CONTENTS. yi 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 



The Scab — Erysipelatous Scab — Wild fire and Ignis Sacer — 

 Other Cutaneous Eruptions — Small Pox, or Variola Ovina,.. 338 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ORGANS. 



Fractures — Rheumatism — Disease of the Biflex Caual — Gravel 

 — Travel -Sore — ^Lameness from Frozen Mud — ^Fouls — ^Hoof- 

 Rot 354 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



OTHEE DISEASES, WOUNDS, ETC. 



The Rot — Scrofula — Hereditary Diseases — Cuts — ^Lacerated and 

 Contused Wounds— Punctured Wounds — Dog Bites — Poisoned 

 Wounds — Sprains — Bruises — Abscess, 373 



CHAPTER XXX. 



LIST OF MEDICINES. 



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CHAPTER XXXI. 



THE DOG IN ITS CONNECTION WITH SHEEP. 



The Injuries inflicted byDoM on Sheep — The Sheep Dog — The 

 Spanish Sheep Dog — The Hungarian Sheep Dog — The 

 French Sheep Dog-- The Mexican Sheep Dog — The South 

 American Sheep Dog — Other Large Races of Sheep Dogs 



— The English Sheep Dog —The Scotch Sheep Dog, or CoUey 



— Accustoming Sheep to Dogs, 893 



APPENDICES. 



A. — Origin of the Improved Infantados, 412 



B. — Origin of the Improved Paulars, 416 



C. — English Experiments in Feeding Sheep, 418 



D.— Sheep and Product of Wool in United States, , 425 



E.— Starting a Sheep Establishment in the New Western States, 437 



F.— Climate of Texas, 428 



C— Proportion of Meat to Wool in Sheep of Dififerent Ages, 



Sexes and Sizes, 433 



H. — The American Merinos at the International Exhibition of 



1863, 438 



List of Illubtkations 440 



Index, 441 



