482 



Tears, the secretion and nature of the, 60. 



Teeth, description of the, as connect- 

 ed with age, 121 ; at birth, ib. ; 2 

 months, ib. ; IS months, 122 j 18 

 months, 123 ; the front sometimes 

 poshed out, that the next pair may 

 sooner appear, and the horse seem to 

 be older tlian he is, 124 ; 3 years, ib. ; 

 3J years, 125 ; 4 years, ib. ; 4i years. 

 ISn; 5 years, ib.; 6 years, 127; 7 

 years, 128; 8 years, ib. ; cliange of 

 Me, 123 ; enamel of the, 122 ; irregular, 

 inconvenience and danger of, 131 ; 

 mark of the, 122 ; frauds practised 

 with regard to the, 124, 125 ; diseases 

 of the, 130. 



Temper denoted by the eye, 59 ; by the 

 ear, 58. 



Temperature, sadden change o^ injuri- 

 ous in its eiibct, 383. 



Temporal bones, description of the, 51. 



Tendons of the leg, 256. 



Tetanus, symptoms, causes and treat- 

 ment of, 79. 



Thick wind, nature and treatment of, 

 194, 198 ; often found in round-chested 

 horses, 195. 



Thigh and haunch bones, description of, 

 271, 272; form of, 272; should be 

 long and muscular, ib. ; description of -^ 

 the muscles of the inside of the upper 

 bone of, 272, 273 ; do. of the outside, 

 ib.; mechanical calculation of their 

 power, 273, 274. 



Thorough-pin, the nature and treatment 

 of, 277 ; is not unsoundness, 429. 



rbrush, nature and treatment of, 328 ; 

 the consequences, rather than the 

 cause of contraction, ib. ; its serious 

 nature and consequences not sui£- 

 ciently considered, 329 ; constitutes 

 unsoundness, 430. 



Thymus gland, the, 153. 



Thyroid cartilage of the windpipe, de- 

 scription of tlie, 143. 



Tibia, account of the, 276, 279 ; fracture 

 of, 339. 



Tied in below the knee, nature and dis- 

 advantage of, 258. 



Tinctures, account of the best, 467. 



Tips, description and use of, 352. 



Tobacco, when used, 467. 



Toe, bleeding at the, described, 168. 



Tongue, anatomy of the, 131 ; diseases 

 ofT 132 ; bladders along the under 

 part of, ib. 



Tonics, an account of the best, 467 ; 

 their use and danger in veterinaiy 

 practice, 468. 



Torsion, the mode of castration by, 245 ; 

 forceps, description o^ ib. 



Trachea, or windpipe, description of, 

 144 ; inSammatiou of, 172. 



Tracheotomy, 143; operation o^ 143, 

 144. 



Trapezius muscle, description of the 



250. 

 Trapezium bone, description of the, S53 

 Tread, nature and treatment of, 319 



often producing aandorack or quitlor 



ib. 

 Tripping, an annoying and inveterate 



habit, 384. 

 Trochanter of the thigh, descriplSon of 



the, 272. 

 Trochlearis muscle, the, 67. 

 Trotter, American, cut of, 41 ; pedigree* 



of, 40, 41 ; superiority to the English, 



41, 42 ; reasons for, 42, 43. 

 Turbinated bones, description of the, 



101. 

 Turpentine, the best diuretic, 468; a 



useful ingredient in many ointments, 



ib. 

 Tushes, description of the, IBS— 127. 

 Twitch, description of the, 360. 



Ulcers in the mouth, treatment of, 131. 



Ulna, description of the, 252. 



Ungulata, a tribe of animals, 44. 



Unilateral shoe, 349. 



Unsoundness, contraction does not al- 

 ways cause it, 307 ; being discovered, 

 the animal should be tendered, 431 ; 

 ditto, but the tender or return not le- 

 gally necessary, ib. ; the horse may 

 be returned and action, brought for 

 depreciation in value, but this not ad- 

 visable, 432 ; medical means may be 

 adopted to cure the horse, they arc, 

 however, better declined, lest iu au 

 unfortunate issue of the case they> 

 should be misrepresented, 431. 



Unsteadiness whilst mounting, remedy 

 for. 374. 



Urine, albominoas, 234 ; bloody, 233. 



Vastus muscle, description of the, 373. 

 Veins, description of the, 164 ; of the 



arm, description, &c., 250 ; of the neck, 



ditto, 140 ; of the face, ditto, 102 ; of 



the shoulder, ditto, 250; inSammatiou 



of the, treatment of, 141. 

 Vena portarum, the, 213. 

 Verdigris, an uncertain medicine, when 



given internally, 449 ; a mild caustic, 



lb. 

 Vermin, account of, 419. 

 Vertebrae, the dorsal and lumbar, 145 

 Vcrtebrated animal, the horse a, 44. 

 Vices of horses, account of the, 370. 

 Vicious to clean, a bad habit that should 



be conquered, 375 ; to shoe, a bad 



habit that may also be conquered, 



376. 

 Vinegar, its use in veterinary practice 



436. 

 Vines, Mr., his use of the Spanish fly In 



glanders, 445. 

 Vision, theory of, 63. 



