CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER XXYII. 



DISEASES OE THE SKIN. 



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

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



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



DISEASES OP THE LOCOMOTIVE OEGANS. 



Fractures — Rheumatism — Disease of the Biflex Canal — Gravel 



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

 Rot, 3S4 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



OTHER 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 OE MEDICINES, 



Page, 383 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



THE DOG IN ITS CONNECTION Vi^ITH SHEEP. 



The Injuries inflicted by Dogs 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 Colley 



— Accustoming Sheep to Dogs, 393 



APPENDICES. 



A. — Origin of the Improved Infantados, 413 



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, 438 



G-. Proportion of Meat to Wool in Sheep of Different Ages, 



Sexes and Sizes, 433 



H The American Merinos at the International Exhibition of 



1863, 438 



List op Illustbations, 440 



Index, ■ 441 



