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Chap. XII. Mode of givixu medicines. — Channels for 

 entrance of medicines into the body, (riving medi- 

 cines to horses. Drenching cattle and sheep and 

 its dangers. Steaming animals. The application 

 of blisters l.°)S i 143 



PART II. — Diseases, Their Prevention and Treatment. 



Chap. XIII. Xi'RsiNKorsicK axmalk. — Nursing and the 

 sick stall. Ventilation and light. Floors and bed- 

 ding. Clothing and warmth. Taking pulse rate 

 and temperatures. The state of the breathing, the 

 feces, urine, skin, etc. The recruiting ground for 

 veterinarians. Watering animals. Grooming and 

 feeding patients. The use of mustard, bandaging, 

 washing and clipping. "What is meant by inflam- 

 mation. Signs and locations of the inflammatory 

 process 1 45-158 



Chap. XIV. BK REDING AND SOME OF ITS EFFECTS. — Signs 



of pregnancy. Treatment before parturition. Prep- 

 arations for delivery. A natural delivery. The 

 duration of labor. Skilled help necessary in dif- 

 ficult deliveries. Attentions to the newborn. Re- 

 tention and removal of the afterbirth. Putting out 

 the womb (casting the withers). Garget and its 

 treatment. Milk fever, its prevention and treat- 

 ment 159-174 



Chap. XV. Diseases of youn<; stock and sterility. — 

 The early life of lambs. Scours. Navel-ill or joint 

 disease of foals. Barrenness or lack of breeding- 

 powers in males. Why cows and mares won't 

 breed. Artificial breeding with the capsule, a re- 

 liable, safe and cheap method 175-1S0 



Chap. XVI. The common farm operations.— Restraining, 

 throwing and tying animals for operations. The 

 principles of the treatment of wounds. How- 

 wounds are healed. General treatment of wounds. 

 Cleanliness and antiseptics essentials for rapid heal- 

 ing. Broken bones or fractures. How fractures 

 are repaired. Dehorning and tapping. Castration 

 and spaying. Bleeding and docking 181-201 



