284 



Veterinary Elements. 



Loins, the, 9; well covered, 10; mus- 

 cles of the, 25. 



Lumpyjaw, 259. 



Lungs, the, 62; the work of the, jV). 



Lymphangitis, 210. 



Lymphatic nodes, 51, 93; cheesiness 

 of, 124. 



Maggots on sheep, 246. 



Mange, 243. 



Mares, breeding of, 70. 



Mastication, 28, 30, 32. 



Mating, when done, 67; condition at 

 time of, 69; of poultry, 74. 



Meat, valuable cuts of, 25; tough- 

 ness of, shown by, 21. 



Meconium, the, 84. 



Medicines, simple farm, 125; the 

 chest, 12B; measuring, 130; giving, 

 138; how taken into the system, 

 138. 



Milk, when secreted, 76, 80; holding 

 up, 83; veins and wells, 80,82; com- 

 position of, 83; first milk, 84; hard 

 to, 77; fever, 172; tube, 172; glands 

 and their functions, 76. 



Milt, the, or spleen, 51 , 



Mouth, the, 30; contents of, 31, 32; 

 examining a horse's, 36; examin- 

 ing a sheep's, 37; grinding food in, 

 37. 



Mucous membranes, 29; in disease, 

 150; work of, 20. 



Muscles, contraction of, 21; factors 

 producing hard, 24 



Mustard, application of, 154. 



Nasal chambers, the, 60. 



Natural science study, 1. 



Navel-Ill, 177. 



Navicular disease, 230. 



Neck,. bones of the, S; ligament of 

 the,. 9. 



Nerve, the work of a, 94; construc- 

 tion of a, 95. 



Nerving, a result of, 95. 



Newborn, attention to the, 1G4. 



Nitre, sweet, actions and uses of, 

 133. 



Nursing, of animals, 14.5. 



Obstetrics, 159. 



Obstructions in the teats, 271. 



Oestrum, 67. 



Offal, reduction of, 6. 



Operations, common farm, 181. 



Origins of muscle, 22. 



Oxygen, necessity for, 59. 



Pancreas, functions and ferments 



of the, 49. 

 Paralysis, 96; bowels, 42; purgatives 

 and bowels, 30; of hind quarters, 

 212. 

 Parasites, ^external, 242; internal, 



248. 

 Parturient apoplexy, 172. 

 Parturition, 161. 

 Pastern, the, 15. 

 Pathology, definition of, 1. 

 Paunchiness, one cause of, 51. 

 Pelvis, the, 16; arch ot the, 10. 

 Penis, the, 66. 

 Pepsin, 50. 

 Peptones, 46, 47. 

 Peristalsis, 53. 



Pigs, black teeth in, 34; length of 

 pregnancy of, 69; breeding of, 68, 

 72; giving medicine to, 142; re- 

 straining for operations, 183. 

 Pinkeye, in horses, so called of cat- 



tie, 261. 

 Pinworms, 249. 

 Pleura, the, in health and disease, 



63. 

 Pointing, 223. 



Points of animals, 118, 119, 120. 

 Poisons and antidotes, 135. 

 Poll, location of the, 8; diseases of 



the, 91. , 

 Post-mortems, 121. 

 Poultices, 135. 



Poultry, digestion in, 72; mating of, 

 73; tonic for, 126; lice on, 246; re- 

 productive organs of, 72, 272; ex- 

 crement of, 72. 

 Pregnancy, 159. 

 Prehension, 28, 30. 

 Pricks in shoeing, 231. 

 Puberty, 67. 

 Pulse rates, 149. 



