710 INDEX. 
Rupture of the diaphragm, is it connected with broken wind ? 622 
— -peritoneal coat of the liver, 263 
--muscles generally, 590 
Ruysch, first discovered the bloodvessels of the cartilages, tendons, & c. G94 
Sacculi laryngis, the, in different animals, 432 
Sacrum, fracture of, followed by glanders, 197 
Saddlers unknown in the early history of the horse, 368 
Saliva, the immense quantity secreted during mastication, 676 
Salt, on the use of in the fodder of animals, 174 
-improves discoloured and innutritious food, 175 
-prevents mildew or mould, 176 
Sandcrack, the French mode of treating, 47 
Saussol, M., on pneumonia in the hog, 596 
Scammony, on the medicinal effect of, 235 
Scott, Mr. Isaac, his experience of the advantage of cutting and bruising 
the food of horses, 679 
Scrutator, his letter on the appointment of veterinary professors, 77 
Schneiderian membrane, description of the, 35 
-:-the character and office of, 137 
---its hue indicative of inflammation, 37 
-the examination of it urged, 38 
— -the seat of glanders, 133 
Seated shoe, description of the, 5/5 
Seeds of fruits and plants, the effect produced on them in the stomach, 678 
-—---the life of must be destroyed before they can be 
digested, 679 
■-—different, the quantity of nutriment in, 681 
Semicircular canal, description of the, 248 
Senna, medicinal effects of, 168 
Septum narium, description of the, 5 
---* a perfect division only in the horse, 6 
Seriferous and sanguiferous arteries, difference between, 604 
Serous membranes, an account of the, 661 
--— the use of their polished surface, 661 
*———-theory of adhesion between, 662 
---nature of the effused fluid, 662 
--absorbents of, 662 
— — -continuity of texture of, 665 
---elasticity of, 663 
---extensibility of, 663 
---independence of each, 665 
-possess little sensibility, 663 
---possess great sensibility when under disease, 664 
---not always possessed of great sensibility when under 
disease, 664 
---vascularity of, 665 
Sesamoids, fracture of one of them, 375 
Sewell, Mr., his theory of the transverse muscle, 486 
Shackle v. Coggs, curious trial, 416 
Shaving a horse, 56 
Sheep, interesting account of maternal affection in one, 532 
-curious illustration of memory in, 281 
Shepherd’s dog, interesting account of one, 529 
Shoe, Mr. Castlev’s description of, 579 
-curved-toed, description of, 575 
—— frog-bar, description of, 576 
