INDEX. 



535 



Paralysis, nature of, 380; from injury 

 of the spine, 3S0 ; symptoms of, 381 ; 

 treatment of, 381 ; of the par-vagum, 

 418. 



Par-vagum, paralysis of the, (see Ty- 

 phosus). 



Pastern, fractures of the, 310. 



Pasturing, 225. 



Patella, dislocation of the, 324. 



Paul Pry (trotter), 471. 



Pedigrees, importance of in breeding, 

 486; tables of, 507-523. 



Peerless (trotter), 4S0, 4S2, 504. 



Pelham (trotter), 479.* 



Pelvic arch, anatomy of the, 255. 



Pelvis, the, boundaries of, 284; frac- 

 tures of, 310. 



Performances of American trotters, ta- 

 bles of, 504 et seq. 



Perichondrium in the cartilage, 267. 



Periodical moulting, 29. 



Periosteum, the, 250. 



Peritonitis, nature of, 357 ; symptoms 

 of, 359 ; treatment of, 359 ; to distin- 

 guish from colic, 360. 



Persian horse, the, 41. 



Pet (trotter), 505. 



Phrenitis, nature of, 375 ; symptoms 

 of, 375; treatment of, 375. 



Phthisis, symptoms of, 346 ; treatment 

 of, 346. 



Physic, circumstances which modify 

 the dose of, 217; cooliDg powers of 

 218; effects of. in getting rid of in- 

 jurious food, 217 ; injurious effects 

 of, 219 ; mode of administering, 446 ; 

 superseded by the Turkish bath as a 

 mode of reducing flesh, 218. 



Physic balls and drenches, 459. 



Physiology, of the blood, 273 ; of diges- 

 tion, 280; of muscle, 269; of respira- 

 tion, 277 ; of secretions, 281. 



Pilot (bl. g.), 479. 



Pilot (Canadian), 475; influence of 

 upon trotting stock, 475. 



Pilot, Jr. (Alexander's), 479, 483 ; in- 

 fluence of upon trotting stock, 475. 



Pilot, Old (pacer), 479. 



Pilot Temple, 483. 



Piping, nature of, 338. 



Plato (thorough-bred), influence upon 



trotting stock, 472, 491. 

 Pleura, anatomy of the, 272. 



ricurisy, symptoms of, 345; treatment 



of, 345. 

 Pleurodynia, nature of, 345; treatment 



of, 346. 

 Plunging, treatment of, 245. 

 Pneumonia, cause of, 340; definition 



of, 339 ; sub-acute, 344; hepatization 



in, 344; symptoms of acute, 343; 



termination of, 344; treatment of 



acute, 343. 

 Pocahontas, Jr. (trotter), 480. 

 Pocahontas (pacer), performances of, 



96, 470, 4S0; pedigree of, 480, 522; 



progeny of, 480. 

 Points of the trotter, 495j of the horse, 



20 ; proportions of the- various, 26. 

 Poll-evil, nature of, 307; symptoms of, 



307; treatment of, 307. 

 Porter, Sir P^obert Ker, his description 



of the Persian horse, 41. 

 Post Boy (thorough-bred), influence 



upon trotting stock, 493; pedigree 



of, 493. 

 Potomac (thorough-bred), 471. 

 Preparation, final, of the hunter, 219; 



of the hunter, 206; for work, 200; 



of hacks for work, 220. 

 Pricks, from a nail picked up on the 



road, 416; in shoeing, 416; treat- 

 ment of in shoeing, 416 ; treatment of 



from a nail picked up on the road, 416. 

 Prioress (thorough-bred), her staying 



qualities, 54. 

 Progression, mode of, 78. 

 Proportions of the various points, 26. 

 Proud-flesh, in wounds, medicines for 



destroying, 455. 

 Puffs, treatment of, 315. 

 Purges (See Aperients). 

 Purity of blood in the thorough-bred, 60. 

 Purulent opthalmia, symptoms of, 384; 



treatment of, 384. 

 Putrescence in sores and ulcers, medi- 

 cines for, 450. 

 Putrid fever (See Typhosus). 



Quarter, points of the fore, 21 ; points 

 of the hind, 25 ; nature of false, 399 ; 

 treatment of false, 400. 



Queen Mab (imp.), 53. 



Quittor, nature of, 400; treatment of, 

 400. 



