tonic, 454; sulphate of, a stronger 

 tonic, ib. ; ditto, recommended for the 

 cure of glanders, ib. 



Itchiness of the skin should always be 

 regarded v\'ith suspicion, 458. 



James's powder, 442. 



Jaundice, symptoms and treatment of, 



229, 230. 

 Jaw, the lower, admirable mechanism 



of, 120 ; upper, description of, 121. 

 Jejunum, description of the, 211. 

 Jointed shoe, the description and use of, 



353. 

 Jugular vein, bleeding from the, 167. 

 Juniper, oil of, use of, 458. 



Kicking, a bad and inveterate habit, 

 373. 



Kidneys, description of the, 230 ; in- 

 flammation of, symptoms and treat- 

 ment of, 231. 



Knee, an anatomical description of the, 

 253 ; tied in below, 258 ; broken, treat- 

 ment of, 254, 421. 



Knowledge of thehorse,how aoquired,46. 



liABTBiNTH of the ear, description and 



xxae of the, 58. 

 Lachrymal duct, description of the, 60 ; 



gland, description and use of the, ib. 

 LameiliB, or laminai, homy, account of 



the, 297 ; fleshy, account of the, ib. ; 



weight of the horse, supported by the, 



ib. 

 Lameness, shoulder, method of ascer- 

 taining, 246 ; from whatever cause, 



unsoundness, 426. 

 Lampas, nature and treatment of, 119 ; 



cruelty of burning the bars for, 120. 

 Laminee of the foot. See Lamellcs. 



Lan6et and fleam, comparison between 

 them, 166. 



Laryngitis, chronic and acute, 172. 



Larynx, description of the, 143 ; inflam- 

 mation of the, 171. 



Laudanum, the use of in veterinary 

 practice, 461, 462. 



Lead, the compounds of, used in veter- 

 inary practice, 459 ; extract o{, its 

 power much ovei'-valued, ib. ; sugar 

 of, use of, ib. ; white, use of, ib. 



Leather, soles, description and use of, 

 353. 



Leg, cut of the, 87 j description of the, 

 256; ffiicture of the, 342. 



Legs, fore, the situation of, 246 ; hind, 

 anatomical description of the, 271 ; 

 swelled, 887. 



Levator humeri muscle, description of 

 the, 250. 



Lever, muscular action explained on 

 the principle of it, 248. 



Ligament of the neck, description and 

 elasticity of the, 53, 54. 



Light, the degi'ee of, in the stable, 389. 



Limbs, fracture of the, 337. 



Lime, the chloride of, exceedingly use- 

 ful for bad smelhng wounds, &c., 

 459 J the chloride of, valuable in 



■ cleansing stables from infection, ib. 



Liniments, the composition and use of, 

 459. 



Linseed, an infusion of, used in catarrh, 

 398, 460 ; meal forms the best poultice, 

 460, 463. 



Lips, anatomy and uses of the, 117 

 Ups the hands of the horse, ib. 



Litter, the, cannot be too frequently re- 

 moved, 387 ; proper substances for 

 388 ; contreiction not so much pro- 

 duced by it as some imagine, 309. 



Liver, the anatomy and use of it, 213 ; 

 diseases of the, 228. 



Locked jaw, symptoms, cause, and 

 treatment of, 79. 



Loins, description of the, 150. 



Lucern, considered as an article of food, 

 400. 



Lumbricus teres, or long white worm, 

 the, 227. 



Lunar caustic, a veiy excellent applica- 

 tion, 442. 



Lungs, description of the, 155 ; symp- 

 toms of inflammation of the, 186 , 

 causes of, ib. ; how distinguished 

 from catarrh and distemper, 186, 187; 

 treatment of. 188, 189 ; importance of 

 early blectding in, 190 ; blisters prefer 

 able to rowels or setons in, 191. 



Madness, the symptoms and treatment 



of, 76. 

 Magnesia, the sulphate of, 460. 

 MaUenders, the situation of, 270 ; tbs 



nature an i treatment of, 286. 



