INDEX. 673 
Dickens, Mr., his excision of a portion of the udder of a cow, 413 
— --- his case of vertigo and paralysis, 81 
Digestion, the influence of the cerebro-visceral nerve on, 351 
Dilatation of the heart, its symptoms and effects, 32 
— -- a case 0 f ? 336 
Dinner of the veterinary students, account of the, 155 
Disease, on the external causes of, 376 
Dislocation of the hock, 304 
Domestic animals, their claim on man, 491 
Dorsal nerves, description of the, 187 
Dropping after calving, the nature and treatment of, 74 
Duodenum, the function of the, 354 
Dura mater of the spinal marrow, description of the, 181 
Duty of veterinary surgeons in India, account of the, 252 
Edinburgh veterinary school, defence of. 
Education of the veterinary student, the time for, not strictly adhered to at 
the College, 329 
Empiricism, curious anecdotes of, 411, 485, 495 , 564 
Entomology, the importance of a knowledge of to the farmer, 400 
Epidemic diseases, usually preceded by calms or hooze, 377 
Epilepsy, the absurd duration of the warranty against, in France, 163 
Epizootic diseases, strange prevalence of them in Egypt, 506 
Ergot of rye, on the use of in protracted parturition in cows, 72 
- 7 - 7 -the expulsion of the placenta, 73 
--cautions with regard to its use, 74 
— a case of its non-efficacy in a cow, 360 
‘‘Every Day Cases,” a selection of, 313 
Examining committee, the incompetency and absurdity of the present, 156 
a public one should be appointed of veterinary sur¬ 
geons, 157 
Exhalations, stagnant, the deleterious effects of, 3/9 
Extracts from my Case Book, 95, 648 
Extra-uterine conception in a heifer, 606 
Eye, a foal with only one, 434 
Farrier and surgeon, comparison of their fitness for veterinary practice 8 
Farcy common in Egypt, 506 
- Mr. Webb’s singular opinions about, 447 
Fanners sons, the advantage of providing schools for their improvement, 397 
importance of their knowledge of the diseases of cattle' 402 
“ chemistry, 399 
~ 7T7 ' - entomology, 400 
Fast driving, anecdote of, 384 
Fee, initiatory, at the Veterinary College, proposition for raising it, 444 
"— for surgical, chemical, &c. lectures at the College, unjust, 445 
r ever, malignant, in swine, account of it, 342 
Fibrinous masses in the vessels, extraordinary formation of, 336 
Fifth pair of nerves, the double origin of, 121 
— ---function of, 122 
— --- divisions of, 123 
Flexor brachii muscle, a supposed affection of, 248 
-tendons, cases of successful division of, 249, 439 
---- division of, on both legs, 642 
---77—7777— remarks on, 252, 438 
—• Mr. Dick’s explanation of his operation, 438 
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