478 



Mammalia, the, an importaut class of 

 animals, 45. 



Maachester, account of the course at, 

 42. 



Mane, description and use of the, 139. 



Mange, description and treatment of, 

 416 ; causes of, 416, 417 ; ointment, 

 recipes for, 417 ; highly infectious, 

 418; method of purifying the stable 

 after, ib. 



Mang-er-feeding, the advantage of, 393. 



Mare, put to the horse too early, 237, 

 238; deterioration in, 238; her proper 

 form, ib. ; breeding in-and-in, ib. ; 

 lime of being at heat, 239 ; time of 

 going with foal, ib. ; best time for 

 covering, ib. ; management of, when 

 with ibal, ib. ; management of, after 

 foaling, ib. 



Mark of the teeth, what, 122. 



Mashes, importance of their use, 460 ; 

 best method of making them, ib. 



Masseier muscle, desci'iption of the. 103. 



Maxiliary bones, anatomy of the, 118 ; 

 fractures of, 335, 336. 



Medicines, a list of the most usefiil, 

 435 



Medullary substance of the brain, its 

 nature and function. 50, 56. 



Megrims, cause, 69 ; symptoms, 70 ; 

 treatment, ib.; apt to return, ib. 



Melt, description of the, 213. 



Mercurial ointment, the use of, in veteri- 

 nary practice, 456. 



Mercury, various preparations of) 456. 



Mesentery, description of the, 211. 



Metacarpals, description of the, 353. 



Midriff, description of the, 153. 



Moisture, want of, a cause of contraction, 

 309. 



Moon-blindness, the nature of, 94. 



Morgan horse, cut of, 35 ; origin of, 36, 

 37 ; character of, 37, 38. 



Moulting, the process of, 410 ; the horse 

 usually languid at the time of, ib. ] no 

 stimulant or spices should be given, 

 ib. ; mode of treatment under, ib. 



Mounting the colt, 243. 



Mouth of the horse, description of the 

 bones of, 118; should be always felt 

 lightly in riding, ib. ; importance of 

 its sensibility, ib. 



Mowbnrnt hay injurious, 399. 



Muriatic acid, its properties, 436. 



Muscles of the back, description of the, 

 150 ; breast, ditto, 150 ; eye, ditto, 67 ; 

 face, ditto, 102; neck, ditto, 138; ribs, 

 ditto, 146 ; shoulder-blade, 250 ; lower 

 bone of the shoulder, ib. ; the advan- 

 tageous direction of, more important 

 than their bulk. 247—249. 



Muscular action, the principle of, 252. 



Mustard, the use of, 461. 



Myrrh, the use o^ for canker and 

 woundfa, 461, ^ 



Nasalis labii superioris mascle, descrip 

 tion of the, 103. 



Nasal bones, fracture of, 335 ; descrip 

 tion of, 49. 



gleet, 104. 



polypus, 104. 



Navicular Bone, description of the, 300 ; 

 the action and use of it, 301. 



Navicular joint, disease, nature and 

 treatment of the, 311 ; how far con- 

 nected with contraction,-3l2 ; the cure 

 very uncertain, ib. ; fracture of, 342. 



Neck, anatomy and muscles of the, 158, 



139 ; description of the arteries of the, 



140 ; description of the veins of the, 

 ib. ; bones of the, 138 ; proper confor- 

 mation of the, ib. ; comparison be- 

 tween long and short, 139 ; loose, 

 what, ib. 



Nerves, the coustruction and theory of, 

 46 ; spinal, the compound nature of, 

 57 ; of the face, 102. 



Neurotomy, or nerve operation, object 

 and efiect of it, 86 ; manner of per- 

 forming it, ib. ; cases in which it 

 should or should not be performed 87, 

 88 ; a vestige of the performance of 

 it, constitutes unsoundness, 427. 



Nicking, the method of peribnning, 368 ; 

 useless cruelty often resorted to, 369. 



Nitre, a valuable cooling medicine, and 

 mild diuretic, 463. 



Nitric acid, for what employed, 436. 



Nitrous aether, spirit of, a mild stiraulaut 

 and diuretic, 461. 



Norman horse, cut of, 30 ; imported into 

 United States, ib. ; character of, 31. 



Nose, description of the bones of the, 

 99, 100 ; spontaneous bleeding from. 

 ib. ; the importance of its lining mem- 

 brane, 101, 169 ; the nose of the horse 

 slit to increase his wind, 102. 



Nosebag, importance of the, 401. 



Nostrils, description of the, 99 ; peculiar 

 inflammation of the membrane of the, 

 50; the membrane of, importaut in 

 ascertaining disease, 103, 169 ; im 

 portance of an expanded one, 10 1, 

 slit by some nations to increase the 

 wind of the horse, 102. 



Nutriment, contained in the different ar- 

 ticles of food, 392, et seq. 



Oats, the usual food of the horse, 395; 

 should be old, heavy, dry, and sweet 

 ip. ; kiln-dried, injurious to the bovse 

 ib.; proper quantity of, for ahorse ih 



Oatmeal, excellent for gruel, and &o.na 

 times used as a poultice, 396. 



Occipital bone, description of the. 5 ' 



CEaophagus, description of the, 206 



Olfactory nerves, the importance s' 

 them, 102. 



Olive oil, an emollient, 461. 



Omenium. description of the, 314 



